Laboratory Inventory Stock Controller for Windows 10-11

The Laboratory Stock Controller is a simple manual entry system and efficient programme which will enable you to maintain accurate stock and location records of all your science equipment and consumable supplies.

System Requirements

1. Pentium with at least 8mb of RAM
2. USB Drive
3. 20mb of free hard drive space
4. Microsoft Windows 10-11
5. A sheet feeding printer (laser or inkjet versions are recommended).

Programme Features

The main screen has button icons for all the major data areas in the programme.Click on the image above to enlarge.

Stock Inventory

a comprehensive list of science equipment and consumable items has already been entered for your convenience. Items can be deleted or added to meet your school requirements. Simply enter the quantity of each stock item that you have and record the various locations that it is stored in. You can also enter the supplier details and the unit cost of each item.

Note: This screen shows that you have one Camera, video, Flexcam in Biology Lab room 324. It cost $1350.00 and you purchased it from Omega Scientific Pty Ltd. The category highlighted is Microscopes. At the bottom of this screen is the total value of all the items listed in this category.

How do you use this system to change your stock details?

Click on item name. Click on edit. This screen will appear. You can change quantities, add a purchase history, record safety checks or breakage history. If risk assessment details need to be recorded you can include this as well.

Suppliers

Simply enter your suppliers' details into the programme for easy access.

Categories

The items in this programme have been subdivided into the following categories for your convenience. Note: You can add, edit or delete these to suit your own requirements. Unlimited numbers of locations and categories can be accepted.

Order and Active

You can allocate a number to each category to "rank" their priority. Eg: If you want Biology, Physics and Glassware to come up first, list them as order number 1, 2 and 3 and they will always appear at the top of your listing. If you do not have any items in a particular category, eg: Earth Sciences, list them as "no" under active and then they will not come up until reactivated.

Locations

Know exactly where everything has been stored and how many of each item are in each location. This screen shows that in Biology Lab room 324 there are all the items that are listed on the right hand side of the screen.

eg: Apron bib type blue - 10
Beaker 250ml - 22
Camera, video, Flexcam - 1

Bulk Price Update

The current prices for many of the common items are already listed to give you a start  for your convenience. You can update and alter prices to maintain accurate records and can enter various suppliers and pricing structures in addition to these. These prices are used to calculate your overall stock value - helpful for insurance purposes.

Reports

You can print reports on purchase history, stock item lists, stock reorder lists, stock take by category, stock usage by category and stock value by category/location.

Safety Sheets

if your computer is on-line, by clicking on the Safety Sheets icon you can access the complete and comprehensive range of MSDS sheets from Chem Supply.

Purchase Orders

Place your orders directly from this computer programme to your supplier via fax or email.

Settings

Use this screen to enter your school details. This information will automatically appear on any purchase orders you wish to send.

Help

Built into this programme is a comprehensive help guide that will assist you in all stages of using this programme.