{"id":16049,"date":"2025-07-31T14:17:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atamya.com\/glossar\/enterprise-resource-planning-erp\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:25:35","slug":"inventory-management-system","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.atamya.com\/en\/glossar\/inventory-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Inventory Management System (IMS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"m-text__container-block_dd612e4a15328e53d6cf99dde29b7ed7\" class=\"m-text__container u-pt-x10 u-pb-x10 u-pt-x20@md u-pb-x20@md u-bgcolor-sunshine-yellow\">\n    <div class=\"o-container\">\n        <div class=\"o-grid o-grid--center\">\n                <div class=\"o-grid__col u-6\/12@md\" data-aos=\"none\">\n                    <h1>Inventory Management System (IMS)<\/h1>\n<p>An Inventory Management System (IMS) controls operative processes such as stock keeping, sales, and order processing. 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