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Managing Inventory

Here's an overview of how inventory management works for different business types using DizLog All-in-1 POS:

Updated over a year ago

Managing inventory is a crucial aspect of running a successful business, and DizLog Inventory Management plays a significant role in this process. Different types of businesses have unique inventory management needs, and DizLog POS is tailored to suit these needs.

Here's an overview of how inventory management works for different business types using DizLog POS:

1. GOODS also known as Retail Stores:

Retail Stores such as Clothing and Apparel, Electronics and Appliances, Grocery Stores, Beauty and Cosmetics, Convenience Stores, Pharmacy and Healthcare, Hardware Stores.

  • Retail businesses often have a wide range of products with varying sizes, colors, and styles.

  • Features like barcode scanning, product categorization, and variant management (size, color, etc.) are essential.

  • Real-time inventory tracking helps prevent stockouts and overstock situations.

Navigation of Adding Goods

  1. From Inventory/Catalog dropdown list, click on "Product / Services

  2. Choose "Location" ( applies to account user that has multiple store locations )

  3. Click "+ Add Items" to start creating single item

  4. General Tab Required Fields

    Inventory Type: Goods

    Non-Inventory: May toggled on if your product doesn't use stock inventory

    Category: Learn how to add new category by clicking on this link.

    Item Name: Item name to show in POS and Online Store

    Product SKU: May use manual, barcode or via QR code, also auto generate SKU by toggling on

  5. Sales Information Tab Required Fields

    Locations: ( applies on user with multiple store locations )

    Unit of Measurement: Choose Unit in which item is being offered to customer

    Item Cost: Purchase Price from Supplier

    Retail Price: Selling amount per Unit of Measurement

    Initial Stock: Initial Inventory for the item

    Available in POS: Toggle on to make products/item available in POS Catalog

    Available on Online Store: Toggle on to make products/item available in E-Store

    Returnable Item: Toggle on if the item can be return once purchased

  6. To add Variant like sizes, color and design you may add so by clicking on "Variants"

    💡 You may have multiple variants for your single item, make sure to also update the variants information such as:

    Item Cost, Retail Price and Initial Stock

  7. Click "Save" once done.

2. F&B SERVICE also known Restaurants Business:

  • Restaurants require a different approach to inventory management due to the perishable nature of their items.

  • POS software for restaurants should track ingredients used in dishes and deduct them from inventory when items are sold.

  • Integration with recipe management to calculate ingredient usage accurately.

  • Automatic reorder points for ingredients and supplies.

  • Adding Variants and Add-ons

    Navigation of Adding Products

    1. From Inventory/Catalog dropdown list, click on "Product / Services

    2. Choose "Location" ( applies to account user that has multiple store locations )

    3. Click "+ Add Items" to start creating single item

    4. General Tab Required Fields

      Inventory Type: Food Service

      Non-Inventory: May toggled on if your product doesn't use stock inventory

      Category: Learn how to add new category by clicking on this link.

      Item Name: Product name to show in POS and Online Store

      Product SKU: May use manual, barcode or via QR code, also auto generate SKU by toggling on

    5. Sales Information Tab Required Fields

      Locations: ( applies on user with multiple store locations )

      Unit of Measurement: Choose Unit in which item is being offered to customer

      Item Cost: Purchase price

      Retail Price: Selling amount per Unit of Measurement

      Initial Stock: Initial Inventory for the item

      Available in POS: Toggle on to make product available in POS Catalog

      Available on Online Store: Toggle on to make product available in E-Store

    6. To add Variant like sizes you may add so by clicking on "Variants"

      💡 You may have multiple variants for your single product, make sure to also update the variants information such as:

      Item Cost, Retail Price and Initial Stock

    7. To add Add ons click "+Create Add-Ons: This usually applies for food and beverages with add ons example is below

3. SERVICE Business:

Appointment-Based Services, Consulting and Professional Services, Healthcare and Wellness Services, Salon and Spa Services, Training and Education Services, Repair and Maintenance Services, IT and Tech Support Services, Event Planning Services.

  • If your business operates on appointments, consider using appointment scheduling software.

  • Manage staff availability and allocate time slots efficiently.

  • Avoid overbooking or double-booking by maintaining a real-time schedule.

  • Send automated reminders to clients to reduce no-shows.

Navigation of Adding Services

  1. From Inventory/Catalog dropdown list, click on "Product / Services

  2. Choose "Location" ( applies to account user that has multiple store locations )

  3. Click "+ Add Items" to start creating single item

  4. General Tab Required Fields

    Inventory Type: Service

    Non-Inventory: May toggled on if your product doesn't use stock inventory

    Category: Learn how to add new category by clicking on this link.

    Item Name: Product name to show in POS and Online Store

    Product SKU: May use manual, barcode or via QR code, also auto generate SKU by toggling on

  5. Sales Information Tab Required Fields

    Unit of Measurement: Hourly or Daily

    Service Duration Unit: This is only a conversion of Unit of Measurement selected for the service

    Service Duration : Duration of Service being offered

    Service Operational hours: Select Days your service is available for booking

    Start time, End time: Enter Opening of Business Operation and Cut off time

    Block times: Enter Break start time and Break End Time ( These are block hours were in system won't accept any booking between these hours

    Max Customer per Slot: Maximum of customer that can be accommodated per slot

    Gap Between Appointment Time:

    Reminder Time:

  6. Variants: In Service variants may also added

  7. Add ons: Create Add-ons available for the Service

  8. Click "Save" once done

4. DIGITAL:

Digital Asset Management, Content Management, Version Control, License and Usage Tracking, Cloud Storage and Backup, User Access Control, E-commerce Management, Project Management Tools, Integration and Automation, SEO and Digital Marketing Management and many more.

  • Organize and categorize digital assets such as images, videos, graphics, documents, and audio files.

  • Use digital asset management (DAM) software to store, track, and retrieve assets efficiently.

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