Cycle count software automates the manual cycle counting process with barcode scanning, auto-replenishment and help with categorizing your inventory subsets. Learn how it can help you optimize inventory, reduce shrinkage and improve accuracy.
Old school inventory management methods, like spreadsheets and manual counts, leave too much room for error. That’s why more businesses are turning to stockroom apps—modern, mobile-first solutions that give teams inventory visibility, track usage, auto-replenish point-of-use inventory, and eliminate costly mistakes.
To stay competitive, distributors and the companies they serve are turning to leading solutions like artificial intelligence (AI) and inventory sensors to gain near real-time visibility, streamline replenishment, and make smarter, proactive decisions.
By automating inventory audits with QR code scans or weight sensors, you streamline operations and reduce your reliance on manual counts and spreadsheets, leading to greatly reduced labor costs. The improved accuracy and efficiency of automation also supports better decision-making and increases overall customer satisfaction, contributing to increased revenue.
Summary: A definitive guide to defining Min/Maxes and how to calculate them. Learn how modern VMI apps that track usage can optimize your min/max levels and decrease costs.
Consigned inventory has the potential to be a very profitable investment. The benefits of consignment inventory include convenient, reliable goods for customers and steady profits for distributors. Below, we discuss consignment inventory best practices and common mistakes....
A vendor-managed inventory app is used by an industrial or medical distributor to facilitate the VMI process of replenishing onsite inventory at the customers' point-of-use location (where the customer uses the inventory in the course of conducting their operations, as opposed to selling the inventory). VMI apps help distributors and customers share inventory data seamlessly and make replenishment decisions collaboratively. Learn about important features of a VMI app here.
Point-of-use inventory is consumable inventory that is used in the course of business operations and it needs to be managed in a unique way. Here is how to manage POU inventory well.
The Amazon Smart Shelf was a cool little wireless weight pad for replenishment but alas... it is discontinued. Luckily, for companies that absolutely cannot stock out of inventory, there are still other inventory sensor technologies that can automate replenishment.
What you should know about inventory audits and how to make them run more smoothly
