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Fishbowl’s Inventory Apps Offer Mobility When You Want It

Robert LockardOctober 12, 2021
Fishbowl's inventory apps offer mobility when you want it, Fishbowl Blog

Fishbowl offers inventory apps that put its desktop and online software’s features onto a smartphone, tablet, mobile barcode scanner, or any other Android or iOS mobile device. These apps enable you to perform the following functions with total accuracy and greater efficiency than ever before:

  • Scanning barcodes
  • Cycle counting
  • Receiving shipments
  • Creating purchase orders
  • Picking, packing, and shipping items to fulfill sales orders

But that’s not all that they can do.

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You May Be Better Off Using Cloud-Based Inventory Solutions

Robert LockardOctober 12, 2021
You may be better off using cloud-based inventory solutions, Fishbowl Blog

Desktop inventory software has been the standard for many businesses over the past few decades, but things have started to change. Have you noticed since the COVID-19 lockdowns1 that many businesses have been pushing hard to try new cloud-based inventory solutions? That’s part of a larger trend to move online.

It makes perfect sense because employees need to be able to stay connected to each other and their employers. Now that people are coming back to the office or going with a mixed home-office routine, cloud-based software is more important and useful than ever. But just because something is new and shiny doesn’t mean you absolutely have to start using it. It’s a good idea to check if this is a beneficial tool for your company.

Here are three reasons why you may be better off using a cloud-based inventory solution instead of a desktop one.

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Fishbowl Offers Mobility When You Need It

Robert LockardApril 13, 2021Leave a Comment
Fishbowl's mobile inventory control offers mobility when you need it, Fishbowl Blog

Mobile inventory control1 is exactly what small and medium-size businesses need to succeed in this challenging economic environment. Imagine enjoying mobile access to crucial inventory data, speedier inventory tasks, increasingly efficient warehouse workers, and no more double data entry. These are a few of the benefits of having mobility when you need it in the warehouse. We’ll talk more about those benefits and how you can start using mobile inventory control in your warehouse with the aid of Fishbowl and its app, Fishbowl Go.

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Fishbowl’s Ever-Increasing List of Integrations and Plugins

Robert LockardSeptember 28, 2020Leave a Comment
Fishbowl offers dozens of plugins, integrations, and products, Fishbowl Blog

Fishbowl has an extensive list of integrations and plugins, and the most impressive thing about it is that it keeps growing! Fishbowl integrates with numerous accounting solutions, CRM’s, ecommerce platforms, EDI’s, merchant services, mobile hardware, operating systems, shipping solutions, and more. Let’s go through the list of these software and hardware solutions as it currently stands.

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Fishbowl Compatibility

Robert LockardApril 27, 2019Leave a Comment

Fishbowl isn’t just a powerful inventory management solution for manufacturers, wholesalers, and other business types; it also integrates with dozens of solutions that make it an even more useful tool.

We’re going to cover categories of business solutions that Fishbowl is compatible with. You can read more about them on the Fishbowl Integrations page:

  • Ecommerce Platforms
  • Mobile Solutions
  • Point of Sale Solutions
  • CRM Solutions
  • EDI Solutions
  • Shipping Solutions
  • Hosting Services
  • Merchant Services
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Fishbowl Hardware: Barcode Tablets

Robert LockardJune 04, 2018Leave a Comment

Fishbowl Hardware - xTablet-T1600 Barcode Tablet, Fishbowl BlogThere are three barcode tablets that work seamlessly with Fishbowl software. Each one of these barcode tablets includes the Windows 10 Professional operating system, along with a power brick and cord.

Check out some of their specifications below, and click the link above to get the full specs and pricing information on all of them. (more…)

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3 of the Best Warehouse Efficiency Practices

Patrick NeyMarch 07, 2018Leave a Comment

Efficient warehouse management contributes to a healthy business, Fishbowl BlogEffective warehouse management is a critical aspect of logistics and supply chain management, and an efficiently managed warehouse facilitates the timely and accurate movement of products, leading to happy customers and a successful business. Just ask the folks at Amazon – mastering the shipping and warehousing systems have made Jeff Bezos the richest man in history.

For the rest of us, our warehousing operations face new challenges everyday – rapidly evolving technology, increasing competition domestically and overseas, and freight challenges all threaten the bottom line of every warehousing operation. Smart warehouse managers understand the constant need to adapt to these challenges, increase efficiency, and do more with less. Here are three practices that you can adopt to increase warehouse efficiency, according to Definitive Technology Group. (more…)

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The Importance of Mobile Payment Processing

Arthur JonesJune 21, 2017Leave a Comment

Mobile payment solutions, Fishbowl Inventory BlogThree things make mobile payment processing possible: a mobile payment method, such as an e-wallet or a credit card, a mobile payment gateway (for processing the payment, and hardware that connects the payment method with the gateway, such as a smartphone or a point-of-sale (POS) scanner.

Mobile payment processing operates on five basic models: mobile wallets, card-based payments, carrier billing, POS contactless payments that use Near Field Communication (NFC), and payer/payee direct account transfers. Add them together, and you have a form of payment processing that is evolving, but has already made a significant impact on the world.

We often examine the impact microcosmically, such as studying how mobile payment affects a particular industry or by spotlighting a facet of mobile commerce that concerns consumers. To appreciate its true importance, it’s also essential to look at mobile payment from a macro perspective. When we do, we see it has three sweeping effects that make it important to life as we know it. (more…)

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Fishbowl On-Site

Robert LockardMarch 29, 2017Leave a Comment

Here are eight important things you can do to get the most out of your on-site training from Fishbowl. The more time you take to document your current processes, install the software, and enter your data, the more time your trainer will have to cover advanced topics during the on-site training.

On with the eight ways to prepare yourself for your on-site! (more…)

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Manage Inventory on the Go with Fishbowl Go

Robert LockardFebruary 22, 2017Leave a Comment

Fishbowl Go is a mobile app for warehouse management, Fishbowl BlogFishbowl Go is an app that lets you scan UPCs and other barcodes for a number of jobs and then automatically transfer that data over to Fishbowl Manufacturing and Fishbowl Warehouse through its seamless integration with them. You can access it on mobile computers, smartphones, and tablets. This frees you up to move about your warehouse(s) away from a desktop computer.

Fishbowl Go helps in two main ways: (more…)

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