I really like that article. I'm very happy to say that Transfreight is able operate with the use of their WMS. The WMS is "IRMS" sold by Integrated ...
I am an IS director for a mid-size company. I have been tasked with building an inventory mgmt system. For the most part, I have it spec'd out, but am not sure...
I would suggest using the pallet bar codes to track the receipt and movement of the materials to the production area (locations), then using backflushing to...
Everyone has different ways of handling this issue, although all are very similar in nature. If you can track right from the full pallet (received) stage, to...
Dave, Very well written article. Thank you. I can see the benefit of backflushing, although it may not work well in our environment. As I am not an inventory...
SIMMS Inventory control software announces new features, staying on top of what businesses want and demand! SIMMS continues to evolve and Version 3.3.5 has...
Just wanted to clarify that backflushing can be tied to specific operations (in most systems). This allows you to reduce on-hand inventory of the consumed...
I am looking for a model to determine as a function of time of inventory position in the kind of models at subject. this will permit calculate the total amount...
I'm looking for the best method to use when doing a physical inventory. Any suggestions? Thanks ... From: Distribution_Inventory_Control@yahoogroups.com ...
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Wendy, are you asking for best method of counting physical inventory? ... inventory. Any...
Yes, I manage a stock room for a small telecom company. Last year it was a hectic mess but this year I would like to hear from the experts before I tackle...
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Hello everybody, I am currently trying to calculate a safety stock using the Standard deviation of my sales vs. my forecast. The formula is the following: ...
hi, ricardo why not use your historical monthly sales data + or - your running current sales increase or decrease averages, instead of average sales forecast...
Hello, Instead of using a formula to derive a safety stock number why not analyze sales for a annual period. Consider quantities order, sold, damaged,...
We set Safety stock as a percentage of demand based on how fluctuant demand and lead time are. The more demand can go up or lead times can be extended the...
Shrinkage is an evil entity that exists where ever an inventory is maintained. Since humans create the program that businesses operate on, and are hands on...
rob is right, accuracy depends on timely inventory count procedures. actually the physical count is the best basis to measure the effeciency of your control...
Hi Guys: Great to be a part of this forum! I work on a software dev team and we're starting to develop an inventory offering that will compete in the...
Hi Richard, welcome to the forum. New software is great, and always welcome in the industry as long as it is complete, simple to use, and incorporates all of...
Dear all, Really happy can join with you all in this forum, pls introduce my name is Emir, from Daihatsu Indonesia. I'm working as Inventory control in...
I'm one of those new to the field and I have a couple of really basic questions. I'm working for a very small manufacturing company and we're setting up a new...
You're definitely on the right track. Using locations allows you much more flexibility in where something is slotted. If done properly it potentially provides...
Thanks for the reply Dave. I appreciate your advice. You have a great website with a wealth of information which led me to this forum. My experience in this...
There is not single location scheme that works universally well in any environment. In a full pallet environment using wide aisles and standard counterbalanced...