Creating an inventory database provides you with a variety of useful data that goes well beyond listing what you have in stock. Having detailed inventory reports helps you spot trends, maintain ...

As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Learning how to manage inventory efficiently is critical to ...

Inventory has been managed predominantly over enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems over past couple of decades. The widespread adoption of ERP systems ranges from multinational corporations to ...

Andriy Blokhin has 5+ years of professional experience in public accounting, personal investing, and as a senior auditor with Ernst & Young. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of ...

Inventory management is the process of tracking where your products are at all times and when to order more. These techniques can improve your inventory management process, independent of software.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

In a small business or small computer department, physically counting and tracking inventory can be an easy, quick thing to do. Even a computer novice can open a spreadsheet and list a few computers ...