I can't argue with Dave's comments, as usual. I started and ran a similar sounding situation to yours Ron. The software now a days is great ( I use SIMMs for...
Norman, Inventory of plastic bags bodes the same as inventory of everything else. It depends on how you intend to keep them (pallets, boxes, loose), how you...
Jay, Thanks for your reply. We make both custom and plain bags. The problem is WIP of plastic bags are processed continuously that the exact qty is difficult...
I am going to start a new job as inventory control supervisor. I don't know much about this though. are there any webites I can go to to learn about this...
Putting on my other hat, having been in the packaging industry serving many fortune 500 companies, it sounds like you are lacking on the equipment side, not...
Lots to learn, but glad you on the road of enlightenment. The site www.inventoryops.com has a wealth of information, and you will see its author zipping around...
i am just trying to get an "inventory control for dummies" so to speak. i would like to just get the basics. what are the most general goals in inventory...
Rob, There are no general answers for "the best way". Each situation is unique. As supervisor, you are going to have lots of things to consider, budget,...
Hi, I am a new member! I'm looking forward to learning and appling any new ideas I may find here in this group. I am inventory manager of a veterinary clinic...
Good Morning. I am an Operations Specialist in a medium size distibution facility. We case pick on average 40-50,000 cases a day out of our 265,000 square foot...
Do you have electronic labour standards in place? It sounds like you do with the level of efficiency that you are talking about with the selectors. If you...
Hi I am a new member. I work for a retail company as Warehouse inventory controller. The warehouse inventory controller reports to finance where as the...
There's no problem with having the warehouse conduct the count, as long as they perform a blind count and the count records are managed by the inventory...
With proper training and monitoring, the people that actually work in the warehouse tend to be the best people to count the inventory. Once again the key here...
I'm a strong believer in implementing production standards (with or without incentives). Though they are obviously more difficult to implement when workers are...
Hi I am a new member. I am a third party warehousing company and handle and store product for customers. We do not own the inventory. How do you calculate...
The inventory turns measurement is a financial measurement used (and often misused) to describe the financial characteristics of inventory in a specific...
Hello I'm inventory manager and My company is devoted to manufacturing shoes. We have a policy to deliver from 7 to 11 days since the allocation of the...
Greetings to all, I work for a newly formed distribution company here in the Philippines. I would like to inquire what would be the applicable Performance ...
The obvious recommendations would be to see what you can do about reducing the lead time for the longer lead time items and evaluate your forecasting ...
There is a datum I didn't mention, and is that the forecast used by the MRP is not made by us, actually we don't make forecasts. This situation have been a...
It sounds like what you are describing is the need to have a formal Master Production Schedule (MPS). The purpose of an MPS is to convert demand (forecasted or...
I'm looking for a server based inventory software package that will handle Bill of Materials, Inventory control, Work orders, payroll, AR, AP GL, Shipping,...
Deb, my company uses a software program called Syspro. It is a good program and has all the entities that you request. The website is www.syspro.com to find...
Debra, I have also used Syspro in the past. I'm sure the accounting department loved it, but most of the others users were very unhappy with it until the...
Deb, It sound like you have champagne taste with a beer budget. Also from what you are asking for I think you are not looking for a WMS but rather a...
Does anyone have experience implementing a version of inventory record cycle counting in a large maintenence, repair, and overhaul facility? While we have...
hello. We are making the strategic plan for the next year. In that plan we are considering the construction of a new warehouse building for reception of goods....
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