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Healthcare-Grade Inventory in SMBs: Lots, Serials & Chain-of-Custody (Without the Pain)

Request a Demo Contact Us What “clinic-ready” really means If you handle medical supplies or regulated items, you must prove identity and custody at every hop. That means lots/serials, expiration control, and a clean chain-of-custody. You don’t need enterprise overhead; you need the right flows and simple evidence that stands up to inspection. Lots vs. serials; choose the right grain

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Cycle Counting That Actually Works: The 3×3 Framework for Real Inventory Accuracy

Request a Demo Contact Us Why annual counts keep failing Annual “full counts” compress months of drift into one stressful weekend. By the time operations pause, discrepancies have multiplied, missed transfers, mislabeled bins, “borrowed” stock that never got logged. The result is expensive overtime, emergency reconciliations, and a number no one truly trusts. Most teams don’t lack effort; they lack

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Beat Lead-Time Chaos: How to Build Auto-Buffers & Vendor Scorecards

Request a Demo Contact Us The real cost of “phantom” lead time When promised lead times don’t match reality, two bad things happen: you either over-stock (cash trapped in shelves and write-downs) or under-stock (stockouts, expediting, missed revenue). The fix is measurable and operational: track actual lead time and its variability, then tune your min/max buffers and supplier expectations accordingly.

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Data Migration Without Tears: The 5-File Cutover Plan for SMB Teams

Request a Demo Contact Us Migrate what you need, not everything you own Migrations stall when teams attempt to move every historical detail. The result is risk without extra control. A better path: five CSVs, validated flows, and a practiced fallback. You go live faster and keep the core clean, then backfill selectively as needed. The five CSVs that get

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Tribal Knowledge Creates Costly Gaps

Request a Demo Contact Us A practical guide to capturing know‑how so work stays smooth—even when people change. When important know‑how lives only in people’s heads, the business is at risk. A veteran leaves, a supervisor is out, a team grows—and suddenly there’s a hole. Work slows down, mistakes increase, and customers feel it. This article explains why it happens,

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