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The economy is in growth mode, hiring is on the rise, and consumer spending is up — it seems small business owners have a lot to look forward to in 2015. “Most of the business owners that I talk to … they’re looking for 2015 to be a good year,” says Gene Marks, best-selling author and columnist fo Read More

When was the last time you thought about a barcode? It was probably while in line at the grocery store when there was a problem with one of your item’s barcode and you had to wait while the clerk called for a price check. Read More

It’s 2AM and your eyes pop open, your heart is pounding, and you have sweaty palms. It was another nightmare, the same one you’ve been having for weeks, an order comes in and you just don’t know where the item is or if you even have it in stock. Read More

$3.9 trillion dollars. That’s how much money the federal government is projected to spend in 2015; with $70 to $80 billion of those dollars allocated for IT and cybersecurity. A new report published by the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers (IAITAM) looked at feder Read More

Poor inventory management is one of the primary reasons small businesses fail. According to the State of Small Business Report, 46% of SMB’s with 11-500 employees don’t currently track inventory or use a manual inventory process such as tracking in Excel. Read More

For many small businesses, the margin of error is small. Extraneous costs each month can be the difference between success and failure, which is why every small business owner should know about inventory turnover and how this commonly overlooked ratio can be efficiently managed to turn a loss into Read More

Most small business owners and managers have purchased equipment solely because of decreased cost. Unfortunately, what looked like a great deal may have cost more to maintain than the pricier alternative. This is why forward-thinking professionals use Life Cycle Costing (LCC) when evaluating items Read More

For small businesses, investment in time and attendance software often takes a backseat to improving customer retention or finding new customer acquisition methods. The time and attendance systems already in place at small businesses can lead to inertia — an unwillingness to switch to a more effici Read More

Everybody applauds musical performers, but few people appreciate some of the true heroes of live concert tours. These are the logistics and inventory managers who make sure that everything from musical equipment to souvenir T-shirts shows up on time and doesn’t get lost to inventory shrinkage. Read More

With the New Year now well under way, here are some supply chain predictions that could help make 2015 even better. Read More