Your spares are in three yards, two laydowns and a container nobody can find
Custom inventory management software for a Perth resources or supply firm runs AUD $60k to $160k over 3 to 6 months. You build custom when stock is spread across a Welshpool yard, multiple remote-site laydowns and containers, and Fishbowl, Cin7 or spreadsheets can't track what's where when half your locations have no signal.
Fishbowl, Cin7 and spreadsheets assume inventory sits in one or two connected warehouses. Your reality is a Welshpool yard, a laydown at a mine site 700km away, a sea container parked at a remote camp, and consumables that move between them on a truck. None of those remote locations have reliable signal, so the system is always out of date, and the real stock position is whatever the storeman remembers. The result is parts ordered twice, critical spares missing at the worst moment, and a shutdown delayed because a fitting that was 'in stock' turned out to be in the wrong container.
For a resources operation, a missing spare doesn't mean a late delivery; it means a production line or a crew standing idle at thousands of dollars an hour. Inventory you can't trust across locations is a direct hit to the operation, not just the books.
Why the usual tools struggle in Perth
- Stock spread across yards, laydowns and containers with no single accurate view
- Remote locations have no signal, so the system is always behind reality
- Parts get double-ordered or go missing because counts can't be trusted
- A missing critical spare idles a crew or a line at thousands per hour
What a custom inventory management build changes
You build custom when inventory accuracy across remote, disconnected locations is the difference between a shutdown that runs and one that stalls. A purpose-built system lets storemen scan stock in and out offline at any laydown, syncs when signal returns, tracks parts across every yard and container, and warns you before a critical spare runs low. That's stock you can actually trust, captured where Fishbowl and Cin7 can't reach.
The features that matter for Perth
Inventory Management services we deliver in Perth
Everything an inventory management build here can cover: inventory management software, stock control system, barcode scanning, multi-location inventory and inventory tracking.
- Stock is spread across yards, laydowns and containers you can't see in one view
- Remote locations have no signal and your counts are never current
- Double-ordering and missing spares are costing you real money
- A missing part has already delayed a shutdown
- All your stock sits in one or two connected warehouses
- Cin7 or Fishbowl handles your volume and locations fine
- You don't move stock to remote, signal-poor sites
- Spreadsheets genuinely keep up today
Inventory Management pricing in Perth: the real numbers
| Project scope | Typical cost | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-location offline inventory tool | $60k to $100k | 3 to 4 months |
| Full inventory + ERP integration | $100k to $160k | 4 to 6 months |
| Stock-take and scanning module add-on | $45k to $75k | 2 to 3 months |
From kickoff to launch: the schedule
Exactly what you get
You get one trustworthy stock view across every yard, laydown and container. Storemen scan parts in and out offline at remote sites and it syncs when signal returns; transfers between Welshpool and a Pilbara laydown are tracked; and critical-spare alerts fire before a shortage idles a crew. It feeds your ERP, warehouse management system and field service management so a part moves once and is tracked the whole way.
How to choose a developer in Perth
Hire a team that has tracked stock past the edge of the network. Ask how a storeman counts a laydown 700km out with no signal. Ask how the system warns you before a critical spare runs out. If they only know connected-warehouse tools, they'll build you another system that's always out of date. The right partner has deployed rugged scanners in the field and knows a missing spare idles a crew, not just a spreadsheet cell.
- One accurate stock view across yards, laydowns and remote containers
- Offline scanning at remote sites that syncs when signal returns
- Critical-spare reorder alerts before a shortage idles a crew
- End to double-ordering and lost parts
- Feeds your ERP, warehouse management and field service so stock moves once, tracked
- More expensive than a Cin7 subscription or a spreadsheet
- Requires scanning discipline from storemen to stay accurate
- Hardware (scanners, rugged devices) adds to the rollout cost
- If all your stock sits in one connected yard, it's over-built
- !They assume connected warehouses. Ask how they track a laydown with no signal
- !No offline scanning. Ask how a storeman counts stock at a remote camp
- !No critical-spare logic. Ask how the system warns before a shortage idles a crew
- !No ERP or WMS integration. Ask how stock movements reach finance and the warehouse
- !No rugged-hardware experience. Ask which scanners they've deployed in the field
Teams investing in inventory management in Perth usually scope it next to accounting, project management, lms, since these systems share data and budgets.
Rohan advises mid-market and enterprise teams on ERP, CRM and custom software, and has led delivery on dozens of business-software builds.
Writes for Digital Heroes, shipping business software for 2,000+ brands across 55+ countries since 2017.
Frequently asked questions
Why won't Cin7 or Fishbowl work?
They assume one or two connected warehouses. Your stock is spread across yards, remote laydowns and containers with no signal, so those tools are always behind reality. You need offline scanning and multi-location tracking they don't provide.
How does offline scanning stay accurate?
Storemen scan stock in and out on a rugged device even with no signal; the system queues the movements and syncs them when signal returns, so the count reflects what actually moved, not what someone remembered.
Can it stop us double-ordering?
Yes. With one accurate multi-location view and reorder alerts, you can see what's already in a yard or container before ordering again, which is where the double-ordering waste comes from.
What does it cost?
AUD $60k to $160k depending on scope and integration depth. A stock-take and scanning module add-on runs $45k to $75k.