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Inventory WAY off, to the good

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Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:38 pm
by LOWAIRD1964
Ok so our inventory is off by like $50k to the good? Does anyone know what I can do or where I can look in Reynolds to make sure everything is being put into correct accounts??
Re: Inventory WAY off, to the good

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Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:57 pm
by LOKI1
0504 and then account 242 detail y
You will need to choose the month and then the display type and then look it over. I left a few steps out but you can figure it out from there.
Re: Inventory WAY off, to the good

Posted:
Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:04 pm
by LOWAIRD1964
LOKI1 wrote:0504 and then account 242 detail y
You will need to choose the month and then the display type and then look it over. I left a few steps out but you can figure it out from there.
thanks loki1, once I get access I will look and see what I find, thanks again
Re: Inventory WAY off, to the good

Posted:
Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:14 am
by Mike Nicholes
This won't answer the 'right now' WHY, but it will help keep control in the future. If the bookkeeper makes an adjustment to the parts account and sends you into the new year accurately, it will help even more. Go to
www.partsconsulting.com, go to the download section and download the reconciliation and the understanding the key to the reconciliation; it's free with no obligation. Do this each month with a perpetual monthly count of the 300 fastest moving parts in the inventory and you should be able to spot the "why" things went wrong with your inventory vs. the G/L. if you need more help:
miknik@aol.comMike Nicholes
Re: Inventory WAY off, to the good

Posted:
Thu Dec 08, 2016 2:54 am
by Partsalot
On any inventory, what is a good percentage to be over? I here mostly 5-10%, anyone have a percentage that should be reached?
Re: Inventory WAY off, to the good

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Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:02 pm
by Parts007
Partsalot wrote:On any inventory, what is a good percentage to be over? I here mostly 5-10%, anyone have a percentage that should be reached?
Read Mike Nicoles's post. It is your goal to get as close as possible. Whether talking about counts matching inventory, or inventory matching G/L, you want them to match. Any discrepancy, either higher or lower, could mean posting/process errors either in the parts side or accounting side.
Re: Inventory WAY off, to the good

Posted:
Thu Dec 08, 2016 2:56 pm
by LOWAIRD1964
Ok so I stumbled upon something while trying to figure out why my tire inventory is off. In screen 0136 in Reynolds on a ticket that has a tire billed on it. This screen shows
Re: Inventory WAY off, to the good

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Thu Dec 08, 2016 3:43 pm
by LOWAIRD1964
Does this look correct? Should there be 243 in here somewhere
Re: Inventory WAY off, to the good

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Thu Dec 08, 2016 3:46 pm
by LOWAIRD1964
But then I found source override
Re: Inventory WAY off, to the good

Posted:
Thu Dec 08, 2016 3:46 pm
by sipps
Like Mike said above, make sure you're reconciling every month end. You'll be amazed of how accurate it is. Well, with accurate GL numbers. We use automate for the cost savings. Our tire inventory is out of line every month. You have to be sure to receive and bill tires in the correct source. Otherwise your 242 inventory will be used.