Labour disappears
Skilled staff spend hours checking shelves, reconciling spreadsheets and preparing reports.
3,000+ locations trust TotalCtrl technology
InventoryCtrl IC-1
Stop Paying People to Count Inventory.
Automate inventory counting with a ceiling-mounted unit that gives your team live inventory visibility.
30-minute installationNo item-level RFID1-year software included
Trusted by operators, partners and European food-system innovation
3,000+
locations using TotalCtrl technology
RFID Technology Partner
TITAN
EU food-system project
Data4Food
Brussels launch
3,000+
locations using TotalCtrl technology
RFID Technology Partner
TITAN
EU food-system project
Data4Food
Brussels launch
3,000+ locations already rely on TotalCtrl technology
EU-backed innovation
InventoryCtrl IC-1
Stop Paying People to Count Inventory.
IC-1 helps hospitals, hotels and commercial kitchens replace recurring manual counts with continuous inventory visibility—so skilled staff can focus on running the operation.
No product-level RFID tags
Self-install in about 30 minutes
1 year software included
Trusted by operators, partners and European food-system innovation
3,000+locations using TotalCtrl technology
RFID technology partner
TITANEU food-system project
Data4FoodBrussels launch
The hidden cost
Manual inventory is expensive—even before mistakes.
Every count consumes paid hours, interrupts operations and produces information that starts becoming outdated as soon as the count ends.
01
Labour disappears
Skilled staff spend hours checking shelves, reconciling spreadsheets and preparing reports.
02
Waste compounds
Expiry, over-ordering and low visibility quietly reduce margins and tie up working capital.
03
Stockouts arrive late
Missing stock is often discovered only when a patient, guest or team member needs it.
Transparent ROI calculator
See what counting is costing you—using your own numbers.
The default calculation only models labour. It does not assume savings from waste, expiry, overstock, stockouts or better purchasing.
Your current operation
Formula: storage areas × hours per week × 52 × loaded hourly cost × selected reduction. Hardware investment uses €999 per unit and is converted only by currency label, not by live exchange rate. Replace with local pricing before publishing outside the euro area.
Estimated annual labour value recovered
€58,500
Current paid counting hours2,600 h/year
Estimated hours recovered1,950 h/year
Hardware investment€9,990
Simple payback2.0 months
Year-one value after hardware€48,510
Why this is conservative: the result excludes waste reduction, expiry prevention, stockout avoidance, emergency orders, working-capital improvements and management time.
How to trust the number
A business case you can audit—not a black-box promise.
Every output is tied to a visible input and a simple formula. Start with labour, then add verified site-specific improvements after a pilot.
Use loaded labour cost
Include wages, payroll costs and relevant overhead—not only base salary.
Use real counting time
Measure preparation, physical counting, reconciliation and reporting.
Choose a cautious reduction
The calculator defaults to 75%. Use 50% for a conservative planning case.
Validate with a pilot
Compare measured before-and-after time, visibility and inventory outcomes.
How IC-1 works
Install once. Know what is there.
1
Mount above inventory
Install IC-1 over a defined storage area, connect power and Wi-Fi, then activate it through TotalCtrl.
2
Track stock movement
Camera intelligence, shelf-based RFID and software help capture changes without tagging every product.
3
Act on live data
Teams spend less time counting and more time replenishing, serving guests or caring for patients.
Beyond labour
Count less. See more. Waste less.
Labour is the simplest ROI to verify. Continuous visibility can create additional value once it is measured in your operation.
Reduce repetitive work
Remove recurring manual counts from managers, kitchen teams, nurses and supply-chain staff.
Improve inventory visibility
Replace periodic snapshots with a continuously updated understanding of what is available.
Build the complete business case after the pilot
Measure additional value instead of assuming it.
- Expired or obsolete inventory
- Overstock and tied-up working capital
- Stockouts and emergency orders
- Time spent investigating discrepancies
External context
Independent benchmarks show why inventory automation matters.
These are third-party digital-inventory benchmarks, not promises of IC-1 performance. They provide context for the size of the operational problem.
Average clinical hours saved per trust, per year, through digital inventory management.
Average savings per trust over five years reported for in-trust inventory management systems.
Annual savings reported in a pharmacy inventory-automation case study.
Vendor-reported reduction in overall hospital inventory in hospital Kanban deployments.
Results depend on scope, baseline processes, inventory category, labour rates and adoption. Use these figures as context only; use your own pilot data for procurement decisions.
Frequently asked questions
What operators ask before buying.
Clear answers reduce risk and make the ROI easier to evaluate.
Does the calculator promise these savings?
No. It is a transparent planning model based on your inputs. Actual outcomes should be measured through a pilot and depend on deployment scope, adoption and current processes.
Why does the calculator exclude waste savings by default?
Labour is easier to observe and verify. Waste, expiry, stockouts and purchasing improvements should be added only after your baseline and pilot results are measured.
We already have inventory software. Why do we need IC-1?
Your software still depends on accurate physical inventory data. IC-1 helps create the live data layer by capturing what changes in the storage area.
Do we need to tag every product?
No. IC-1 uses shelf-based RFID, so tags are placed on shelves and storage locations rather than on every individual product.
How difficult is installation?
Mount the unit, connect power and Wi-Fi, then scan the QR code to activate it. The current setup is designed for self-installation in about 30 minutes.
What should a pilot measure?
Track counting hours, reconciliation time, inventory visibility, discrepancies, emergency orders, expiry and user adoption before and after deployment.
What would you do with the hours you get back?
Share one inventory area and your current counting routine. We will map the labour cost and define a measurable IC-1 pilot.
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