Fishbowl Blog

If you help run a surgical department, you know how stressful the job can be. It’s a daily challenge to balance the pressure of providing care and managing surgical inventory. The…

To dramatically improve the buying experience for customers, retailers need to combine the strengths of unrelated departments. Marketing’s compelling campaigns. IT’s seamless tech…

Tracking assets like raw materials and cash is usually straightforward. But what about the ones you aren’t sure how to categorize? Assets look different for every company, and…

When most people imagine a factory, the scene is simple. A worker pushes a big red button, and like magic, a conveyor belt whirs to life and pops out a shiny new product. Of…

Most people have plenty of experience with community pharmacies. You drop into one in your neighborhood to pick up a prescription, then go home to handle treatment on your own. In…

International shipping is a headache for businesses and customers alike. Delivered duty paid ( DDP ) is the medicine. Under a DDP agreement, the seller takes on all responsibility…

For the past 10 years, Fishbowl has integrated with Xero, an online accounting solution. Xero has all the accounting features a growing business needs, and it is perfectly…

A bill of materials (BOM) is like a recipe for your product. And for technical manufacturing, it’s the difference between frying a cheap burger and searing a tender filet mignon.…

Job costing (aka job order costing or job cost accounting ) is a method of tracking all the expenses associated with a specific project. It’s like a magnifying glass for your…

Running a household with limited resources requires planning and sacrifice. You need to strategically stretch your money, whether that’s clipping coupons or comparing prices to…

From supply chain issues to major world events, disruptions throw your operations off course. But what if you could not just survive these challenges, but come out stronger? The…

Imagine walking into your favorite store to buy a product you’ve been waiting for, only to discover it’s out of stock. This situation frustrates both customers and business…