A Delich Consulting solution
A traceable raw material inventory for R&D and operations teams. Connect each receipt to one shared material ID, record use against experiments or activities and use reconciled balances for planning.
Book a 20 min conversationStart with one delivery, one use and one physical stock check.
The questions that interrupt planning
“How much of this material did we receive?”
“Which reference should the team use?”
“Where was this feedstock used?”
“Which run consumed that material?”
“How much should remain?”
“Which records still need a stock check?”
Materials are opened, divided, returned, transferred or used in experiments. If those movements are recorded inconsistently, the stated balance stops supporting planning.
Without one shared material reference, the team cannot reliably connect a delivery to its use, experimental history and remaining stock.
Imagine if…
The same feedstock ID connects the original delivery, storage record, stock movements and the run or activity that used it.
“Can we plan the next trial with what remains?” — answered from a reconciled record.
See the system in practice
The overview shows what was received, what has been recorded as used, what should remain and which records still need reconciliation.
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A working record your team can test
Give each incoming material a reference the team can use across storage, analysis and experiments.
Record the provider, delivery date, material, batch, packaging and verified receipt weight.
Record material used, returned or corrected with its date, quantity, Run ID and purpose.
Calculate the remaining quantity from the verified receipt and every recorded movement.
Show which balances can support planning and which records still require a physical stock check.
Start with one real material
Review one recent delivery from receipt through storage and experimental use.
Agree the feedstock ID format, required receipt fields, movement types and record ownership.
Record one new receipt, one use against a Run ID and one physical stock reconciliation.
Check the calculated balance, the time required and whether the team can answer the agreed planning questions.
The record follows the operation
I work with the people receiving and using the material to agree when a record is created, who logs each movement and when a physical stock check is required. The first pilot stays small enough to verify against the real material.
A necessary control
Calculated inventory supports planning only after the starting stock and movement history have been reconciled.
For you if
Not the right starting point if
Built from operational experience
I’m Alexis, a Chemical Engineer and Technical Manager. I developed this workflow after seeing how difficult it became to answer basic planning questions when receipts, material references and experimental use were maintained separately.
The aim is a record the team can keep current during normal work and verify against the physical stock.
One useful conversation
Show me one recent delivery and how it was used. I will help you identify the smallest useful traceability pilot.
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