In food manufacturing it is common for brands to have the actual manufacturing done by contract manufacturers known as “co-packers.” You order and pay for the raw materials, often having them shipped directly to the co-packer, and then place an order for a set amount of finished goods (which may or may not use up all [...]
0 3 Read moreIf you’re like many people, trying to determine which part type to use when setting up inventory in Fishbowl can make you feel like you’re stuck in a Dr. Seuss book. You know that picking the right part type is crucial to being able to manage the inventory in the best possible way. Which makes [...]
0 2 Read moreJust like my clients, I love Fishbowl, the software system that seamlessly integrates with QuickBooks to provide an easy-to-use inventory management system. With Fishbowl you can handle critical tasks that are impossible with QuickBooks alone, such as having units of measure that reflect the way you actually do business. That said, you may have found [...]
0 2 Read moreLike many things in Fishbowl (and life), when it comes to receiving and reconciling the receipt of inventory against the vendor bill, there’s a right way to do things and a wrong way to do things. Follow the right way to receive, and life in Fishbowl/QuickBooks–land is joyful and wonderful. Do things the wrong way, and things [...]
0 3 Read moreI love Fishbowl, and the way it seamlessly integrates with QuickBooks to give manufacturers, warehouse operators and others a robust inventory management system. However, as with any system that involves a variety of people and moving parts, mistakes are often made. Here are three of the common Fishbowl errors that I see: 1) Failing to reconcile [...]
0 2 Read moreA Fishbowl/QuickBooks environment can be a match made in heaven. With both programs in place you get a robust inventory management system and a proven accounting system. But as I’ve mentioned before, for this environment to be a happy one, you’re likely to need to change some of your habits and ideas about the “right” [...]
0 4 Read moreAs any company that has attempted to manage inventory in QuickBooks knows, QuickBooks just doesn’t provide the functionality that you need to keep things properly managed and tracked. Implementing Fishbowl, an inventory management system designed to seamlessly integrate with QuickBooks, solves this problem. However, once you have a Fishbowl/QuickBooks environment, you must do things differently [...]
0 1 Read moreA big part of inventory management is the ability to make inventory adjustments. Ever wonder how Fishbowl handles different types of inventory adjustments? There are five different types of inventory adjustments that are done within Fishbowl. Here’s what you need to know about each: Cycle Counts – These are the routine “Oops, Fishbowl says I [...]
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