Cycle Counting

Cycle counts are done to physically count and confirm inventory quantities available within the warehouse. Within each individual warehouse in SKUSavvy is the ability to cycle count inventory in the warehouse. Each cycle count uses system data to generate random bins to count, and over time counting all inventory throughout the warehouse. This is important for maintaining inventory quantities and accuracy over time.

Cycle count inventory is updated in real-time, so picking from a bin included in the cycle count won't affect the count integrity.

To perform a cycle count you must have the cycle count feature turned on, then navigate to a warehouse that has inventory allocated to bin locations. Click on inventory > cycle counts.

Settings

• 1) Turn on the cycle count feature which will appear within a warehouse > inventory > cycle count

• 2) Turn on/off bin scan requirement for cycle counts

• 3) Turn on/off item scan requirement for cycle counts

• 4) Optionally hide the expected number from the cycle count workflow so staff will blind count

Within SKUSavvy cycle counts you can manually select the bins you want to count by selecting the 'Manual' option on the cycle count settings.

• 1) Create a cycle count and select the 'manual' method

• 2) Search and select the bins you want to count

• 3) View and/or delete bins from the count

• 4) Select employees to assign the cycle count

• Create the cycle count with your selected bins

Using the automatic cycle count method, SKUSavvy will select a number of bins to count based on the bin products and the last time the bin was counted, without skipping uncounted bins.

• 1) Create the cycle count and select automatic

• 2) Select the number of bins you want to be added to the cycle count

• 3) Add an employee(s) to assign this count

• 4) View/remove current staff assigned to the count

Each employee added to the cycle count settings will be shown the cycle to be completed. To begin a cycle count, click on an available cycle from the cycle count list after creation.

Using a hardware scanner with cycle count scan settings turned on you can simply navigate into a cycle count and start scanning, the system will recognize the scan

• 1) View the cycle count ID

• 2) Turn on/off 3D map view for the cycle count path, optional button to initiate a camera scan when scan settings are turned on

• 3) Current bin being counted, and number of products to count within that bin

• 4) Visual location of the bin on your warehouse layout

• 5) An item with quantity of 0, indicating it does not need to be counted but is still holding a previous position in the warehouse

• 6) An item that was counted over what was expected

• 7) An item that has been counted and matches quantity expected

• 8) An item that was counted lower than what was expected

Simply click or tap on an item to count it, or edit the count

After scanning a bin, and an item within that bin, SKUSavvy will ask the cycle counter to manually confirm the quantity contained in the bin. Differences in quantity counted and the expected (system) value are automatically recorded to inventory logs, and the new inventory value is updated for the count.

• 1) Current item being counted and bin location

• 2) Inventory quantity coming from the system is shown automatically (if shown with settings), otherwise enter the counted quantity. NOTE: you can enter a negative number to subtract from a previously counted item

• SAVE

Complete the Cycle Count

When you are satisfied with the count, SKUSavvy will show for you to confirm any discrepancies from the count, and update this counted quantity within the system 

• 1) Warning message that you are about to record the below discrepancies on the count

• 2) Counted vs. expected quantity for the shown item

• 3) Adjustment to be made on the inventory for the item

When an item has a discrepancy between what was expected and what was counted, SKUSavvy will hold this record, and write over the existing quantity in the bin to the new counted quantity. 

View cycle count discrepancies after they have been completed by clicking on the cycle count.

After every cycle count is completed SKUSavvy will add a log of this to your warehouse logs. Differences in quantity expected vs. counted quantity will create an entry.