| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of users | 5 | Unlimited |
| Role management (360 access visibility) | 1 Fixed | Unlimited/customizable |
Reinvent the way you manage inventory with solutions from Avantor®
Inventory Manager: Your Lab Inventory Management Software Solution
Get inventory visibility — with no surprises. Inventory Manager from Avantor® brings the lab of the future to your bench with faster, easier lab supplies management, improved anytime, anywhere reporting and the ability to scale with your needs.
+300,000
No. of customer using IM
+1000
No. of sites with IM
+12,000
No. of stockroom
27
No. of countries
+700,000
Total SKUs managed in IM
+560,000
Total orderlines processed via IM
6M
Products and 4,000 core suppliers
The next generation of our online inventory software system – Inventory Manager - offers real-time insights into your lab supplies.
Now you can worry less about overstocks and stockouts and focus more on what you do best — groundbreaking R&D, essential QC and life-changing discoveries. Here’s how Inventory Manager can help:
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Explore Inventory Manager features and functionalities
Compare Inventory Manager Standard and Enterprise
| Standard | Enterprise |
|---|---|
| Manage your inventory of lab supplies & chemicals for free | An end-to-end lab inventory management solution with unlimited functionality & connectivity |
| Free direct registration | License |
| 2022 release | 2022 release & 2023 update |
User management
Metrics, reporting & analytics
| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Stockroom KPI's | ✓ | ✓ |
| 360 reporting (pre-defined & custom; scheduled & ad-hoc) | Basic | ✓ |
| Supply chain health KPI's | ⓧ | 2023 release |
Activity management & tracking
| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard activity & transaction feed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Card view vs. table information | ✓ | ✓ |
| Notification engine (in-app & email) | Limited | ✓ |
| Audit log | Basic | Advanced |
| Cost center & department tracking | ⓧ | ✓ |
| Request & approval routing | ⓧ | ✓ |
| Budget tracking | ⓧ | 2023 release |
Order & supply chain management
| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Direct ordering to Avantor (vwr.com) | ✓ | ✓ |
| WIMS order status/tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Electronic ordering for complete Avantor portfolio | ✓ | ✓ |
| Electronic ordering | Avantor out of the box | Avantor out of the box & customizable |
| Order transmission (non-Avantor vendors) | PDF standard format | Electronic, PDF, CSV & TXT, customizable |
| Inventory visibility & stockroom requests via vwr.com | ⓧ | ✓ |
| PO configuration | ⓧ | ✓ |
| Returns handling | ⓧ | 2023 release |
Inventory management & replenishment
| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Simple reorder point/min-max | ✓ | ✓ |
| Replenishment handling | ✓ Single option | ✓ Multiple options |
| Barcode labelling | ✓ Fixed option | ✓ Multiple options/configurable (2023 release) |
| Autopilot (replenish & receive) | ⓧ | ✓ |
| Consumption tracking/user barcodes | ⓧ | Full user tracking |
| Standing order management | ⓧ | 2023 release |
Stockroom management
| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of stockrooms/stocking locations | 1 | Unlimited |
| Hierarchical stockroom location management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Traceable stock adjustments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open & closed access stockrooms – transfers between satellite stockrooms | ⓧ | 2023 release |
Product management
| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| VWR.com automated product additions to inventory | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Vendor management | Limited to 5 (incl. Avantor) | Unlimited |
| Lot & expiry date management | ⓧ | ✓ |
| Custom UOM management | ⓧ | ✓ |
| Customizable product level fields | ⓧ | ✓ |
| Quality inspection/control handling | ⓧ | 2023 release |
| Integrated recommendation & alternatives engine | ⓧ | 2023 release |
| Document management | ⓧ | 2023 release |
| Automated custom product attribute/data management (e.g., CAS, mol. weight, protection class) “integrated PIM system” | ⓧ | 2023 release |
Connectivity, mobile & integration
| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile scanning app iOS & Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scanner integration | Online version only | Online & offline versions |
| Online scanner functions | Replenish & receive | Multi-functional: replenish, consume, receive, stock correction, approvals & stock transfers (2023) |
| Kiosks/vending machines - Input devices | ⓧ | ✓ |
| Push notifications for mobile app | ⓧ | ✓ |
| Integration with customer ERP system | ⓧ | ✓ |
| ELN integration | ⓧ | 2023 release |
| LIMS integration | ⓧ | 2023 release |
| Standardized API calls | ⓧ | 2023 release |
System set-up
| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-language versions (17 languages) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Single account for vwr.com & IM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customizable and downloadable tables | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full application search (global) | ✓ | ✓ |
Help & support
| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Digital tech support team available (20/5) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Downloadable online manual | ✓ | ✓ |
| Click to chat | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guided help | ⓧ | 2023 release |
Find the right plan for you. Choose from two options to easily scale with your needs.
Get started on a better path to managing your lab’s inventory with Inventory Manager Standard.
Enterprise-level visibility with functionality your lab ecosystem requires, supported by Inventory Manager Enterprise.
Inventory Manager saves lab +16,000 hours per year at a Fortune 500 company
A Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company wanted to raise productivity so they could stay competitive and increase shareholder value.
After an in-depth assessment, an Avantor Lean Process Consultant found the scientists were spending more than 36,000 hours every year searching for supplies and doing other non-essential lab inventory management tasks — time that could have been spent on research.
Our consultant recommended Inventory Manager, our point-of-use online inventory software that ensures scientists have the right supplies at the right time. Using industry-leading technology, the program identifies and concentrates the supplies each laboratory location and work area needs — then tracks usage and continually optimizes stock levels.
These changes were supported with updates to the organization’s lab procurement process, including assigning a single point of contact for infrequently ordered items and streamlining channels for handling procurement issue resolution.
The Fortune 500 company now saves more than 16,000 hours every year — the equivalent of about eight fulltime scientists. Our software to manage inventory removed nearly $75,000 of excess inventory and decreased the average value of on-hand lab supplies at each facility by 29%, from $521,000 to $373,000.
Reinvent the way you manage inventory
Manage your inventory faster and more easily.
Our vendor-agnostic platform is your one-stop stockroom inventory management solution.
Access your reporting anytime, anywhere.
View critical lab data and reports from multiple device types with our web-based inventory management software.
Scale your laboratory quickly.
Fully scalable and easily customizable, Inventory Manager makes it simple to scale as you grow.