PALADIN POS PHARMACY ENHANCEMENTS

UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

UNRAVELING THE

MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY

CONTROL – PART 1by Charles Owen

Technical Level:

AdvancedEasy Intermediate

PALADIN POS PHARMACY ENHANCEMENTS

UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

Agenda

Define the goals

Find a starting place

Discover where to begin

Starting with location codes or dept’s

How to achieve suggested ordering

Paladin Point of Sale Demonstration

PALADIN POS PHARMACY ENHANCEMENTS

UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

Goals

To simplify inventory management

Streamline the ordering process

Understand the Basic Principles of

Inventory Control

Start practicing today

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UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

Finding a Starting Point

Don’t be discouraged by past attempts

Start the process as early as, now

Define your goals and create a plan

Measure your progress weekly

The results will be stunning

PALADIN POS PHARMACY ENHANCEMENTS

UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

Put a Stake in the Sand

Make a commitment

Start slow, ease into it

Get other team members on board

Document the process

Be consistent

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UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

Where to Begin Create a simple planogram of

your store

Overlay a grid onto planogram

Define logical locations codes or

departments

Leave gaps between ID

numbers to add in future loc’s

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Go to: Paladin File/Setup/Loc

Add location codes in a logical

sequence for ordering product

L=Location, 01=Aisle, L=Side,

01=4ft Section

Adding Location Codes in Paladin

1 = L01L01

5 = L01L02

10 = L01L03

15 = L01R01

20 = L01R02

25 = L01R03

ID Code Name

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UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

Assigning Location Codes

3 Ways to assign location codes

1. Inventory module, General tab(option to use wifi device)

2. Cycle count with RF Gun(easiest and best method)

3. Excel spreadsheet, then Import(must use ID numbers, not names)

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UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

Begin Cycle Counting

Start cycle counting your first

location or department

Progress through the store at

your pace

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UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

Suggested Order

You are ready to perform

suggested ordering for your newly

added/counted location

Send and receive orders via

Paladin to maintain SOH values

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UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

End

Recording available at:

paladinpointofsale.com/webinars

PALADIN POS PHARMACY ENHANCEMENTS

UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY CONTROL – PART 1

UNRAVELING THE

MYSTERIES OF INVENTORY

CONTROL – PART 1by Charles Owen

Technical Level:

AdvancedEasy Intermediate