ARCO / ARCO Optics

Optical operations, connected.

One platform from prescription to dispatch. Arco Labs brings order entry, production, quality control, inventory, purchasing, accounts and delivery for every lab branch into one system.

Enterprise optical laboratory platform Multi-branch
Rx job passed QC 1Moved to Coating
PO sent on WhatsAppTo approved blank vendor
01 — See it at work

Every lab job, under control.

One lab ERP for every branch and the head office, with live data. These are real screens from Arco Labs.

1Inventory dashboard

Every stock item in one view

An executive command centre for stock balances, procurement activity and warehouse load, live for each branch.

  • Total value, item count, available quantity and warehouses
  • Low-stock, out-of-stock, pending POs and reorders flagged
  • Quick actions: goods receipt, consumption and stock adjustment
  • Export the whole dashboard to PDF in one click
2Material requisitions

Purchasing with approvals

A central procurement desk: branches raise requirements, head office reviews them, assigns suppliers and places orders.

  • Branches raise material requirements to head office
  • The national inventory head assigns approved vendors
  • POs sent on WhatsApp; invoices confirmed before payment
  • Filter by status, priority, department and invoice state
3Rx order entry

Speed-punched Rx orders

Built for the order desk: move through every field with the keyboard, then forward the order straight to production.

  • Brand, Rx type, index, coating, tint, DIA and fitting type
  • SPH, CYL, axis, add, prism and corridor for each eye
  • Tab and Enter to move fast; discount and GST worked out
  • Save as draft, forward the order or open the order queue
Every job, department by department

A live lifecycle for every Rx job.

1Order entryRx punched & priced
2StoreBlanks allocated
3BlockingReady to surface
4QC 1Post-surfacing check
5CoatingHard coat & AR
6Final QCCosmetic inspection
7DispatchBatched & delivered
02 — Core solutions

Built around the optical workflow.

Order & production

  • Prescription and stock lens order processing
  • Optical calculations and customer-specific pricing
  • Live 9-stage order lifecycle

Surfacing & coating

  • Semi-finished blanks allocated per store
  • Surfacing generator queue
  • Hard coat and high-vacuum anti-reflective coating

Inventory & procurement

  • Blanks, ingredients and packaging by warehouse
  • Blank master, restock and unmatched-blank tracking
  • POs, goods receipts, BOM and chemical use

Quality control

  • Post-surfacing (QC 1) and final cosmetic inspection
  • Defect detection, remakes and root-cause analysis
  • Automatic barcode generation

Dispatch & delivery

  • Multi-order batching and GST delivery challans
  • Live delivery tracking and GPS fleet supervision
  • Route coordination

Sales & field teams

  • National targets and regional field supervision
  • Field executive management
  • Retailer onboarding with KYC and credit-risk checks

Finance & compliance

  • Double-entry accounting, day books and vouchers
  • Credit limits with automatic order lockout
  • Automated GST invoicing and tax compliance

Customer & internal ops

  • Complaints handled against SLAs
  • Internal messaging between departments
  • Task escalation and operational alerts
Built for multi-branch labs

Every branch on its own. Head office sees them all.

Branch-wise control

Stock, orders and staff for each lab, with one view for head office.

Inter-lab handover

Move jobs and stock between branches with a full record.

Emergency buffer

A national buffer stock to keep every lab running.

03 — The platform

Insight, mobility & scale.

28+Built-in reports

Sales

Sales order audit, customer running balance, credit limits.

Finance

GST invoice register, day book, GST and tax registers.

Production

Production comparison, stock movement, PO status.

Delivery & team

Delivery fleet report and employee performance.

Mobile apps

  • Field attendance with GPS location
  • Rx order entry and retailer KYC on the go
  • Delivery dashboards, QR scanning, offline use

Desktop workstation

  • High-throughput lab workstation
  • Direct printer, barcode and label printing
  • Offline caching; zero-configuration install

Real-time & automated

  • Live updates across departments
  • Workflow automation with n8n
  • Status alerts on WhatsApp Business

Enterprise deployment

  • Docker, with an Nginx reverse proxy
  • HTTPS / WSS and Redis caching
  • Security and transactional controls
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Connect your optical operations.

From order to delivery, one connected platform for every branch of your lab.