Codemaster Retail's Inventory Module provides detailed records of products and departments with links to the Accounts Receivable and Purchase Order modules. Product information is the cornerstone of the retail system. FEATURES: Ability to hold separate product numbers for part number barcode and supplier numbers. Description for the product listings, shelf labels and Point of Sale are held separately and accessed as needed. Ability to hold stocks in purchasing units, selling units and has a conversion factor to relate to each unit. Sales data is held for each product including month to date and year to date quantity, cost and sales value. Products are identified with departments with departments and discount classes. Up to 999 departments and 99 discount classes may be allocated. Multiple suppliers may be associated with an individual product and unique supplier part numbers recorded for purchase ordering. Using the Contract Maintenance facility, unlimited variations in discount amounts can be set up for product categories in the Printing of product labels (with or without barcodes) for products direct from the order of supplier invoices Printing of shelf labels for products requiring information by selected supplier. BENEFITS: Receipting of goods against orders ensures correct quantities received and draws attention to discrepancies prior to authorisation of supplier invoices. Accurate product recognition and pricing will speed the Point of Sale operation. This may result in reduction in the number of checkout / cash registers and reduce wage costs. Prearranged discount eligibility will ensure that only designated customers will receive discounts, thus improving profitability. Using barcode recognition eliminates product price labels. When price changes occur, file maintenance entries amend the unit price and allow storeowners immediate access to higher selling prices thus improving gross profit. Price changes can be made at any time. The system will automatically recognise when specials cease and prevent continuing discounts when it is not intended. Sales reports by department, supplier and product range provide exact details of the performance of product categories and allows managers to carefully avoid stocking slow moving or unsaleable stock. The Purchase Order module is used to record product details such as packing and price fluctuations. Procedures for the continual maintenance of stock / product information must exist to realise optimum gross profit. The removal of price ticketing and the use of barcodes that are printed on the packaging reduce the cost of shelf loading and eliminate errors in price marking. The use of "Open Departments" permits the recording of stock movements for items that cannot be barcoded or are sold in bulk lots. Stock values at cost are recorded for each purchase or sale. Inventory information is integrated to the General Ledger for the Profit and Loss Statements and Balance Sheets.