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PRACTICAL POS GUIDE · KENYAStock counting for animal feed shop POS in Kenya
This guide to stock counting for animal feed shop explains the daily checks. Reconcile the physical count of Dairy meal sealed bag with deliveries and sales. A stock difference should be explained before it is adjusted.
Stock counting for animal feed shop: count the same unit that you sell
Keep feed intended for different animals and life stages separate. A 10 kg and a 50 kg bag require distinct stock entries.
Keep entered batch information alongside the count. Expired or quarantined tracked units should not be treated as ordinary usable stock; the merchant supplies the relevant batch dates.
Worked reconciliation
| Movement | Dairy meal sealed bag units |
|---|---|
| Opening usable count | 20 |
| Received from supplier | +10 |
| Sold | −4 |
| Expected remaining | 26 |
| Physical count | 25 |
| Difference to investigate | −1 |
Expected stock = opening units + received units − sold units, before returns or adjustments. Here 20 + 10 − 4 = 26. The physical count is one lower. Check deliveries, damage and unrecorded movement before deciding the reason.
Investigate before changing the balance
- Recount Dairy meal sealed bag using the catalogue unit.
- Check that a delivery of Hay bale was not entered against Dairy meal sealed bag.
- Compare receiving records and sales within the same branch and period.
- Separate damage, quarantine and customer returns from normal usable stock.
- Record the reason for a supported adjustment and keep the count evidence.
What the worksheet leaves out
This worksheet covers opening units, receipts and sales only. Add recorded returns, voids and adjustments when reconciling real records. It is not a stock reservation service, a batch allocator or proof that two offline devices have the same available balance.
Product fit for this business
Entered batch and expiry records support stock control. Prescription, veterinary and controlled-product compliance workflows are not included.
All amounts and product movements on this page are illustrative. The public demo uses sample records. Use an isolated test installation for rehearsal and replace sample prices and counts before real trading.
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