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True Inventory Control Is the Cure for Warehouse Headaches

Robert LockardMarch 25, 2021Leave a Comment
True inventory control cures warehouse headaches, Fishbowl Blog

What is true inventory control? It means you have all the necessary tools and training to accurately count, receive, reorder, and predict your inventory1 in one warehouse or multiple locations. Fishbowl offers true inventory control, which empowers you to bid farewell to Excel spreadsheets, stockouts, hand counts, and other headaches associated with manual inventory control. This frees you to say hello to increased automation and cost savings.

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Inventory Management

Robert LockardJanuary 10, 2018Leave a Comment

The agony and the ecstasy of inventory management, Fishbowl Blog“When will you make an end?” Pope Julius II famously asked Michelangelo concerning his painting of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling in The Agony and the Ecstasy.

Michelangelo’s epic response? “When it is finished!”

It took Michelangelo four years to complete his masterpiece. Thankfully, you don’t have to go through as much time and agony as this master artist to turn your inventory management into a work of art.

Many companies are in pain. They’re suffering from bad inventory management, double data entry, poor tracking of inventory in Excel spreadsheets, and slow picking, packing, and shipping. And that’s just scratching the surface of many companies’ inventory woes.

Here are four inventory agonies companies face and how to turn them into ecstasies. (more…)

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Manual vs. Automatic Reports

Robert LockardNovember 06, 2017Leave a Comment

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…)

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The 3 Main Inventory Management Systems

Robert LockardJune 06, 2017Leave a Comment

Modernize your inventory management system with Fishbowl, Fishbowl BlogWhen it comes to managing inventory, there are three main ways to do it:

  • On paper.
  • With Excel spreadsheets.
  • Using inventory management software.

Each one has its own pros and cons, so let’s analyze them so you can see which one is best for your business. (more…)

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Get Fishbowl’s Free Excel Inventory Template

Robert LockardJanuary 04, 2017Leave a Comment

Fishbowl offers a free Excel inventory template to help businesses manage inventory, Fishbowl BlogIf you’re going to use an Excel inventory management solution, you might as well do it right. That’s why Fishbowl came up with an Excel Inventory Template that you can download and use for free. Click the link above and fill out the form on that Web page with your name and email address to get the template.

This Excel spreadsheet is designed to organize your inventory parts, quantities, vendors, and more in one location. It also helps you know when you’re close to running out of specific items and how many to reorder them when the time comes.

Here are all of the columns in Fishbowl’s Excel Inventory Template: (more…)

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Whiteboard Wednesday: Spreadsheets

Robert LockardNovember 19, 2014Leave a Comment

It’s been a little while since we did a Whiteboard Wednesday video. The last one I published on the Fishbowl Blog (The Many Types of Kits) was on July 2, 2014. (more…)

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Fishbowl Is Ideal for First-Time Inventory Management Software Buyers

Robert LockardJuly 25, 2014Leave a Comment

According to a study conducted by research company Software Advice, a whopping 96 percent of companies looking to purchase inventory management software are first-time buyers. (more…)

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Kirk’s Tackle Shop: Excel and Inventory Management

Robert LockardFebruary 20, 2013Leave a Comment

Microsoft Excel is a wonderful tool that many of us in the business world use on a daily basis. It helps us build charts and organize data into rows and columns for easy retrieval later. However, Excel isn’t the ideal solution for every business need. It’s a step up from managing your inventory on paper, of course, but it’s a far cry from an automated system.

Excel’s inventory management deficiencies are: (more…)

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How to Manage Inventory on a Budget

Robert LockardAugust 08, 20121 Comment on How to Manage Inventory on a Budget

You don’t need to be a big company with vast resources to effectively manage your inventory. Basically, you have three options: doing it by hand, with Excel spreadsheets or with some type of inventory software. Rather than giving a long, boring explanation of all of these, I’ll give a list of some of the pros and cons of using each one: (more…)

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What Is the Best Way to Manage Inventory?

Robert LockardApril 18, 20122 Comments on What Is the Best Way to Manage Inventory?

Welcome to the 200th blog post on the Fishbowl Inventory Blog! I’ve been responsible for 187 of those posts so far. I’ve been amazed by how many guest bloggers have published great content on this blog over the past two years, as well. We’ve had QuickBooks expert Shannon Tucker, several Fishbowl employees, and a number of other industry experts on here. (more…)

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