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Useful reads on warehouses, stock counts and audits.
Learning to count stock: a five-minute first lessonOne shelf, a sheet of paper and a pen: that is where most people start, and they get a useful result on day one.
Why counting by eye lets you downThe faster the eye counts, the more it errs: skipping three or four items is easy.
Counting in fives and the grouping methodArrange goods in fives or tens and counting speeds up while errors drop.
Counting boxes: rows × layersIf identical boxes are stacked, multiplying rows by layers is quick and accurate.
Counting with a scale: weight instead of piecesFor very small identical items the quickest way is to weigh them and divide by the weight of one.
Six habits to stay focused while countingPut the phone away, work one zone at a time and if you stop write down where.