Direct answer
Standardise receiving, sales, transfers and adjustments; count high-risk items more often; investigate variances and separate damaged stock.
Practical controls
- Record receipts against orders
- Use clear product names and units
- Set locations and transfer rules
- Cycle-count fast movers
- Restrict adjustment permissions
- Review variance causes
When to use software
A POS, inventory or warehouse system helps when products, branches and transactions make manual control unreliable.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the short answer?
Record movements immediately, count regularly and investigate variances.
What should a business do next?
List your stock risks, introduce a count routine and assess software gaps.