Inventory management is a challenge for many companies. It’s hard to keep track of inventory, especially when it is spread out across multiple warehouse locations. The more locations you have, like supply trucks or sales lots, the harder it gets.
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As your business grows and you continue to move product, keeping track of inventory trends and knowing how much to order becomes too complex to manage well. You could just purchase a whole load of inventory, but that ties up cash on the shelves and overfills your warehouse.
Does making good business decisions become more complex and confusing as your company grows? As you bring more leaders and stakeholders into the process and the channels of communication begin to multiply – it’s important that you can clear through the cloud of confusion, see what’s really going on inside your organization at every level, and communicate clearly with your team. As we continue to ...
Despite economic uncertainty, we’re seeing a trend of growth for small businesses in the building supply, equipment, and distribution industries. And with a national labor shortage, employees of these companies are getting maxed out trying to keep up. If this growth goes unmanaged, it greatly increases the amount of operational complexity and can feel overwhelming to deal with. Without figuring ...
We all wish that growth was a steady upward trend - a linear incline towards success, with each customer and employee efficiently building on what you already have. Wouldn't it be great if all you needed to do was show up each day and work hard, using a set-in-place strategy? But is this how it works in reality? Of course not! As a business grows, challenges are going to show up along the way, ...
We’re excited to share the journey of one of our metal supply clients based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Metal Center is a metal roofing manufacturer and supply company that specializes in metal roll forming and full metal building kits. They also carry all the trim and accessories (like underlayment, ice and water shields, and screws) that are needed for metal roofing projects – making them a ...
How this supply center uses ERP software to engage with their customers more efficiently. We’re excited to share a conversation that we had recently with Glenn Wenger from Coalway LLC. Glenn is the Accountant at Coalway and has been working closely with his Account Manager since they implemented EBMS in 2020. He’s impressed with the process improvement he’s seen in his company, so we asked him a ...
If there is one thing that can be said about small businesses in 2022, it's that we're busy. Demand has increased and good help is harder to find, meaning that we're working harder than ever and our backlog of work stays full. With all this work pulling at us, it becomes difficult to stay on top of it all.
All businesses sell something. Some businesses sell a lot of things, requiring them to manage stock and set up good processes that encourage efficient inventory turnover. An efficient warehouse is a constant ebb and flow of stock management, receiving, and order fulfillment. Warehouse workers are always moving and need to follow specific procedures to make sure that everything is being accounted ...