Warehouses VS Trucks
Ply differentiates between two types of inventory locations for managing your stock.
Warehouses
These are fixed, stationary locations where your inventory is centrally stored. Think of them as your home base; they hold larger quantities of stock, receive incoming purchase orders, and serve as the source of truth for your materials.
Best for:
Receiving and storing bulk inventory
Managing replenishment and reorder levels
Running inventory counts and audits
Transferring stock out to trucks or jobs
Trucks
In contrast, trucks are locations that travel with your technicians in the field. Each truck holds the materials and tools a tech needs on the job; and stays in sync with your warehouse so you always know what's where.
Best for:
Van/field stock per technician
Job-level material consumption
Field replenishment requests
On-the-go inventory tracking via the mobile app
Commonalities
Both warehouses and trucks can be assigned to employees and are capable of managing inventory.
For the purpose of inventory counts and location tracking within Ply, both are considered equal; there's no difference in how they are weighted or managed in the system.
This distinction allows you to maintain a clear organizational structure for all your resources, regardless of whether they are stationary or mobile.
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