Inventory & logistics
Inventory Control: Audit Movement Documents and Stock-Card Integrity
Inventory control includes keeping stock movements traceable to the documents and authorizations that support them. This exercise audits a fictional stock card against supplied records. It does not use a physical count, infer what is on the shelf or replace the separate cycle-count task.
Read the supplied movement evidence
The fictional item is ST-61, counted in individual units. Opening stock-card balance is 40. This practice organization requires a receipt or issue reference and a recorded authorization before a movement is accepted as supported. That is an explicit fixture rule, not a universal document format.
Original movement record
R-71: receipt +12, source and authorization confirmed.
I-82: issue −9, source and authorization confirmed for one issue.
I-82 again: issue −9, confirmed repeated posting of that same one issue.
I-83: issue −5, no supporting issue document or authorization available yet.
Recorded card closing: 40 + 12 − 9 − 9 − 5 = 29.
Separate supported movements from unresolved ones
The supplied confirmed documents support 40 + 12 − 9 = 43. That is a document-supported balance, not a physical-stock observation. The recorded card differs by 14: nine from the confirmed duplicate plus five from the unsupported issue.
Reversing the confirmed duplicated nine through the practice review process would move the card to 38. The five-unit I-83 question remains. Missing support does not prove the movement never happened, so do not silently reverse it just to force 43.
Write a reviewable correction proposal
Preserve movement identity and state exactly what is known.
Original control exception log
I-82 duplicate | one issue confirmed, two postings | propose reversal of the repeated nine | retain both posting IDs and source reference | awaiting approval.
I-83 unsupported | five-unit issue has no source/authorization attached | locate evidence and responsible owner | no conclusion yet on whether movement occurred.
After duplicate correction only: card 38; five-unit support question remains; physical stock not tested.
Explain the boundary of your conclusion
OpenStax’s source-record and accounting-cycle discussion supports tracing recorded activity to evidence. The original case applies that idea to stock movements rather than a financial journal.
Original practice answer
“The card reports 29. I can trace a confirmed duplicate issue of nine, so I propose correcting that posting. This would leave 38, with I-83’s five units still unsupported. I have not counted physical stock and cannot claim the shelf quantity is 38 or 43.”
Avoid replacing one control with another
A physical count could address a different question later, but it would not by itself explain who authorized I-83 or why I-82 was posted twice. Keep document integrity, authorization and physical observation distinct.
For a variation, suppose a valid I-83 document arrives and confirms the five-unit issue. The supported balance becomes 38 after the duplicate correction. The new evidence resolves that specific support gap; it does not retroactively make the duplicate valid.
Questions, answered
Is 43 the physical quantity?
No. It is the balance supported by the supplied confirmed documents before resolving the five-unit issue.
Should every unsupported issue be reversed?
No. Locate and review the evidence; absence of an attachment alone does not prove the movement did not occur.
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