Inventory management of the near- and far-future won’t look anything like it does today. Technology hasn’t just made us faster at producing the things we need — it’s helped us bring down waste, error, and uncertainty in ways that make us better equipped than ever for a quickly changing world.In 2018, we’ll see the continued march of progress and even new ways of thinking in inventory management and throughout the supply chain. Some of the six trends below might be familiar to you, but hopefully all of them get you excited about what the future holds for this space.(more…)
The Data module gives you the option to view and export information from the Fishbowl database, though none of it can be updated from this module. You can run queries, save them, and export them to CSV and XLS files.(more…)
Ah, reports. They help you make sense of unwieldy amounts of data that would otherwise be practically incomprehensible. And we’re going to report on the differences between manually and automatically generating reports on inventory data.(more…)
Come on in and let’s talk about common inventory problems. This Whiteboard Wednesday video discusses six problems many companies face as they attempt to manage their inventory.It also offers solutions to them, which I’ll elaborate on a bit:(more…)
Are you ready to learn more about the Fishbowl software? Fishbowl now has a Plugin module that lets users manage all of the plugins they currently have available. And one of those plugins is the Forecast module.This is a very useful feature. It allows you to use previous sales data to project what could happen in the future. This helps businesses plan for their upcoming inventory needs. So let’s talk about how to install the Forecast module and how to set it up to get the information you need.(more…)