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Getting started with B2B and how it applies to purchasing

February 3, 2010
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Purchase order software is the first step for most retailers when getting involved with business to business technologies.  While the actual PO software does not imply a direct connect from retailer to their vendors, B2B is usually not an option without a purchase order system on the retail side and some sort of inventory...
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The Battle of Standards

January 15, 2010
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Purchase order software is a fantastic mechanism for managing and monitoring all of a company’s buying activity and in most cases its receiving activity as well.  This type of purchase order system works great when it is entirely self contained.   The problem that these purchasing and supply chain management suites inevitably run into though...
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Excel Order Form Webinar

December 8, 2009
By Admin

One of the obvious keystones to purchase order software is the order form.  Whether you use an Excel order form, a web based ordering system, online catalogs, or it is just built into your point of sale or inventory management software, you are not doing a whole lot of buying unless somebody somewhere has...
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Purchasing And Supply Chain Management

November 28, 2009
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Purchasing And Supply Chain Management Understanding purchasing and supply chain management will help any individual working as a buyer, purchasing, supply chain management, and procurement specialists.  This entire process is one of the most involved in any industry and one of the few that intersects with production, purchasing, inventory and consumer demand.  Good communication between...
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An Introduction To Vendor Managed Inventory

November 23, 2009
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Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a popular methodology that is being employed by many firms that wish to concentrate on their core competencies and so will readily outsource minor-level tasks as well as activities to others. For a distributor it makes more sense to outsource relatively inconsequential tasks such as replenishing their inexpensive products...
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The time to invest in Small Business Inventory Software is now

November 20, 2009
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Many small businesses that fail do so often because of a lack of knowledge and an unwillingness to embrace new technologies. This is an unnecessary hardship with so many helpful technologies out there whose sole purpose is to help businesses make more money. One of these helpful technologies for both retailers and manufacturers is...
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Introducing the Purchase Order Software Guide

November 2, 2009
By Admin

The purpose of this guide is to investigate all of the purchase order software options out there today.  We will dive into not only purchase order software but into all aspects of the retail supply chain.  These technologies will include, but not be limited to, purchasing and supply chain management, small business inventory software,...
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