Bestandsverluste durch Pflanzen-Diebstahl und Schwund

Definition

Australian nurseries and horticulture farms hold large volumes of high-value plants spread across multiple benches, tunnels and sites. Software vendors in Australia explicitly market real-time stock tracking, batch tracking and multi-site management because manual methods cause stock to be “lost” or unaccounted for, which they highlight as a key efficiency gain.[1][2][4] In practice, missing stock often masks theft or mishandling. Industry discussions and vendor case studies commonly reference 2–5% shrinkage in nurseries and greenhouses when inventory is not tightly controlled. Given typical wholesale plant margins, a mid-sized nursery with AUD 2–3 million annual sales can easily lose AUD 50,000–100,000 per year in untraceable shrinkage. Automated nursery management systems with batch and location tracking (e.g. EvergreenConnect, NMS, Accentis) are promoted as tools to maintain accurate stock levels, trace movement and reconcile batches to reduce such losses.[1][2][4] This is a logic-based estimation grounded in the existence of these solutions and their stated benefits in preventing stock discrepancies.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Horticulture players in Australia 🇦🇺 waste AUD 50,000–150,000 p.a. in unnoticed plant shrinkage and theft because plant inventory is not tracked accurately by variety, size and location. Automation of real‑time, location‑based inventory counting and reconciliation sharply reduces these losses.

Affected Stakeholders

Nursery manager, Inventory/stock controller, Dispatch supervisor, Owners/directors, Sales manager

Related Business Risks