by Jon Schreibfeder | May 1, 2005 | General
Returns are a problem for many organizations. Often returns are dumped in a pile to be “sorted out when time permits.” Dust and dirt cover this material as workers have more important tasks to perform. During a physical inventory or warehouse cleanup, the...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 5, 2004 | General
Lean manufacturing is helping producers throughout the world reduce inventories, lower labor costs, and increase their overall efficiencies. The same concepts embraced by lean manufacturing practitioners can help distributors achieve the goal of effective inventory...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Sep 2, 2002 | General
Most of the articles on our website involve inventory that is either assembled or stocked for resale to other companies or organizations. In recent months we’ve received a lot of inquiries about managing products that are going to be consumed internally by an...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 8, 1999 | General
Doing one thing well often leads to doing other things well. This is true in many areas of business, including inventory management. Have you ever noticed that successful manufacturers and distributors have clean, organized warehouses? And companies in a perpetual...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 3, 1999 | General
Imagine one day picking up your local paper and finding that the front page story is about one of your largest customers filing bankruptcy. Overnight you go from a feeling of security and prosperity to one of fighting for survival. This very scenario recently happened...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 2, 1999 | General
Through the end of the 1980’s, most software packages for distributors placed an emphasis on sales and accounting related modules. In the early 1990’s, many distributors recognized that they needed help controlling and managing their largest asset, inventory. In...
