{"id":7300,"date":"2025-05-27T04:57:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T04:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sblog.seebiz.com\/blog\/?p=7300"},"modified":"2025-05-27T04:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T04:57:46","slug":"what-is-an-inventory-scan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sblog.seebiz.com\/blog\/what-is-an-inventory-scan\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an inventory scan? Why should businesses use it at any cost"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you are a wholesaler, distributor, or retailer, you must manage a large number of SKUs on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You receive a product in your warehouse; you must keep a record.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you sell a product, you need to keep that record as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Without a proper system to track products, a business might experience disruptions like stockouts and overstocking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the U.S. alone, stockouts cost retailers $82 billion in lost sales each year. Research shows that poor inventory tracking impacts business finances by up to 62%. That’s a significant amount of capital that could be used elsewhere, where it is more profitable. Therefore, keeping inventory tracking is not just an option; it’s a necessity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Managing stockouts with a system that helps businesses keep track of their products and reduce stockouts can help reduce inventory costs by 10%. To ensure their business survives the challenges of stockouts, overstocking, long lead times, and manual errors, businesses use inventory scanning. They utilize technology that helps them scan, track, manage, control, and audit their inventory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this blog, we will break down what inventory scanning is, the tools involved, like inventory scan guns and barcode systems, and how to implement an inventory system that actually works. Lastly, we will discuss how Seebiz simplifies the entire process for wholesalers, distributors, and retailers.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is an inventory scan?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Inventory scanning is a stock management system that integrates hardware tools like barcode scanners with software systems to manage stock levels, obtain product information, locate items, and manage orders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It typically involves scanning barcodes, QR codes, or RFID tags linked to product information within your inventory database.<\/span><\/p>\n

Without a proper scanning system and a database, it’s difficult for a business, large or small, to keep track of its inventory.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What makes a proper inventory scanning system?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Inventory scan comprises hardware and software tools to do a proper job.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hardware:<\/b><\/p>\n

Hardware used for the inventory scan includes;<\/span><\/p>\n