Problems Maintaining Accurate Stock On Hand

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We have been running into problems recently where the Stock On Hand values in Lawson are far off from what we actually have physically in our warehouse. I am looking to audit some supplies in our inventory to track down our problems, but am having trouble creating steps to do so. Does anyone have a process they go through to audit discrepancies between what quantity Lawson thinks you have against what is actually present?

 

Thank you!
Adam Nalchajian
System Analyst, Supply Chain
analchajian@valleychildrens.org
559-353-7252

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Hi Adam, the first thing I would do is verify that the receivers are being released on a consistent basis. If they aren't being released, the product isn't there according to Lawson.

I would also pick a few of the items that are more likely to be incorrect, and run IC220's on them. Keep an eye out for manual issues or adjustments. In addition, verify the UOM is correct.

Once all those have been covered, I would recommend spending time with the stock clerks and receivers to see the processes that they are actually following; are they issuing immediately? Are the receivers visually verifying the documentation?

That's all I can think of right now.