BIN Card

There are several kinds of systems that allow Managers to monitor on stock' maximum and minimum “re-order level”, to support ongoing business.

What is BIN Card format?

A BIN Card is a document that records the status of a good held in stock. It records the status of a good held in a stock room. A typical retailing business with a large stock room will use a bin card to record a running balance of stock on hand, in addition to information about stock received and notes about problems associated with that stock item. A typical retailing business with a large stock warehouse will use a BIN card to record a running balance of stock on hand, in addition to information about stock received and notes about problems associated with that stock item. A stock register or store ledger and usually, regularly updating and maintaining the store ledger can be sufficient. A BIN card however always need to be kept up-to-date by putting in the transactions before these actually have taken place. A bin card is a handy record for an online or offline storekeeper whereas a ledger is for the finance and costing department.

Start using and implementing the use of a BIN Card does not require any specific training, and on the job training is sufficient. The basic BIN Card format already describes all the necessary details required to filling. The manager can control the staffs' monitor material’s physical activities and fills accordingly. By printing and keeping once a week or once a new hardcopy BIN card inside the store, most columns within this BIN Card format will be left empty before a storekeeper writes down exactly the transactions on the hardcopy form.

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