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Purchase Orders & GRN

Move from supplier request to received stock with control.

Centralize vendors, purchase orders, expected quantities, goods receiving, and stock intake. Your team can see what was ordered, what arrived, and what is now available to sell. End the cycle of lost supplier emails and unrecorded deliveries.

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Purchase Orders & GRN
Active module
Connected
Vendor
Directory with contact & terms
PO → GRN
End-to-end receiving workflow
Current workflow
1 Choose a vendor
2 Create the PO
3 Receive goods
4 Update stock
control@stack:~$ module.sync --all
Vendor
Directory with contact & terms
PO → GRN
End-to-end receiving workflow
Auto
Inventory intake after GRN
Full audit
Purchase history per vendor
How it works

A workflow your team can follow.

Step by step — exactly what happens inside Purchase Orders & GRN.

1
Step 1

Choose a vendor

Start from the supplier record and its purchasing context. All vendor history is in one place.

2
Step 2

Create the PO

Add products, quantities, costs, and expected delivery details. Issue the PO to the supplier.

3
Step 3

Receive goods

Confirm delivered quantities with a Goods Received Note. Log any discrepancies on arrival.

4
Step 4

Update stock

Accepted goods become available in the inventory ledger automatically after the GRN is confirmed.

Capabilities

Tools that move the operation forward.

Every capability inside Purchase Orders & GRN is designed to save time and keep your business accurate.

Vendor directory

Maintain a supplier directory with contact info, payment terms, and purchase history.

Purchase order creation

Create formal POs with product lines, quantities, unit costs, and expected delivery dates.

Goods Received Note (GRN)

Record what actually arrived against what was ordered with a formal GRN workflow.

Automatic stock intake

Accepted GRN quantities are added directly to the inventory ledger — no manual entry needed.

Cost tracking per PO

Track unit costs and total PO value for supplier payable visibility.

Purchase history per vendor

Review all POs and GRNs raised against a supplier over time.

Discrepancy handling

Log quantity or product discrepancies between what was ordered and what arrived.

Inventory integration

POs and GRNs are linked directly to product and inventory records for a clean audit trail.

Real-world use

Retail businesses using Purchase Orders & GRN.

"Seasonal restock without the chaos"

Women's fashion boutique, Mumbai

Three weeks before a festival season, the buyer raises POs to 4 suppliers for 120 product lines. Each PO is tracked by status. When deliveries arrive across 3 days, staff record GRNs against each PO. The items become available for sale immediately. The buyer reviews what has arrived and what is still pending from one screen.

Result
Full stock intake completed in 3 days with zero untracked deliveries.

"Catching a short delivery"

Electronics accessories distributor, Delhi

A supplier delivered 85 units of a phone case instead of the 100 ordered. The receiving staff logged a GRN with the actual quantity and flagged the discrepancy. The system updated inventory with 85 units and retained the record of the 15-unit shortfall for supplier follow-up.

Result
Discrepancy caught and documented before goods left the loading bay.
Integrated platform

Built to work with the rest of Control Stack.

Purchase Orders & GRN shares live data with these modules.

Inventory
Stock levels update on every action
POS
In-store sales feed this module
Vendors
Supplier records tie to this workflow
Reports
Data surfaces in reporting dashboards

Useful for

Boutiques restocking seasonal collections
Grocery suppliers and repeat purchasing
Retail teams managing supplier payables
Why upgrade

Manual vs. Purchase Orders & GRN.

See exactly what changes when you replace manual processes with a connected system.

Task Without Control Stack With Purchase Orders & GRN
Supplier management Contact saved in phone or email Vendor directory with purchase history
Ordering WhatsApp message or phone call Formal PO with product lines and costs
Goods receiving Paper delivery note filed away Digital GRN linked to PO and inventory
Stock after delivery Manual count + spreadsheet update Auto-added to inventory on GRN confirm
Discrepancy tracking Often missed or forgotten Logged against the PO for follow-up
FAQ

Questions about Purchase Orders & GRN.

The received quantities from the GRN are recorded and automatically increase available inventory for those products.

Yes. Vendors are managed as separate records with their own contact info, payment terms, and purchase history.

Yes. Goods receiving is designed to feed the inventory ledger directly. Confirmed GRN quantities update stock immediately.

Yes. Purchase orders have statuses that reflect what is pending, partially received, or fully received.

Yes. Unit costs can be recorded in PO line items to support supplier payable tracking and cost visibility.

Run your retail system with clarity.

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