Stock – Control Overview

Overview

Prelude software is designed with Stock Control as one of its major features. Integrated with the core financial ledgers and Invoicing, Ordering, Job Costing and Point of Sale modules, it offers a great deal of flexibility in the way stock is handled including Assemblies / Bill of Materials and a variety of pricing schemes. The main features of Stock Control include:

• 16-character reference code.
• Character barcode integration for all stock movements – can be used as an alternative stock reference.
• 100-character product description & 100-character extra description.
• Products, Assemblies & Services.
• Stock maintained in multiple locations, categories and bin locations.
• Record physical stock, on-order, allocated and free stock levels – all by location.
• Minimum stock levels plus re-order level and quantity.
• Fast stocktaking – by location or overall.

A variety of pricing schemes including –

• buying and selling units – factors and prices.
• special prices and discounts automatically linked to customers.
• quantity break.
• product / customer price matrix.
• promotion price and period.
• split-pack surcharge.
• category discount.
• multi-currency selling prices (with Currency module).

• VAT-inclusive or VAT-exclusive selling prices.
• Multiple preferred suppliers with supplier reference and cost.
• Stock record search by reference and description.
• Easy import of supplier product catalogues.
• Global prices & costs update.
• Product notes and customer specifications.
• Automatic Balance Sheet stock valuation and reporting.