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Inventory Kitting A good example of inventory kitting is manufacturing a pre-assembled item such as a bicycle, which is made up of many individual parts bundled together to sell as an individual product. When the bicycle is sold as an individual unit, an effective inventory management system will automatically link each individual part to the bicycle. Inventory kitting is also used to produce subscription boxes, packed sets and customized goods. Kitting has numerous benefits

Cycle Counting small business inventory management, it is essential to conduct a manual, physical inventory control process, in addition to implementing a robust inventory management system like TRXio. Cycle counting is a good option for many small, product-based businesses. What is cycle counting? Cycle counting can be explained as counting a small amount of inventory on a regular, scheduled basis throughout the year in order to focus on one subset of inventory at a time. If

Inventory Management Techniques Just in Time Inventory Method The TRXio team will be sharing a series of articles on different inventory management techniques. First up: is the “Just in Time” inventory method an effective AV inventory management strategy? For starters, what is it? In a nutshell, the Just in Time inventory method is a strategy that value-added re-sellers, integrators, and manufacturers use to decrease inventory holding costs and improve efficiency. We recently

Types of Inventory Management Software: What Does Your Business Need? What type of  business inventory software do you need?  A very important question. Since we realize that is a big decision to select the right inventory management software for your business, the TRXio team has put together a rundown that might help you. Industry Specific versus Industry Agnostic Business inventory software isn’t always the same as “easy” and complex isn’t the same as “hard.” Ease of use is

The Power of QR Codes QR code on top of it. The parents could scan the QR Code with our smart phones and it would bring up a description of the building and what it was designed to do. It’s nice to see schools taking advantage of modern technology to help with kids’ education. QR codes are an easy way to get information to people since they carry more information than a simple bar code, and scanner apps are freely available for smart phones. If you have a business that has QR

Cycle Counting Small entrepreneurs faced with limited resources can find various aspects of running a business challenging. Managing inventory manually and checking for inaccuracies can be an extremely time consuming task. While there are technology tools to help you manage inventory, including TRXio, it is also important to implement an in-house system of manual inventory count. An ongoing cycle count is a good option as an inventory auditing process, especially for small, p