Efficient Inventory Management | OrderCounter Knowledge Base

Introduction to Inventory

Inventory will allow you to keep track of your physical inventory, suggest orders and if you set up recipes will automatically deplete inventory items.

You will usually have the following:
  1. Sale items – The buttons on the till which allow you to sell your products
  2. Inventory Items – These are the items which you purchase, such as eggs, buns, meat, boxes etc
  3. Recipes – link sale items to inventory items. 
  4. Orders – Allow you to place orders for delivery
  5. Deliveries – Allow you to receive Products into the business
  6. Processing – The inventory Count
Inventory can be accessed in the Back Office under the "Inventory" tab.
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