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A large airline and an e-commerce company have approached eTurns recently to help them move from a Vendor-manged Inventory model to a Customer-managed Inventory model for managing their MRO inventory more efficiently. Both companies started their projects with supplier and product rationalization. Then they looked for an easy-to-use inventory auto-replenishment app that would help their employees be able to do guided cycle counts and usage tracking with min/maxes that would trigger auto-replenishment to any supplier and optimize their inventory.

eTurns TrackStock is now offered in the new Amazon Business App Center as the first inventory management app. TrackStock helps Amazon Business customers optimize and automate the replenishment of their stockroom inventory using AI-optimized min/max settings, which can lower inventory, labor, and carrying costs.  

eTurns and BoxLock partner to offer an unbeatable blend of VMI & CMI inventory solutions, fortified with industry-leading access control. Experience a new standard of safeguarded, accountable, and efficient operations for storerooms in centralized hubs to the most remote field sites.

A renewed push toward cost savings is blurring the line between VMI and CMI for many suppliers. With advancements in technology, CMI apps have emerged as a game-changer for suppliers looking for remote inventory management solutions for their customers. Explore what remote inventory management is and learn three valuable tips for effectively implementing it.

Discover five effective inventory optimization solutions to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and deliver exceptional customer service.

Implementing an efficient construction inventory management system is crucial for the success of any construction project. The following five essential tips can help in streamlining processes, saving costs, and improving efficiency overall. 

When it’s time to check on-hand inventory levels but no one is physically standing in the stockroom or the warehouse, IoT and RFID remote inventory management solutions can be incredibly useful.

The main differences between VMI and CMI come down to who performs the inventory monitoring and places the replenishment orders. One of the greatest similarities between VMI and CMI is that they both run best with the use of inventory management software. Read on to see which would work better in your stockroom. 

Move from vendor-managed inventory (VMI) to customer-managed inventory (CMI) and save big with electronic shelf labels that trigger replenishment.

Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) is a physical products business model where suppliers take responsibility for managing their customers’ inventory levels. Curious about implementing VMI in your business? Learn the essentials of VMI, a few examples, and the steps needed to begin VMI.