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Purchase orders and stock receiving

Buy stock and keep your costs accurate

Purchase orders to suppliers, with stock and cost updated when goods arrive.

What it does

  1. Raise a purchase order to a supplier, line by line
  2. Receive a delivery in full or in parts; the order's status follows what arrived
  3. Stock rises and the average cost updates only when goods are received
  4. Over-receiving and changing a line after delivery are refused, so costs stay true

How it works

  1. Create a purchase orderOpen Purchasing, pick a supplier and add the items and costs.
  2. Receive the goodsRecord what arrived, even if it is only part of the order.
  3. Costs updateStock goes up and each item's average cost is recalculated.

One count, whoever sells it.

One stock count per product: a counter sale and a website order each take one off, and a delivery adds 24 to the toner that was running low.

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The Biizay products list with photos, live status, stock left, category, price and margin for each product

One stock count per product: a counter sale and a website order each take one off, and a delivery adds 24 to the toner that was running low.

Weighted average cost

Each receipt blends the new cost with what you already hold: the cost of the old stock and the new stock, divided by the total quantity. That keeps your profit figures honest without tracking every batch separately.

Ordering moves nothing. Only a receipt changes stock, so goods that never arrive never inflate your inventory.

Keep your suppliers in Contacts

See the effect on profit

Questions

Does creating a purchase order add stock?

No. Stock is added when you record the goods as received.

Can I receive part of an order?

Yes. The order shows as partly received until the rest arrives.

How is cost worked out?

As a moving weighted average across what you hold and what arrived.

Try it on your own store.

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