Receipts, issues and transfers
Supplier receipts with quantity checks, customer picking and delivery, transfers between warehouses and locations. Every movement is dated, attributed to a user and linked to its source document.
Stock and warehouses
Inventory management software for industry and distribution
Accurate stock does not come from the year-end count. It comes from recording every movement when it happens.
Inventory management software records every receipt, issue and transfer of goods as it happens, so the quantity on screen matches the warehouse. On Odoo, each supplier receipt, customer delivery, production consumption and inter-site transfer creates a traceable movement by location, batch and expiry date, captured by barcode. Stock is valued continuously at weighted average cost or FIFO, and journal entries reach accounting with no re-keying. ARTEC INT deploys it in Algeria for distributors, importers and manufacturers running several warehouses or batch-tracked products; a single-outlet shop is often well served by a point-of-sale system.
No commitment — you leave with an order of magnitude.
What the solution covers
Multi-warehouse and locations
Several warehouses, each split into zones, aisles and bins. You know not only how much is left, but exactly where to find it.
Batches, serials and expiry
Batch or serial-number traceability, expiry dates, FEFO picking and a batch recall in a few clicks: essential in food, pharmaceuticals and spare parts.
Barcode and cycle counts
Receiving, picking and counting with a scanner or a smartphone. Cycle counts check a few locations each week instead of closing the warehouse once a year.
Replenishment
Minimum and maximum levels per item and warehouse, automatic purchase proposals, supplier lead times taken into account. Stock-outs show up before they happen.
Valuation and accounting
Weighted average cost or FIFO according to your accounting policy, import landed costs built into item cost, real-time stock value and entries posted automatically under the SCF framework.
Scope
Concretely, you get
- Real-time stock by warehouse, location and batch
- Batch and serial traceability, FEFO picking
- Cycle counts by barcode
- Stock-out alerts and purchase proposals
- Weighted-average or FIFO valuation, import costs included
- Accounting entries with no re-keying
Stock valuation and picking methods
Two separate decisions: how stock is valued in the accounts, and in which order it physically leaves the warehouse. Odoo sets both per product category.
| Method | Principle | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted average cost | Each receipt recalculates a single average cost | Distribution, fluctuating purchase prices, non-batch items |
| FIFO (first in, first out) | Issued stock is valued at the cost of the oldest receipts | Close tracking of actual cost, batch imports |
| FEFO (first expired, first out) | Picking follows the expiry date | Food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics |
| Standard cost | Cost set in advance, variances analysed | Manufacturing with stable bills of materials |
Simple stock software or Odoo?
Standalone stock software does the job while operations stay simple. This is where the limit lies.
| Situation | Simple stock software | Odoo with ARTEC |
|---|---|---|
| One warehouse, few items | Enough | Possible, not essential |
| Several warehouses or sites | One file per site, manual transfers | Tracked transfers, consolidated stock |
| Batches, serials, expiry | Rarely handled | Full traceability, FEFO picking |
| Imports | Purchase cost without landed costs | Freight and customs duties in item cost |
| Manufacturing | Out of scope | Consumption and finished goods in real time (MRP) |
| Accounting | Re-keyed | Automatic entries under the SCF |
Frequently asked questions
Which inventory software should an Algerian SME choose?
It depends on the number of warehouses, whether batches or expiry dates must be tracked, and the link with sales and accounting. A single-outlet shop is well served by a point-of-sale system. Once there are several warehouses, imports or manufacturing, integrated software such as Odoo removes parallel files and the discrepancies that come with them.
Does Odoo handle several warehouses?
Yes, with no limit on their number. Each warehouse has its own locations, replenishment rules and access rights, and transfers between sites are tracked through to receipt.
Weighted average or FIFO: which valuation method?
Weighted average smooths price swings and suits most distributors; FIFO tracks the actual cost of batches more closely. The choice is made with your accountant, within the SCF framework, and set per product category.
Can expiry dates be tracked?
Yes. Each batch carries its expiry date, picking proposes the earliest-expiring batches first, and alerts flag products nearing their date before they are lost.
Do we need to buy barcode terminals?
Not to start: a smartphone with the app is enough. Rugged terminals make sense for high volumes or harsh environments such as a cold room or a dusty warehouse.
How long does it take to go live?
A stock, sales and purchasing scope typically goes live in eight to twelve weeks, opening count included. We recommend starting from a recent physical count rather than a theoretical stock.
Finally make the system match the warehouse
A free session to review your warehouses, stocktake gaps and flows, and see what real-time stock would concretely change.
No commitment — you leave with an order of magnitude.