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29 warehouse & automation experts share insights on how warehouse robots will impact industry employment

6 River Systems

Warehouse robots are just one form of warehouse automation , but they’re making a big impact. From greater flexibility and scalability to productivity gains, a faster ROI compared to other automation solutions and better resource management, warehouse robots are changing the face of warehousing.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more.

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8 Inventory Costing Methods That You Might Not Know About

EMERGE App

Inventory costing or valuation is an accounting concept that has a direct impact on your gross profit and thus taxable income. Methods of valuing inventory are simply different cost-flow assumptions about how to allocate your cost of goods available for sale. We’ll start by explaining why inventory costing is important.

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10 Best Practices for Inventory Cycle Counts

EMERGE App

They’re disruptive I know but they’re an essential part of maintaining inventory accuracy. Here, we’ll introduce inventory cycle counting and show you how it can complement your annual stock take exercise. Firstly, we’ll cover exactly what is meant by an inventory cycle count or cycle counting.

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How To Start Your Brewery On The Path To Success

Unleashed

How many stock-outs, an event that caused inventory to be exhausted? Stock & Inventory Control. Assign a serial number to ensure you know where they’ve gone and when they come back into your inventory. Connect your sales people with your live inventory system wherever they are. Finished product stock control.

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Data-driven decision making in beer manufacturing [expert Q&A]

Unleashed

Unleashed Software spoke with Maria Pearman, a Certified Public Accountant based in Portland, Oregon – the home of craft beer – who provides accounting expertise and deep operational knowledge to the brewing industry. Craft breweries have particular inventory and accounting needs. Brewery Inventory Turnover.

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6 Ways Wholesalers Can Sell More With Psychological Pricing

EMERGE App

Let’s say that you’re a wholesaler of handmade soaps in Portland, Oregon. Back in your warehouse shed, you take stock of the bars of handmade soap that you have in front of you. Use Inventory Forecasting. Inventory forecasting need not be rocket science. This is sales divided by your inventory.