Amazon Has Robots in Its Warehouse. What About You?
The hustle and bustle that happens during the months of November through January can be the most profitable time of the year, if you know how to handle the mania. Last year, Amazon failed this test...
View ArticleIs Your Supply Chain Costing You Money?
3 areas of business where you can improve profitability with inventory management Don’t you love when you put on a jacket for the first time since last season and find a $20 bill in the pocket? It was...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Ways Manual Inventory Tracking Fails
Although 47% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are gaining more confidence in the state of the economy, two daunting challenges business owners still face are revenue growth and...
View ArticleHow To Use Barcodes to Simplify Supply Chain Management
Managing your small business’ supply chain, the network of companies, individuals and processes needed to turn raw materials from a supplier into a finished product, is becoming more complex than ever....
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An Easy Way to Protect Yourself Against Bad Inventory Data
A recent survey revealed 48 percent of small businesses use systems that put them at high risk of having bad inventory data, but here are four ways an inventory management system can significantly...
View Article6 Important Inventory KPIs That Can Make or Break Your Warehouse
Key performance indicators (KPIs) help identify and define progress towards defined business goals. Although KPIs vary across businesses and industries, they are vital to the success of an...
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Look for These 7 User-Friendly Features in Asset Management Software...
Don’t let a bad experience with the wrong program prevent your business from tracking its assets. Get the user-friendly features and reliability you need in good asset management software. Asset...
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Can You Keep Up With the Fast Pace of Indy 500 Logistics?
Indianapolis Motor Speedway on race day will resemble a microcosm of our economy and inventory control is as necessary as the tires on the car. The Indianapolis 500 is one of America’s biggest sporting...
View Article5 Ways to Boost Your Business by Simplifying Inventory Management
Inventory management is, by far, one of the most tedious jobs for businesses of any size, from your mom-and-pop corner store to major retail franchises. And an inventory mistake can be costly at any...
View Article6 Times Horrific Inventory Control Almost Killed These Companies
The mundane, laborious tasks of poring over inventory, tracking goods, recording sales, restocking shelves in a timely manner, and predicting future demands have never been popular activities for those...
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7 Ways Successful Businesses Get Inventory Ready for the Holidays
In the midst of the holiday season in December 2011, retailers around the world watched in horror as Best Buy told customers they didn’t have enough stock and had to cancel orders. Needless to say, the...
View Article6 Steps to Help Control Inventory During the Holiday Rush
The “holiday rush” for buying gifts and gadgets for our loved ones (and, let’s face it, ourselves) is getting bigger every year. Holiday sales are expected to grow this year, with a 13.3 percent...
View Article6 Industries Where Barcode Scanners Have Taken Over
When one thinks of the phrase “barcode scanner,” the first thing that comes to mind is usually the check-out counter at the supermarket. And that’s a fine example of the usefulness of barcodes and the...
View ArticleWhat Does the 2017 Small Business Report Tell Us?
As small and medium-sized businesses everywhere look to 2017 and beyond, one of the major questions has to be how they’ll compete with large companies like Amazon, which is “traditionally” an online...
View Article5 Steps to Get Control of Your Inventory Management
When you started your business, you likely had goals and dreams of running the perfect business. It would have all the must-have items, excellent customer service and quick shipping, all wrapped up...
View ArticleHow Inventory Management Helps Your Online Sales
No matter what type of goods or services your business provides, a strong online presence is nonnegotiable. You operate in a business culture where omnichannel rules, and 60 percent of shoppers have...
View ArticleBeat The Shrink: How Inventory Management Can Help Reduce Shrinkage
Retailers ate losses of more than $45 billion thanks to shrinkage in 2015, a $1 billion jump from the 2014 total. If this trend continues, the 2016 figure could exceed $47 billion! How can so much...
View ArticleInventory Blues: When You Wonder If It’s Worth the Effort, Remember the...
Tell me, does this ever happen to you? You walk into your stockroom, look around, and walk right back out again? You close the door (and your eyes), take a deep breath, and cross that threshold again...
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How To Build An Inventory Management System Your Employees and Customers Will...
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay Does your business suffer from the following symptoms of poor inventory management? Haphazard warehouse organization Late deliveries Mixed up shipments Lackluster...
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Top Reasons for Inventory Shrinkage
kloxklox_com / Pixabay Inventory shrinkage is something few small business owners take into account when starting their company. If you aren’t in a business like retail, it’s hard to imagine that your...
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