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REAL-TIME INVENTORY

The number on the screenis the number on the shelf.

Every scan, transfer, and pick updates inventory instantly across every user and device. No batch processing. No end-of-day reconciliation. No "let me check the system in the morning."

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app.klovio.app/inventory
ON HAND
1,247
ACCURACY
99.4%
LOW STOCK
9
Live inventory · 4 sec ago
Organic Olive Oil 1L248Food
Sea Salt 500g12 ↑ just nowDry
Brown Rice 5kg94Dry
Honey 250g156Food
<500ms
Global sync time
Median scan-to-screen latency, measured continuously across every Klovio region.
99.4%
Avg. inventory accuracy
Across active Klovio customers — and the customers in the bottom decile are still above 96%.
0
Reconciliation jobs
No nightly batch sync. No "I'll fix the spreadsheet Monday." The count stays right by design.
24/7
Always live
Every scan, transfer, pick, and putaway updates the count the moment it happens.
Why real-time matters

Stale inventory is more expensive than you think.

Most inventory systems aren't actually real-time. They're eventually real-time — once someone keys in what the floor scribbled on a clipboard, runs the nightly sync, or reconciles the spreadsheet on Monday morning. Until then, every decision your team makes runs on the wrong number.

The order you can't fulfill

You promise stock. The system said you had it. You didn't. The customer goes elsewhere — and you spend two hours figuring out where the count went wrong.

The reorder you skipped

The system showed 40 units. You actually had 4. By the time anyone notices, you're stocked-out for a week and the buyer found a substitute they like.

The shrink you can't explain

Without a real-time, traceable record of every movement, every count discrepancy becomes a mystery. Real-time turns mysteries into answerable questions.

Before vs. after

Batch inventory vs. real-time inventory.

Same warehouse, same SKUs, same team. The only difference is when the count updates.

❌ Without real-time
  • Count updates overnight — at best. Some systems wait for the end-of-week sync.
  • Two devices, two truths. The dashboard says one number, the handheld says another.
  • "Phantom inventory." Stock that exists on screen but isn't on the shelf. Or vice versa.
  • Monday-morning reconciliation rituals. Counting weekends. Spreadsheet fights.
  • Discrepancies are mysteries. No timestamp, no user, no source — just a wrong number.
  • Integrations lag. QuickBooks/Shopify sees stale data. Customers buy what isn't there.
✅ With Klovio
  • Count updates in <500ms. Every scan, every device, every region.
  • One source of truth. Web, mobile, and integrations read the same live count.
  • Numbers match the shelf. The dashboard is the floor.
  • No reconciliation. Mondays go to doing the work, not counting it.
  • Discrepancies are traceable. Every change has a user, a device, a timestamp, a source.
  • Integrations stay current. Shopify, Xero, QuickBooks see your live counts within seconds.
How it works

Three steps from scan to screen.

No batch jobs. No nightly syncs. The shortest possible path from a scanner trigger to a live count on every device.

STEP 01

The scan happens

A receiver scans an inbound pallet. A picker scans an outbound order. A manager moves stock between locations. Any device — handheld, tablet, or phone.

0 ms
STEP 02

Klovio receives it instantly

The scan reaches Klovio's cloud in under 500 milliseconds. Inventory is debited, credited, or moved — atomically, with timestamp and user.

~200 ms
STEP 03

Every user sees the new number

Every dashboard refreshes. Every other handheld sees the new count on next scan. Every API consumer (QuickBooks, Shopify, Xero) syncs.

<500 ms total
Live activity

See every change, the moment it happens.

Open the activity feed and watch your inventory move in real time. Every scan, every transfer, every adjustment — timestamped, attributed, and traceable back to the user, device, and source action that caused it.

  • Every change shows user, device, location, and time
  • Filter by SKU, by warehouse, by team member
  • Roll back individual changes if needed
  • Export to CSV or push to your data warehouse
See Audit Log →
Live activity · 4 events today
+48 Greek Yogurt 32oz received · Cold A2-B1
María R · Handheld · 4 sec ago
−3 Sea Salt 500g picked · Order #4827
Daniel H · Handheld · 32 sec ago
Honey 250g transferred · A2-B3 → A4-B1
María R · Handheld · 1 min ago
+24 Olive Oil 1L received · Dry A4-B2
María R · Handheld · 3 min ago
Two pickers · one SKU
DH
Scan: −2
10:42:08.241
↘ ↙
MR
Scan: −1
10:42:08.246
↓ Atomic merge in cloud ↓
Sea Salt 500g
1512
Both picks applied. Neither overwrote the other.
Conflict resolution

Two pickers, one SKU, zero double-counts.

In a busy warehouse, two people can scan the same SKU within milliseconds of each other. Most inventory systems lose one of those scans — the database does a "last write wins" and the count quietly drifts.

Klovio's inventory engine is built on atomic database operations. Both scans land. Both deduct from the count. Neither overwrites the other. This is not optional or configurable — it's how the platform works at every layer.

  • True atomic counters at the database level
  • Offline edits queue locally, merge in order on reconnect
  • Every event is journaled — replay anything, anytime
Under the hood

The journey of a scan.

From the moment a barcode hits the scanner to the moment your accountant sees it in QuickBooks. Under half a second, end to end.

SCAN → SCREEN From handheld to every device Each step, in milliseconds. SCAN ✓ STEP 1 · 0 ms Worker scans a barcode Handheld captures the SKU, lot, quantity, and location — locally first, then sends to the cloud. ~50 ms KLOVIO CLOUD STEP 2 · ~150 ms Atomic write to the inventory engine The scan is journaled, the count is updated, and the event is broadcast to every connected client. STEP 3a · ~50 ms Dashboard Live count refreshes on every open browser. STEP 3b · ~50 ms Other handhelds Every device sees the new count on next scan. STEP 3c · ~250 ms Integrations QuickBooks, Xero, Shopify, Woo sync. From scanner to every screen, in under half a second. Median, measured across all Klovio regions, every minute of every day. Numbers are median latency. P99 stays under 1.2 seconds end-to-end.
The specifics

What "real-time" actually means in Klovio.

Related modules

Pairs well with.

Stop reconciling. Start running on real numbers.

20 minutes is all it takes to see Klovio's real-time inventory working on your kind of operation.

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