TOPIC 4: NURSERY INVENTORY CONTROL

TOPIC 4

AGA 402
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• At the end of this topic student should be able to:

- Describe about nursery inventory.

NURSERY INVENTORY
PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY INVENTORY

NURSERY INVENTORY
• What is nursery inventory?

a complete list of items that’s available in a nursery such as property, plants, goods in
stock, or the contents of a building.
* Supplies are ultimately a cost to your business, while inventory is generally sold to make a profit.

• Why in nursery inventory is important?

Nursery inventory is important to eliminate headaches in production, supply and keeping stock
problems.

• What are the purpose of nursery inventory?

The purpose of nursery inventory is to maintain and control of plant materials, equipment, tools,
and supplies in the nursery.
NURSERY INVENTORY

• Nursery inventory can be categorised into three groups including:

i. Plant material inventory

ii. Equipment inventory

iii. Supply inventory

PLANT MATERIAL
INVENTORY
• What is plant materials inventory?

A complete listing of plant that show a

record contain types of plant, number of
plant, date of planting and other
management.
PLANT MATERIAL INVENTORY
• Why plant material inventory is important?

a) To provide management with information for making managerial decisions production,

sales and demand trends.

b) Problem arising from overselling or leaving plants unsold can be minimised by

maintaining a current, up-to-date plant material inventory.

c) Provide the basis for planning work schedules, labor needs, space requirements , and
supplies needed.

d) Inventory data are also needed when planning production programs, calculating costs of
production, and developing pricing strategies.

e) Cultural practices and their impact on inventory turns may also be evaluated.
PLANT MATERIAL INVENTORY

• A knowledge of plant material inventory can provide the basis for:

i. Planning work schedules

ii. Number of labor needs

iii. Space requirements for certain time

iv. Types of supplies needed

EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
• Why we need equipment inventory?

Equipment inventory is important for

security purposes, to ensure all
equipment it in proper use and for
maintenance purpose.
EQUIPMENT INVENTORY

• How to do equipment inventory?

Equipment inventory can be done by giving inventory number (code number)

for each major equipments in nursery.

A code number must contains the year of purchase and the functional of
each equipment.

This number should be painted or stamped onto the equipment and then
entered into the inventory and maintenance records.
EQUIPMENT INVENTORY

• The equipment inventory can be kept in a

card file or a computer file, this inventory is
kept in the business office as a record of
purchase with the name of the supplier,
purchase price, depreciation schedule, and
other related information.

• By establishing and maintaining a good

equipment inventory, it is possible to gain a
high degree of control over the equipment,
and at the same time assure its safe,
effective, and efficient use.
SUPPLIES INVENTORY

• What is supplies inventory?

Supplies inventory are stock of supplies that have been bought already but
not yet used or consumed.

• Why supplies inventory are important in nursery management?

Supplies inventory are important in nursery management because its help

management to control over the use and expenditure of supplies.
SUPPLIES INVENTORY

• Example of supplies in nursery are:

Fertilizers (organic, inorganic fertilizer)

Potting medium (ie: peat moss, sand, top soil, etc)

Chemicals (ie: pesticides, fungicides, plant hormone etc)

Propagation materials (ie: containers, trays, plastic, parafilm, grafting wax

etc)
 SUPPLIES ARE OFTEN CLASSIFIED AS:
i. Items necessary used and need for certain
production.
Example:
• Propagation: Grafting wax are needed during
grafting process.
• Fruiting: Forchlorfenuron (CPPU), is need to be
applied at fruit set to increase berry size
• Potting media preparation: Lime need to mix
with soil during soil mixing to stabilise soil pH
ii. Equipment maintenance supplies.
Example :
• Disinfectant, lubricants, battery, soap, brush, cloth,
spark plug etc.
iii. Office supplies.
Example:
• Writing utensils and corrections: pens, pencils,
paints, markers, correction fluid, correction tape, and
erasers;
• Higher-cost equipment: computers, printers, fax
machines and photocopiers;.
• Office furniture: office chairs, cubicles, anti-static
mats, rugs, filing cabinets, and armoire desks
CARE OF SUPPLIES INVENTORY
• Supplies should be stored in appropriate under proper security.

• Packaged supplies such as fertiliser and peat moss should be stored in covered sheds to
minimise destruction by wind and rain,

• Non-degradable materials may be left exposed.

• All chemicals should be stored in their original containers and marked with the year of purchase
and used in order of purchase date.

• Hazardous chemicals should be stored in a specially-marked storage cabinet and flammable

materials kept in fire-resistant containers.

• Only usable quantities of supplies should be kept in work areas with the balance in a locked
supply-storage facility.