Client: “BekobodStroy” (name changed) — construction materials wholesaler: cement, rebar, corrugated sheets, insulation. 3 warehouses in Tashkent’s Yangihayot district, 8,500 SKUs, 25 sales managers, 60–90 shipments per day. Annual turnover at project start — around 40 billion som.
Timeline: 6 weeks. Team: 1 analyst, 2 1C developers, 1 QA.
What it looked like before
The client ran 1C:Accounting 3.0 (only for tax authority reporting) and Excel for everything else. Specifically:
- stock — an 8,500-row spreadsheet, updated manually;
- order reservations — on a separate sheet on the bookkeeper’s laptop;
- order picking — a printed invoice plus the stock keeper’s “walk around”;
- reality checks — monthly inventory, with 3–5% discrepancy by stock value.
The core pain. Twice a month the client “lost” a lot: a manager sold stock that wasn’t there. Returns were logged in 1C after the fact, and the reputation with 3 major construction firms took a hit.
What the client asked for
- A single stock system without a parallel Excel.
- Eliminate mis-picks and lost lots at shipment.
- Cut order pick time (was ~35 minutes per order).
- Integrate with 1C:Accounting — so month-end close runs in 1 day, not 4.
What we built
Weeks 1–2: discovery and standard Trade Management
- Deployed 1C:Trade Management 11.5, migrated catalogs (items, counterparties, prices).
- Migrated opening stock from Excel at period start — 2 days of work.
- Set up roles: manager, stock keeper, warehouse supervisor, accountant.
Week 3: cell-based storage
- Split 3 warehouses into 640 cells (
A-01-01throughC-20-04). - Printed and stuck QR codes on every cell.
- Initial stocktake took 3 days: 2 crews of 4 + scanners.
Week 4: handhelds and mobile client
- Bought 6 Chainway C71 scanners (~25M som for the set).
- Rolled out our 1C mobile client: receiving, shipping, transfers, stocktake.
- One day of training for stock keepers.
Week 5: reservations and integration
- Reservation module with rules: VIP developers → prepaid B2B → retail.
- Exchange with 1C:Accounting 3.0 via the standard exchange plan. Sales documents flow to accounting automatically.
Week 6: stabilization and training
- Parallel run (Excel + new system) for 5 days, with daily reconciliation.
- 3 two-hour trainings for managers and stock keepers.
- Launched a “hotline” — our engineer on call for 2 weeks for any question.
Results
| Metric | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock discrepancies | 3–5% | 0.2% | 15–25× less |
| Average pick time | 35 min | 11 min | −69% |
| Lost lots per month | 1–2 | 0 | −100% |
| Month-end close (accounting) | 4 days | 6 hours | 5× faster |
| Extra hires needed | — | 0 | same headcount |
Client quote
“The most important thing isn’t the speed. It’s that I stopped waking up at 3 AM wondering ‘what if Akhmadjonovich comes tomorrow for his 20 tons and there’s nothing there.’ Now I trust the number in the system. That feeling is worth everything.”
— Director, “BekobodStroy”
What it cost
Total customization and rollout budget — ~9,400 USD (6 weeks of work; scanners separate). Paid back in 3 months purely from cutting losses by 0.8% of turnover.
Estimate for a company at your scale — see our 1C customization pricing guide.
Lessons from this project
- Cell storage without handhelds is half a solution. Paper cards with cell numbers are an order of magnitude worse than scanners.
- Parallel run matters more than training. People learn when they see the new system matches their notebook.
- Accounting integration is the last thing you build — and the first thing the CFO notices. Closing the month in 6 hours is magic to the owner.
Frequently asked
Does this scheme work for a smaller warehouse? Yes. The minimum setup (cells + 1 handheld) pays off from 2,000 SKUs.
Do we have to buy licensed 1C? Yes. We only work with licensed installations — otherwise you’ll hit problems with exchange and support.
Can you integrate with other systems? Yes — we’ve built exchanges with 1C:Accounting for Uzbekistan, CRM (Bitrix24, amoCRM), banks (Kapitalbank, Hamkorbank APIs), Uzum Market.
How long does staff training take? 1 day for stock keepers, 2 hours for managers, 4 hours for accounting. Keeps downtime at launch minimal.
Same kind of case for you. Tell us about your warehouse — we’ll show which customizations will pay off in the first 6 weeks.
Also read: When standard 1C warehouse isn’t enough, how much 1C customization costs.
