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…)
A new Software Advice report offers a lot of interesting insights into what types of companies bought supply chain management software in 2016.This line from the article is particularly telling: “It’s a familiar tale: A small third-party logistics (3PL) or manufacturing firm has been getting by using pen and paper, clunky spreadsheets or outdated software. But now, they’re at a crossroads and must either upgrade their IT infrastructure or languish.”Exactly. As small businesses get bigger and face more logistics challenges, it’s simply not cost effective to keep depending on old, outdated methods of managing inventory. They have to modernize or else they won’t be able to keep up with their more advanced competitors.(more…)
This video covers the many custom reports available through Fishbowl. After you purchase and download a custom report through Fishbowl’s website, you can go into the Reports module in the Fishbowl interface and select that report. Then you can download it into the appropriate folder.(more…)
We’re back for another big helping of Fishbowl reports. In the last few weeks, we’ve covered 24 reports, ranging from barcode printing to manufacture order summaries.Fishbowl’s reports are designed to help with many aspects of inventory management, including picking, cycle counting, rotating inventory, complying with government regulations, and more.Let’s see what we have in store this week by delving into eight more useful reports:(more…)
Last week I talked about 12 of the more than 30 reports available on the Fishbowl Store. Let’s keep going and list off another dozen reports that you can purchase and use in your business.These reports have a lot of unique functions. This week’s ones are mainly focused on barcode generation and printing.(more…)
Did you know that there is a Fishbowl Store where you’ll find more than 30 reports?These reports address a huge spectrum of needs. They let companies print barcodes, conduct cycle counts, keep track of firearm sales, monitor monthly revenue goals, and much more.Let’s talk about a dozen of these reports, listed in alphabetical order:(more…)
Why does Fishbowl have a Report Store instead of just including all of those reports in the software? Good question. I’ll answer that by first explaining a few background details.If you are unfamiliar with it, the Report Store is a part of the Fishbowl website where users can go and buy specialized reports to use with their Fishbowl software.Reports are extremely important because they allow users to organize the data in Fishbowl in different ways in order to make sense of it. You can use them to manufacture products, spot sales trends, track serial numbers, check part availability, and much more. Other reports can be used to create barcodes, price labels, pick tickets, cycle count lists, and invoices.(more…)
Welcome to the sixth video in this series about getting Fishbowl up and running. We’ve talked a lot about the Fishbowl database, and now it’s time to talk about how to get help when you run into problems and need answers to questions.This video focuses on finding what you’re looking for on the Fishbowl Wiki. There are two main ways to do this:(more…)
Welcome back to Whiteboard Wednesday, Fishbowl’s weekly video series that addresses big inventory management (and other business) issues. In this episode, James Shores talks about the important role reports play in running a business.Detailed inventory reports can help you spot trends and opportunities in:(more…)
It’s time for the third and final part of this blog series on RMAs. All three of these posts are based on the excellent article from Find Accounting Software.
RMA Recap
I’ve already talked about how important it is for RMAs to be flexible enough to be used for a variety of purposes and in a variety of business types. And I also talked about the need for an RMA solution to integrate with inventory management software, accounting software, and a CRM.This week I will go a step further and explain the practical usefulness of the data and trends that can come from RMAs. Once again, I will focus primarily on Fishbowl’s RMA module.(more…)
A new Software Advice report offers a lot of interesting insights into what types of companies bought supply chain management software in 2016.
This line from the article is particularly telling: “It’s a familiar tale: A small third-party logistics (3PL) or manufacturing firm has been getting by using pen and paper, clunky spreadsheets or outdated software. But now, they’re at a crossroads and must either upgrade their IT infrastructure or languish.”
Exactly. As small businesses get bigger and face more logistics challenges, it’s simply not cost effective to keep depending on old, outdated methods of managing inventory. They have to modernize or else they won’t be able to keep up with their more advanced competitors. (more…)
We’re back for another big helping of Fishbowl reports. In the last few weeks, we’ve covered 24 reports, ranging from barcode printing to manufacture order summaries.
Fishbowl’s reports are designed to help with many aspects of inventory management, including picking, cycle counting, rotating inventory, complying with government regulations, and more.
Let’s see what we have in store this week by delving into eight more useful reports: (more…)
Last week I talked about 12 of the more than 30 reports available on the Fishbowl Store. Let’s keep going and list off another dozen reports that you can purchase and use in your business.
These reports have a lot of unique functions. This week’s ones are mainly focused on barcode generation and printing. (more…)
Did you know that there is a Fishbowl Store where you’ll find more than 30 reports?
These reports address a huge spectrum of needs. They let companies print barcodes, conduct cycle counts, keep track of firearm sales, monitor monthly revenue goals, and much more.
Let’s talk about a dozen of these reports, listed in alphabetical order: (more…)
If you are unfamiliar with it, the Report Store is a part of the Fishbowl website where users can go and buy specialized reports to use with their Fishbowl software.
Reports are extremely important because they allow users to organize the data in Fishbowl in different ways in order to make sense of it. You can use them to manufacture products, spot sales trends, track serial numbers, check part availability, and much more. Other reports can be used to create barcodes, price labels, pick tickets, cycle count lists, and invoices. (more…)
RMA Recap