Firewood inventory software that tells you what is free to sell.
Log yard stock control for bags, nets, crates and bulk bags: what you hold, what is already spoken for and what you can still promise.
Know before you promise.
Firewood inventory software answers one question before you say yes on the phone: have I actually got it? Each product carries three figures, so the answer doesn't depend on who last walked past the stack.
Firewood stock management here means a count for each product, whether it's a bulk bag, a crate, a net or a bag of kindling.
- In the yard: what you hold
- On orders: what is promised and not yet delivered
- Free to sell: what is left once the orders are covered
How a figure moves.
A delivery arrives from the kiln
Type in how much came in, with a note saying what it was. The yard figure goes up and the reason is on record.
Orders come in
Each order adds to what is on orders. Free to sell goes down at once, so the next caller hears the truth.
The order is delivered
In the yard goes down when the delivery is made. The stock log shows each delivery against its order and its run.
You count
Now and then you walk the stacks and type in what you find, so the figures match the yard again.
A stock take is a count and a note.
Counts drift. A bag is sold at the gate and never typed in, or a crate is miscounted on a busy Friday.
What the system says
Each product shows its figure for the yard, so you can compare as you count.
On orders
Beside it is how many are on orders, which shows what is already spoken for.
Your count
One box per product for what you actually found.
Note and save
Add a note, then Save counts.
Where the numbers show up.
The stock log
It shows each delivery against its order and its run, so a missing bag leaves a trail.
Low stock on Today
The Today page lists low stock beside the pool and the runs, so you see it before the phone starts.
Back soon on the shop
An out-of-stock switch makes the shop say Back soon, so nobody orders what you don't have.
The day sheet
For a chosen day it adds up each product going out, so whoever loads can have the stock ready.
An example (invented, not a real yard)
A Friday call about ash.
Jo runs a small yard. At four o'clock a caller wants five bulk bags of ash for Monday. Jo opens the product: 14 in the yard, 11 on orders, 3 free to sell.
Jo doesn't say yes to five. Jo offers three for Monday and two after the next kiln delivery, and the caller says that will do.
Nobody drives to a customer with a bag short, and nobody has to ring to apologise.
What it doesn't do.
This is a count, kept right by your stock takes. It doesn't scan barcodes, weigh anything or track the moisture in your logs, and it won't tell you how much to cut for the winter.
If you test moisture, keep doing that wherever you keep it now. The counts are for the question you face at a desk or on the phone: can I promise this?
Questions people ask.
Can it scan barcodes, weigh loads or track moisture?
No to all three. It holds counts that you keep right with a stock take.
Does stock go down at the order or at the delivery?
At the delivery. Between the two the order sits under on orders, and free to sell drops straight away, so you don't sell the same bag twice.
How do I book in a delivery from the kiln?
Type in the amount that came in, with a note on what it was. The yard figure goes up, and the note travels with it.
What happens on the shop when something runs out?
Switch the product to out of stock and the shop says Back soon instead of taking the order. Switch it back when the next delivery lands.
Does it count kindling and firelighters as well as logs?
Stock is kept product by product, so kindling, firelighters and bags each get their own figures. Anything you sell is treated the same way as a bulk bag of ash.
Will it forecast how much I need for winter?
No. It shows what you hold and what is promised, not what you'll sell. For the forecasting, you have last winter and your own judgement.
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