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Inventory can get quite complex to model. First you need to understand that you need to be able to tell the value of the inventory onhand based on what you paid for it. This means you cannot rely on a product table that is updated to the current price.
Jul 1, 2016 · I work with a database that stores inventory kind of like yours does, but it includes audit cycles and stores adjustments just like receipts. It seems to work well, but everyone involved is well trained, and the warehouse staff aren't exactly quick to learn new procedures.
- I have seen both approaches at my current company and would definitely lean towards the first (calculating totals based on stock transactions). If...
- The Data Model Resource Book, Vol. 1: A Library of Universal Data Models for All Enterprises. The Data Model Resource Book, Vol. 2: A Library of D...
- It depends, inventory systems are about far more than just counting items. For example, for accounting purposes, you might need to know accounting...
- both are valid, depending on the circumstances. The former is best when the following conditions hold: the number of items to sum is relatively sm...
- It's important to consider the existing system and the cost and risk of changing it. I work with a database that stores inventory kind of like your...
- I think this is actually a general best-practices question about doing a (relatively) expensive count every time you need a total vs. doing that co...
- I would opt for the first way, where. the quantity on hand is calculated totaling inventory received - total of inventory sold. The Right Way, IM...
- I've worked on systems that solve this problem before. I think the ideal solution is a precomputed column, which gets you the best of both worlds....
- Django-inventory geared more to fixed assets, but might give you some ideas. IE: ItemTemplate (class) -> ItemsOnHand (instance). ItemsOnHand can...
- I can see some benefit to having the two columns, but I'm not following the part about discrepancies - you seem to be implying that having the two...
Apr 5, 2017 · I am getting a little stuck with the inventory table design and would appreciate if anyone could guide me with that. The inventory is at 3 different locations (warehouses). I want help with how do I avoid creating multiple itemcodes for each warehouse. The current set up is as follows: -.
Inventory is more like a view and not a table. Inventory is really a series of movements of goods between locations, as well as periodic counts / adjustments. Inventory is complex. You should play with some inventory software and read some data modeling books.
May 31, 2016 · The inventory design MUST take into account the queries and use cases of the users to determine design and also breaking normalisation rules to provide adequate performance at the right time. Lots to consider and it all depends on the software use cases.
Aug 21, 2021 · I am designing a inventory stock-management system. My current understanding is that it should be similar to bank transactions, in which you take inventory from location A and put it at location B. In that case I would have a transaction table like so: id. product_id.
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May 22, 2017 · This is not a question related to a specific language, rather on the correct methodology of architectural of handling inventory. Consider the following structure for storing software: platforms (platformID*, platformName) titles (titleID*, titleName) And the following is a joiner table for unique products.
