Inventory is not just quantity. It shapes your profit.

Stock that “looks fine” doesn’t guarantee your profit numbers are right. Purchase batches carry different costs, shipping affects COGS, serials need tracking, and parts used by technicians must reduce stock clearly. If stock is recorded only as a “quantity,” the profit on your reports is just a guess that happens to look tidy.

Automan treats spare parts as a source of profit, not just a number on a shelf — with batch stock cards, FIFO/Average costing, serial/IMEI, multi-units, assembly, salvage parts, Excel import, stock counts, and a full stock-movement history.

Why “quantity on the shelf” can mislead you

Imagine you buy the same screen three times at three different prices. If the app forces you to create a “new product” each time the cost changes, your product data fragments and profit goes haywire. If you merge them under one arbitrary average, COGS is wrong.

Automan stores it per batch: each purchase keeps its own cost on the stock card. When an item is sold or used in a repair, COGS is calculated using the method you choose (FIFO or Average). Product data stays single and clean, but the profit per transaction is correct.

Batch stock cards: each purchase keeps its own cost, so COGS isn’t guessed.

What you can track

• Batch stock cards — origin, date, cost, and remaining quantity per batch.
• FIFO / Average — pick the COGS method that fits your shop.
• Serial / IMEI — unique identity for warranty or IMEI units.
• Multi-units — buy by the box, sell by the piece — converted automatically.
• Assembly & salvage parts — build from components, or pull a part from another unit, with value still recorded.
• Stock counts — reconcile physical vs system; differences become a traceable adjustment.
• Stock movement history — every item in and out leaves a trail.

Connected to your whole shop

Inventory isn’t an island. Parts used in the repair workflow reduce stock instantly; every sale offsets the right stock; and when there’s a return or supplier claim, the batch origin is the basis. All this clean COGS ultimately makes repair shop accounting trustworthy.

Migrate from Excel without drama

No need to move overnight. Products and starting stock can be imported from Excel using a template, and accounting opening balances are handled through a wizard — no journal knowledge needed. Start with the most important data; the rest follows as you go.

Why this matters to owners

Stock is money waiting on a shelf. If its cost is guessed, your entire profit report guesses too. With correct per-batch COGS, the owner sees the real margin — not a number that looks good but is wrong. That’s the difference between “looks profitable” and “actually profitable.”