Hardcat

Hardcat is software for stock management and inventory control, which means controlling and managing quantities of items. Its listing focuses on maintenance, repair and operating supplies. The text treats stock management and inventory control as terms used interchangeably in business accounting.

What Hardcat offers

• Stock management — control of the quantities held.
• Inventory control — monitoring of items and products.
• MRO items — maintenance, repair and operating supplies.
• Consumables and spare parts — including parts for machinery.

Key facts

• Category: inventory control software.
• Typical items: consumables and machinery spare parts.
• Terminology: the vendor notes that stock inventory control is the proper term for the discipline, and that the phrases overlap in everyday use.