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7 compelling reasons not to use a spreadsheet for inventory planning

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Most small businesses start off with a few products which are easily managed in a spreadsheet. As your business grows, you gradually start to expand your range.  Since the growth is over an extended period you often don’t feel the negative effect of... Read More

May 2020 Product Update

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[LAST UPDATED 27 MAY 2020] Read More

Why do I always have Excess stock?

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Identifying some excess stock items may be as easy as walking around the warehouse and identifying the products that have not moved for ages. Those dusty old piles are most likely the worst form of excess; obsolete or dead stock.  Somewhere... Read More

Inventory planning in an uncertain world [Opinion piece]

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From a supply chain perspective, we find ourselves in a world that is not only very uncertain at the moment but where the future is undetermined. This is impacting us personally - to a great extent due to the considerable impact on the supply chains... Read More

All clouds have a silver lining [Opinion article]

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Have you ever had the thought at the back of your mind that there are processes in your business that could be improved? Read More

Supply Chain Chat - Best practices in a crisis and beyond

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There will always be disruptions of some sort within the supply chain, but in times of crisis, these are exacerbated. Acclaimed industry expert and speaker on Inventory Management, Jon Schreibfeder chats with Russ Graf of NETSTOCK to discuss the... Read More

Is there time to save your business?

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Country lockdowns, as a result of COVID-19, have affected a third of the global population, and governments from around the world are doing what they can to assist small companies during this time. Airlines have been the hardest hit, and it's... Read More

Supply Chain Chat - Complications from COVID-19

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Russ Graf from NETSTOCK talks with Lisa Anderson from the LMA Consulting Group to cover the issues arising throughout the supply chain. In the discussion, Lisa talks about the Bullwhip effect - to read more on this topic and how to mitigate your... Read More

Supply Chain Chat - Managing your Supply Chain in a Crisis

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Let your Technology do the heavy lifting. By allowing your software to do what it was designed to do gives you more time to focus on the more significant issues. Read More

Supply Chain Chat - Communicating to create a smarter Supply Chain

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Communication with customers and suppliers is key to business success but even more so in times of crisis. Read More