Successful Inventories

Physical Inventories at Building Products Plus are getting more accurate and faster. Like anything, they go more smoothly when there is more planning.

Key factors for success:

• Straighten, Clean, Tidy before the count
• PRE-COUNT
• PRE-COUNT
• PRE-COUNT
• Training - make it clear to everyone what is to be counted and how it is to be recorded.
• Bar Code Scanners and wireless canopy over yard - faster initial entry and no re-entry. Easier to correct mistakes as well
• Daily communication during pre-count about progress
• Count teams that work together well during the count

It helps to have an experienced team who knows what they are doing as well but really believe that will the above, the count could go well with people who have minimal training of the products themselves. This is especially true for the pre-counts where you truly are simply counting. It does not matter what the product is, just count it and tag it. The counter should know that part.