COVID-19

IoT Inventory Management: eTurns SensorBins vs Actylus Smart Bin System

    Summary: Next-gen VMI software allows distributors and their customers to manage inventory-on-hand with IoT weight sensors. Keep track of supplies ...

Automated Supply Replenishment Systems Are Key To Efficient Stockrooms

  Since COVID-19 hit, demand for essential items skyrocketed, customers closed their facilities to outside sales reps, labor shortages worsened, and ...

Case Study: Electrical Distributor, SMC, Moves From Pen and Paper to Automated Inventory Replenishment

  Andy Wolfe, SMC’s Director of Inventory Management Services, noticed many of the distributor’s accounts followed the same pattern: “Fire drill” ...

Guest Post: How Distributors Can Meet Consigned Inventory Cost-Reduction Targets

With the volatile supply chains sparked by COVID-19, many distributors were forced to thoroughly analyze inventory levels and reduce expenses ...

Distributors and the Shift to Digital Self-Service for VMI and CMI

  We all know that Covid-19 has caused many companies to increase their online presence to meet growing demands from customers ...

Medical Inventory Management Solutions Buyer’s Guide

  Summary: Manually tracking inventory takes valuable time and energy away from your staff. Medical inventory management software improves this process ...

How to Provide Low- to No-Touch Inventory Management

Customer managed inventory (CMI) technology is far faster for inventory replenishment, eliminates price shopping and reduces the risk of error, ...

No-Touch Medical Inventory Management? It’s Possible with IoT Sensors

  Over the past few months, we’ve seen increased interest by medical clinics, EMS organizations and healthcare facilities in our Internet ...

Automate Your Team’s Manual Inventory Replenishment Tasks with eTurns

It’s surprising that so many companies still manage inventory with paper and a clipboard. Imagine how much time your team could ...

Embrace Customer Managed Inventory (CMI) in the Era of COVID 19

  While the right ecommerce website is necessary for distributors, a Customer Managed Inventory program supported by the right technology is ...

COVID-19 Crisis: 3 ways distributors are prepping for what is ahead

    While the distributors we talk to daily are thankfully not sensing a huge downturn in business yet, many are preparing ...

The American Fastener Journal features an article about how eTurns eVMI (a.k.a. SensorBins) is a cost-effective alternative to vending machines for automating VMI.

Automating Vendor-managed Inventory (VMI) within OEM and MRO storerooms is becoming an increasingly important way for distributors and manufacturers to ...