Chapter 5

Can fancy stock software beat a notebook people use?

Phần mềm kho xịn có thắng nổi một cuốn sổ?

The chapter's question

Does anyone actually use my record-keeping system?

Big idea

A complex inventory system nobody fills in is worse than a sheet of paper everyone does.

In this chapter

  1. Part 5.1

    What to Log at Close

    Which numbers get written down at the end of a shift?

  2. Part 5.2

    Who Reads the Log

    Who reads what was written down, and when?

  3. Part 5.3

    Paper or Software

    At my scale, which of these is actually used?

  4. Part 5.4

    When Records and Reality Differ

    How do I handle a gap between the book and the shelf?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Milk, Fruit, and Expiry Dates is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of Milk, Fruit, and Expiry Dates

  1. 1.Is a full fridge readiness, or money going stale?
  2. 2.Run out or pour it away: when do I decide?
  3. 3.When I run out mid-rush, what do I really lose?
  4. 4.Are ice and water really as free as they look?
  5. 5.Can fancy stock software beat a notebook people use?