How would you reconcile a count taken while stock was moving?

Instruction: Calculate the expected physical stock at the count time and explain what you would verify before requesting a correction.

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All events concern SKU RG-10 at location D-02-01 on the same fictional day. EA means individual units. A count must be reconciled to movements at the time they physically occurred; transaction posting can be later. Associates report evidence, while inventory control approves adjustments.

TimeEvidence
09:00Verified starting balance: 120 EA
09:038 EA physically leave on pick P-61; transaction posts at 09:10
09:054 EA physically arrive on replenishment R-22; transaction posts at 09:06
09:08Physical count: 113 EA; WMS display at that moment: 124 EA

No other movements are initially known. Explain the apparent difference and the remaining discrepancy.

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At 09:08, I would expect 116 units: 120 minus the eight picked, plus four replenished. The count of 113 leaves three unexplained...

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