Physical, reserved, held and available stock for each stock position. A total does not tell you what you can use; these four figures do.
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Inventory accuracy
Know what is in stock and what is available.
A Beam count puts expected stock alongside what the reader has detected. A discrepancy stays open until someone reviews and resolves it.
Northline Furniture
Aurel 2.5-seater sofa, cognac
Total stock12 units
01 The problem
Twelve in the system. Nine on the shelf.
Adjusting a total will not explain why it was wrong. Use the count to investigate where the discrepancy came from.
- 01 Staff search for stock that only exists in the records.
- 02 Available, reserved and held stock get mixed together.
- 03 A count overwrites the records, and the cause is lost.
02 The process
One sofa is missing. Here is how you resolve it.
↓ Scroll to follow the process
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Expected at B-11
Confirmed in the appThis sofa has its own code. Beam expects it in bay B-11 of rack B.
Expected at B-11
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The reader detects nine out of twelve
RFID handheldA live count along the rack: nine unique units seen, three not seen, including this sofa. Beam writes nothing off.
Live count
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Find it
RFID handheldThe history points to the receiving area. James uses the reader to locate the sofa, following the signal as it gets stronger.
Search with the reader
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Correct the location and record who changed it
Confirmed in the appB-11 changes to Receiving. Who, when and why are recorded in the log. Two units remain unresolved.
Location corrected
Aurel 2.5-seater sofa, cognac has the correct location again: Receiving. 2 units remain unresolved until someone investigates.
Stocktake 3 Sep 2026Manchester distribution centre
Seen0 of 12
Not seen0
Open bay = expected, not seenFictional example · schematic view
03 In the app
What you see during a count
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Stocktake 3 Sep 2026
Stocktake 3 Sep 2026
04 Outcome
What the count tells you
- What is physically present?
- How much of it is actually available?
- Where is it?
- Which discrepancy needs action?
- Who made the last change, and why?
05 Fit
When this solution fits
- Search time, count discrepancies or unexplained corrections keep recurring.
- Some stock can be tracked by quantity while other items need individual history.
- Discrepancies need a documented investigation, not just an overwritten figure.
Exact counting speed, RFID coverage and accuracy are validated for each stock type, environment and reader setup. Beam does not automatically write off a missing item or silently add an unknown tag.
Find out why your stock records do not match.
In the demo, we count a rack of your products and investigate a discrepancy.