Royal Railway Stock Control System

How the store works
The path a part takes from request to locomotive, and the controls it passes on the way. Click any step to open it.
1 · TWO WAYS A PURCHASE STARTS 2 · RECEIVE INTO STORE 3 · ISSUE TO THE FLEET CONTROL AND REPORTING TODAY’S NEED Stock request store keeper raises Verify Loco Administrator Approve Chief Executive MONTHS AHEAD Suggested reorder below minimum, or usage Purchase plan quantity, need-by, lead time Budget is the money there? Purchase order outside the system Receive — Stock In scan the QR label WILL NOT SAVE WITHOUT unit price and invoice, and a second person’s signature STOCK REGISTER every part, every balance opening + in − out = in hand Movement history who, when, how much stock in hand feeds the plan Issue — Stock Out scan the QR label WILL NOT SAVE WITHOUT the locomotive or wagon number and the receiver’s signature Fitted to the fleet locomotive or wagon An issue that would take stock below zero is refused, and below the minimum it is flagged. Stock take — monthly count differences corrected, with a reason Accounting — IAS 2 valuation, movement, journal Alerts — Telegram and email low stock at once, summary daily SOLID LINE — the part moves DASHED LINE — information only SHADED BOX — a control the system enforces Route 1 answers a need today; route 2 buys ahead of one. Both meet at the purchase, and the budget is what route 2 must clear first. Two people sign every movement: the one who records it and the one who receives it. Governed by SOP-STK-01.