P_00011 — Recorded inventory cannot be reconciled to physical stock

One testable operational mismatch: the operating system's inventory quantity differs from physical counts, while the available transaction history does not identify where the variance entered.

Problem ID	Name	Solution IDs	Statement type	Status
P_00011	Recorded inventory cannot be reconciled to physical stock	S_00010	market_hypothesis	draft

kind: problem_catalog
schema_version: 1
problems:
  - id: P_00011
    solutionsIds:
      - S_00010
    priority: 45
    name: 'Recorded inventory cannot be reconciled to physical stock'
    status: approved
    statement_type: market_hypothesis
    applies_to_icp_ids: []
    situation: >-
      A company relies on transaction-driven inventory quantities for
      materials, work in process, or finished goods, and purchasing,
      manufacturing, and fulfillment activity is expected to maintain those
      quantities.
    operational_mismatch: >-
      Quantities recorded by the operating system differ from physical counts,
      and reviewing the available transactions does not identify where the
      variance entered. The system quantity therefore cannot be reconciled to
      the stock the company counted.
    possible_consequences:
      - 'Users cannot treat the recorded inventory quantity as reliable without a physical verification.'
      - 'The source of an inventory-count variance remains unresolved after transaction review.'
    observable_signals:
      - 'A physical count differs from the quantity recorded by the operating system.'
      - 'The company describes its inventory counts as unreliable.'
      - 'Users report unexplained glitches while inventory quantities are maintained.'
      - 'The team cannot identify which transaction or process created a variance.'
    disconfirming_signals:
      - >-
        Representative cycle counts reconcile to recorded quantities within an
        agreed tolerance across materials, work in process, and finished goods.
      - >-
        A controlled item journey through receipt, consumption, production, and
        shipment produces the expected quantities and identifiable adjustments.
      - >-
        Sample variances can be traced to documented timing differences or
        pending transactions and resolve through the normal process.
    confirmation_questions: []
    evidence_requirement: >-
      A representative physical-count sample, the corresponding recorded
      quantities, all relevant movement transactions, the resulting variances,
      and the outcome of recount and transaction review.
    evidence_ids: []
    prohibited_claims:
      - 'That the ERP vendor or application code causes the variances before diagnosis.'
      - 'That employees are responsible for inaccurate inventory.'
      - 'That the mismatch causes stockouts, delays, or financial loss without account evidence.'
      - 'That replacing the system will make inventory accurate.'