Why spreadsheets stop working
A spreadsheet is fine for a few items. As orders, materials and people grow, versions multiply, entries are missed and nobody trusts the numbers. Inventory software gives one live record that every department updates as it works.
Inventory software for corrugated packaging companies
Corrugated packaging has its own stock: paper reels, board sheets, gum, ink and finished boxes in many sizes and specifications. Orders are made to size, jobs pass through several stages, and dispatch happens against customer orders. We have built custom inventory software for packaging companies that tracks these flows instead of forcing them into a generic stock list.
If you run a packaging or similar manufacturing unit, we would start by walking through your stages and writing down what you need to see at each one.
What the system can include
- Item master with sizes, grades, units and specifications
- Goods receipt against purchase orders and supplier quality notes
- Material issue to production and consumption tracking
- Job cards and work-in-progress status
- Finished goods stock, packing and dispatch notes
- Customer order tracking against stock availability
- Reorder levels and low stock alerts by item
- Reports for stock valuation, ageing and movement
From stock to billing
Inventory is more useful when it connects to the rest of the business. We can link stock to invoicing, purchase and accounts so a dispatch updates the bill and the ledger. See our ERP, CRM and billing software for the wider system.