Food/Beverage Inventory

Abacus 21's Food/Beverage Inventory Management application is the foundational base for several F/B related modules.

Standard Features include:

	Segmented and/or Combined Inventory Systems
	Centralized or De-Centralize Inventory (Central Storeroom & Satellite Remotes)
	Raw (purchased) and Batch (produced) Items
	Requisitons Styles:  Inventory-to-Inventory or Inventory-to-Expense (across Cost & Profit Centers)
	One-Step Requisition Methodology is Standard
	Inventory Adjustments:  Damaged, Spoiled, Pilferage (each with separate Accounting Effect per Reason)
	Multiple Par Stock Levels per Item (Seasonal, Week-Day, Week-End, Holiday, etc.)
	Non-P/O Receiving
	Physical Inventory - by Location, Sub-Location, Shelf-Order, Group, Cycles, ABC-Livel, Active-InActive
	Universal Units Definition
	Multiple Units per Item (unlimited) -- including 'weighed' Items
	Multiple Conversion Factors per Unit (per Item)
	Default Unit Declarations for Physical Counts, Purchasing, Production, Transfers, Recipes
	Physical Counts by up to three (3) Units per Item -- allowing also fractional Counts
	Classification of Inventory Items by Inventory Group & Type
	Multiple Costs:  Last, Weighted Average, Standard (Local & Global)
	Complete History of all Costs on every Iten from every Purveyor over time (requires F/B Purchasing)
	Provision to append Photo Images and Narrative Desciptions per Item
	Item Searches by Code, Desciption, Alternate Name, Group
	Shelf Live & Standard LeadTime Indications
	User-Defined Fields (including Comments)
	General Ledger Journal Entry Integration (to Abacus 21 G/L) or Export (to 3rd-Party G/L)

Optional Features include:

	Alternate (Requistion Transfer Methods: 2-Step and 3-Step 1-Step is Standard)
	Automatic Requistion Creation (from Physical Inventory)
	Support of 'Instant' or Periodic Recipe/Menu Re-Costing
	BarCoded Inventory Items (and Shelf Labels)
	Handheld Physical Counts
	Handheld Requisitions
	Handheld Ordering
	Requistion Storeroom Pick Lists
	Concession Stand Reconciliation
	Special Treatment for Beverage Carts
	Mini-Bar (or Villa, Condo, Casita) Inventories
	Interface to automated Bar/Drink Dispensing Systems
	Inventory Consumption via Metered Readings
	Handheld Beverage Cart Inventory-Sales
	Handheld Room-Condo-Villa-Casita Re-Stocking Management
	Duty-Free Items
	Handling of Consignment Inventory-Sales
	Office-Transfers (charge, and perhpas surcharging, for Management-Department Transfers)
	Outbound Material Tickets (recognizing 'movement' of 3rd-Party Sale or Display of Items)
	Electronic Capture, OCR, Index, Storage, Search,and Retrieval of any Report or Register

Abacus 21's Food/Beverage Inventory module is intimately integrated with all other pertinent modules -- including Purchasing, Purveyor Contracts, Recipe-Menu Management, Point-of-Sale, Banquet-Catering, Event-Party Reservations, ala Carte Dining Reservations, and SkyBox-Suites Catering.