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How to Calculate Beginning Inventory and Why You Should Track It

Ship Monk

There are a lot of accounting terms thrown around when describing eCommerce inventory: merchandise inventory , WIP inventory , ending inventory , and beginning inventory to name just a few. What is Beginning Inventory? By inventory , we mean finished goods that are on hand and ready to sell.

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How to Determine if Your Distribution Fulfillment Strategy is Working

GlobalTranz

Knowing that your distribution fulfillment strategy is working gives you a better insight into how your business is performing. This is important for reducing order fulfillment errors, improving your inventory management and remaining competitive.

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Your Guide to Distributed Order Management

Logistics Viewpoints

And the key to delivering the product is distributed order management. Distributed Order Management. To combat these pressures, companies are continuing to look at distributed order management. There are a few key growth drivers that are pushing distributed order management technology. The first is the move to the cloud.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

Effective inventory management has become increasingly crucial for businesses in this fast-paced and rapidly evolving era of ecommerce. Moreover, the ecommerce explosion has brought new and unique challenges that complicate inventory management for enterprises selling online.

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Key Questions for a Successful Distribution Network

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

How many distribution centers do we even need, and is that number feasible? If we're going to offer the speed of shipping and variety of inventory that today's customers have come to expect, there are a lot of different questions that need to be asked.

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FIFO vs LIFO: Choosing How to Measure Inventory Costs

Stord

October 15, 2020 Businesses selling products need to calculate inventory costs as part of filing IRS income tax. It would be easier if each year, your company started with all new inventory, and at the year-end, the inventory was all sold. The ending inventory cost would be zero, while the beginning inventory cost would be high.

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How to Allocate Freight Costs to Inventory

MercuryGate

So, too, is knowing how to allocate freight costs to inventory. The post How to Allocate Freight Costs to Inventory appeared first on MercuryGate International. Managing costs and expenses is a never-ending responsibility in the supply chain. Using new technology and proactive, smart transportation is critical.