Dukaan POS
Pipe is often cut to length, but Dukaan POS has no length unit. You can sell pipe by the piece or the bundle, which works if you sell standard lengths. If most of your sales are cut lengths priced per foot or metre, this will not fit, and sizes are separate products because there are no variants.
1Naming parts so nobody errs
Because sizes are separate products, names matter. Include type, material and size: elbow, PVC, 1 inch. Staff find the exact part with a few letters, bills show the specification and stock counts stay accurate. A consistent format saves more mistakes than any feature.
A fitting delivery
2Boxes and pieces
Fittings arrive in boxes and sell singly. Add a box package on each and receive in boxes; stock stays in pieces. A delivery of ten boxes of sockets and a sale of three sockets leave the right figure with no arithmetic.
A good fit
- Fittings sold by the piece or box
- Plumber credit
- Standard-length pipes
Not a fit
- Pipe cut to length
- Per-length pricing
- Size variants
3Plumber accounts
Plumbers pick up parts all week and settle on a set day. Each has a page with bills, payments and balance. A weekly review of the dues list shows who is overdue, and a quick call before they take more credit keeps balances under control.
🧮 Carton to pieces calculator
Stock lives in one base unit, so any package converts cleanly.
4Fast and slow parts
A few fittings sell every day; many sell twice a year. Set minimums on the fast ones and read product sales quarterly to spot the slow ones. Stock valuation shows how much is tied up in parts that rarely move.
5Supplier dues
Parts come from a handful of dealers on credit. Record each delivery with the bill number and your payment, and keep pay-by dates visible. Comparing their statement with your list before paying catches double charges.
6What to keep on paper
If you cut pipe to length, keep a small sheet for it and record the sale as a piece, bundle or a fixed price item. Using the app for everything else still removes most of the paperwork, and you can judge after the trial whether the compromise suits you.
7A worked example
A plumber takes 12 elbows, 6 sockets, 4 taps and a mixer during the week. Each line is billed as it is taken, with the day's price, and added to his page. On Saturday he pays Rs 8,000 of a Rs 11,500 total; the remaining Rs 3,500 stays with a date. Meanwhile the elbow count fell below its minimum on Wednesday, so you reordered before Friday's rush.
8Setting minimums on parts
Start with the fifteen parts that sell weekly. Count how many go out in a normal week, multiply by the days your dealer takes to deliver and add a day's buffer. Enter that as the minimum. Review after a month, and add the next fifteen. A little discipline on the fast parts removes most of the annoying stock-outs.
★Get started in four steps
- Add parts with size in the nameUse a consistent format.
- Add box packagesFor fittings sold by the box.
- Open plumber accountsRecord credit and payments.
- Review slow stockUse stock valuation quarterly.
!Good to know before you start
- There is no length unit; pipe cannot be sold by cut length.
- Sizes are separate products; there are no variants.
- There is no barcode scanning.
- The app needs an internet connection to save.
?Questions about plumbing supplies shop software
Can I sell pipe by the foot?
No. Sell it by the piece or bundle.
Can I keep hundreds of fittings?
Yes, with clear names and categories.
Can plumbers buy on credit?
Yes, on khata.
Can I sell by the box?
Yes, with box packages.
Does it handle sizes as options?
No. Each size is a product.
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