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Mr. Miyagi is more than just a karate instructor – he is an inventory management genius! I’ve compiled 10 of his quotes from the 1984 film The Karate Kid and translated them to…

Fishbowl Inventory landed a spot on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List for the third year in a row. Fishbowl’s fiscal year end revenue jumped 453 percent from 2005 to 2009,…

I appreciate feedback on my blog posts. I received a particularly interesting comment the other day about my post “How Inventory Control Software Prevents Theft.” I posted an…

When small businesses in the U.S. do accounting, they usually turn to QuickBooks. QuickBooks has 80-90% of the market share. And that’s a good thing, because QuickBooks can be of…

“Why is it so hard for people – and organizations – to throw things out?” asks the author of the article “De-Cluttering Your Organization” in the Harvard Business Review Blog. The…

A perpetual inventory system immediately updates inventory levels each time a product is bought or sold. You definitely want to keep track of how much inventory you have on hand,…

I’m on a quest for the perfect inventory management software. I’m inspired by the CNN article “The quest for the perfect credit score.” That article describes how people strive to…

Do you know what the seven worst words to say to a customer are? Prepare yourself because they can be shocking to anyone who cares about inventory management: “Sorry, sir; we are…

Did you ever think that inventory control software could help your business prevent theft? It’s true, according to a Q&A in The Register Guard, entitled “Inventory control…

Welcome to the top 10 myths about inventory management. Let’s see if we can clear up some confusion about these. 1. Inventory management is an afterthought of doing business. If…

Quick quiz on inventory management: Do you know the difference between a Sales Order and a Work Order? What’s a Bill of Materials, and how does it fit in with these other…

Inventory management software is a powerful tool for companies that are trying to improve their bottom line. It saves time and money, allowing companies to use their resources in…