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We began with spreadsheets and a “we’ll manage as we go” mindset. It held up for a bit, but soon we ran into stock discrepancies, missed restocks, and ongoing confusion across locations.

The biggest issue? No one was working with the same numbers, and trust in the data slowly disappeared.

We tried tightening processes to fix things, but the same problems kept resurfacing.

Eventually, it became clear the challenge wasn’t just how we were managing inventory, it was the system we were relying on.

So we built a simple internal tool to make tracking clearer and reduce manual errors. Still early, still improving, but it’s honestly made things way less chaotic.

Curious what’s everyone else using here? Still spreadsheets or something more structured?