Inventory and Sale System provides a facility to store information of daily inventory and sale at all Wimpy's retail outlets. The information includes daily sales, inventory, staff meals and entertainment, stock inter-store transfers, customer database and staff attendance.

The basic data for the system is the orders prepared at the outlet. These serve as a basic document for sales analysis and stock position. The system maintains a record of raw items, sales orders and prepares consumption data. The system produces analytical reports for daily/shift-wise/hourly sales, inventory, staff meals, wastage, sales growth, sale comparisons (yearly & monthly), food and disposable costing and staff attendance.

The tools/platforms used for the Inventory and sales system are as follows:

• Visual Basic Front-end on Win 95/98/NT platforms. Microsoft Access as database on NT server. Crystal Reports is used for report generation. The software also has a stand-alone version. The system uses EDI for transfer of data from retail outlets to head office.