Topic: Work orders

If your inventory system came bundled with your dispatching or invoicing software, it's probably the weakest part of that package. All-in-one field service platforms promise convenience, but when one vendor builds five tools, inventory is usually the one that suffers most. This article looks at how Katy Plumbing and RED RHINO fixed that by choosing a standalone inventory app built for plumbing and HVAC service trucks, and what it got them: Katy Plumbing recovered $1-2M in billable time, and RED RHINO cut count time by 75%.

Contractors who have a significant percentage of their business riding on service trucks are closely familiar with the inventory and record-keeping challenges such mobile offices can present.

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. 

Selecting inventory optimization software with features and benefits aligned with your business needs is one of the most consequential steps for efficient stockroom inventory management.

eTurns TrackStock Manage - A mobile scanning app for creating work orders, tracking usage, and auto-replenishing stockroom and truck inventory