Why an inventory system beats spreadsheets
You can record orders and maintenance in a spreadsheet, but growth requires automation. A mature commerce OS assigns revenue to items on every order, rolls maintenance parts and labor into item costs, and keeps availability synced across channels so double bookings do not happen.
What automation gives you
- Automatic revenue attribution per order and per item.
- Maintenance logs that add parts and labor to item costs.
- Real-time availability across online store, POS, and marketplaces.
- Auto blocks when items enter repair or inspection.
- Clean audit trails and faster, more reliable reporting.
When spreadsheets fall short
- Manual updates introduce errors and missed costs.
- No unified availability leads to double booking.
- Weak traceability across orders, maintenance, and channels.
Best practices to scale
- Use a commerce OS as the single source of truth.
- Connect POS, marketplaces, and service workflows via APIs.
- Track costs and profitability at item level across the lifecycle.
TWICE Commerce powers these workflows with item-level inventory, automated availability, booking buffers, maintenance tracking, and unified orders, so teams can add channels and grow without losing control.
