Inventory security is the process of ensuring the safety and optimum management control of stored goods. It is of central importance for optimum warehouse management because the performance of a company stands or falls with the safety and efficiency of a warehouse.
This is particularly true in the food sector, where a best-before date management system should ensure that no perishable or safety-critical goods are present in the warehouse. But stock security also plays a central role in other areas – for example in technical wholesale. Inventory security aims to prevent inventory losses – for example due to incorrect storage, theft or incorrect incoming goods inspection – so that the correct stock is always available.