> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.erp.arukz.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Inventory and warehouses

> What you hold, where, in which lot, and what it is worth.

Stock in every warehouse and location, lots and serial numbers, transfers, scrap and physical counts.

**Who uses it:** Stores, dispatch, production planners and accounts.

## What ARUKZ ERP does

* Warehouses and locations
* Lots and serials
* Reorder and putaway rules
* Transfers, returns and dropship
* Barcode app with the phone camera
* Scrap
* Batch expiry dates, with expired and expiring-in-30-days lists

## Indian rules it follows

| Topic | Rule |
| - | - |
| Stock account | CGST Act s.35 and Rule 56: opening stock, receipts, supplies, goods lost, stolen, destroyed or written off. |
| Lost or destroyed stock | CGST Act s.17(5): input tax credit on goods lost, stolen or destroyed is reversed. |
| Delivery challan | GST Rule 55: goods moved without a sale (job work, transfers, approval) go on a delivery challan. |
| Transfers between states | Units in different states are separate GST persons; moving stock between them is a taxable supply. |

## What you gain

* Less dead stock and fewer stock-outs.
* Every lot traced from receipt to the customer.
* Physical count matches the books.
* Stock value you can show the bank.

## Numbers to watch

Stock turns, Days of stock on hand, Stock-outs this month, Count accuracy.

> [card] [Module guide](https://erp.arukz.com/erp-guide/inventory)
>
> The full guide to this module on erp.arukz.com.

> [card] [Is it switched on?](https://docs.erp.arukz.com/admin/modules.md)
>
> New workspaces start with the core modules; ARUKZ staff switch on the rest at no cost.


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