We constantly hear about inventory vs warehouse management. Many times, those two are also used as synonyms. But are they actually the same thing or is there a difference between them? Also, why are they important for businesses? Let’s dive into their differences, similarities, and their importance! What Is Inventory Management? Inventory management focuses on…
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How to Do Serial Number Inventory Tracking With Megaventory?
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in September 2020 and has been completely revamped and updated in November 2023 for accuracy and comprehensiveness. The serial number feature is essential for full traceability throughout the manufacturing process. It allows Megaventory users to track the movements of individual items in their inventory from the moment of…
How to Find the Best Order Management Software
Regardless of your exact business type, if you are handling orders from suppliers and to clients, it is most likely that the competition is constantly growing. As such, it is important to be as efficient as possible while you try to grow your business. The appropriate business software is one of the solutions you need…
6 Methods To Offer Customer Service (and One to Avoid)
This blog post was originally published in April 2016 and has been completely revamped and updated in April 2023 for better understanding and comprehensiveness. Through the years what we’ve learned is that offering a good product is not enough if you don’t accompany it with high-quality customer service. Being there when your customers need you and showing…
PRISM: the case for realism
As the dust settles after the recent Guardian revelations that the US Government has systems in place to monitor information online, various sources are starting to analyse what this means for the future of enterprise software, cloud computing and generally the prospect of doing business online. For those of us in the industry, the dangers…
Tracking incoming & outgoing goods in your warehouses
This post was originally published in 2012 and has been updated in 2021. Online shopping and a demand for high-speed delivery is a huge trend in consumer goods. A survey by Clutch indicates that 45% of consumers are unlikely to go back to a business that hasn’t delivered their package according to schedule. We know…
How to employ a consultant to implement ERP for my business?
Assuming you’ve been hooked up with our latest ERP related posts and you actually want to implement one in your business, you may start to wonder, “OK, so how do I actually do it?” Broadly speaking, there are two ways to go about doing it. The first is to bite the bullet, do the research,…
The Future of Business Software & ERP
If you do not know what ERP is, it is software that maps real-life business processes in the computer for analysis and reporting. A business process for a project manager may refer to adding a note to call a group of project engineers for a Skype meeting; for a salesman, a business process may refer…
Open or closed cloud?
As a small business owner you have the choice of running your business software either on your own server/PCs or in the cloud. Each choice has some pros and cons but overall, the scale weighs towards the cloud. When it comes to small businesses in particular the choice is pretty straightforward: there isn’t really any…
New feature – Sales Order APIs launched!
We are pleased to announce that three API functions have just been released for the CSV, JSV, JSON, XML, and SOAP protocols. The API functions are related to: Retrieving Sales Orders [API name: SalesOrderGet] Inserting & Updating Sales Orders [API name: SalesOrderUpdate] Cancelling Sales Orders [API name: SalesOrderCancel] With those in place, a developer can…