Can Big Red Cloud manage inventory or project materials?

Modified on Thu, 14 May at 5:05 PM

Big Red Cloud is designed for accounting workflows such as invoicing, bookkeeping, VAT, bank feeds, receipts, payments and financial reporting.

If you need to manage detailed stock, purchasing, warehouse, sales order or project materials workflows before the accounting entry is created, you may need a separate operational system.

Big Red Cloud Group also offers Turbo Inventory, a cloud-based inventory and business management system for SMEs.

When Big Red Cloud may be enough

Big Red Cloud may be enough if you mainly need to:

Raise invoices
Record purchases and expenses
Manage VAT
Reconcile bank transactions
Track receipts and payments
Produce accounting reports

When to consider Turbo Inventory

Turbo Inventory may be relevant if you need to manage questions such as:

What stock do we have available?
What has been ordered but not yet received?
Which goods have been allocated to a customer, job or project?
What stock has been used on a job?
Do we need purchase orders or goods received notes?
Do we need sales orders before invoices are raised?
Are stock counts, warehouse movements or dispatch workflows becoming difficult to manage?
Are spreadsheets no longer enough for inventory control?

Some customers describe this kind of system as a lightweight ERP: a system for managing stock, orders, purchasing, warehouse activity and operational workflows before they reach the accounts.

Common workflows Turbo Inventory can support

The exact workflows available depend on your implementation and subscription, but common reasons businesses consider Turbo include:

Area	Example workflows
Stock and inventory	Products, stock levels, stock counts, stock adjustments, stock transfers and stock valuation
Purchasing	Purchase orders, goods received notes, supplier invoices, back orders and suggested orders
Sales	Quotes, sales orders, dispatch notes, deposits, EPOS and sales invoicing workflows
Warehouse	Bin locations, picking, packing, dispatching and warehouse stock movements
Projects and jobs	Allocating stock, materials and documents to jobs or projects
Reporting	Inventory valuation, dead stock, product sales and operational reporting
Mobile workflows	Mobile access for stock, purchasing, dispatch, products, customers and invoicing
Integrations	Integration with Big Red Cloud and, where relevant, e-commerce, payments and other operational systems

Specialist workflows

Turbo may also support more specialist workflows for certain businesses, such as manufacturing, workshop, hire, veterinary, trade counter or industry-specific project workflows.

These are not standard accounting features in Big Red Cloud, and may require a separate Turbo Inventory implementation.

Does Turbo replace Big Red Cloud?

No.

Big Red Cloud remains your accounting system. Turbo Inventory is used for operational workflows such as stock, purchasing, sales orders, warehouse activity and project materials.

Where appropriate, Turbo can work alongside Big Red Cloud so that operational activity supports the financial records in your accounts.

How do I find out more?

If you are using Big Red Cloud and need help with stock, inventory, purchasing, warehouse or project materials workflows, contact the support team and ask whether Turbo Inventory may be suitable for your business.

You can also learn more here:

Turbo Inventory: https://turboinventory.com/

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