Topic: AI Inventory Management

Oct 30, 2024

What to Look for in a Vendor-Managed Inventory App

A vendor-managed inventory app is used by an industrial or medical distributor to facilitate the VMI process of replenishing onsite inventory at the customers' point-of-use location (where the customer uses the inventory in the course of conducting their operations, as opposed to selling the inventory). VMI apps help distributors and customers share inventory data seamlessly and make replenishment decisions collaboratively. Learn about important features of a VMI app here. 

Feb 19, 2024

Manual vs. Automated Inventory Management: Comparison and Best Practices

Are you still counting and replenishing point-of-use inventory in an “Old School” Manual way? While many are, perhaps now is the time to learn more about the efficiencies there are to be gained from auto-replenishing, and the variety of new smart devices there are to automate the cycle counting and replenishment process.

Oct 23, 2023

How to Move from VMI to CMI for MRO Inventory Management

A large airline and an e-commerce company have approached eTurns recently to help them move from a Vendor-manged Inventory model to a Customer-managed Inventory model for managing their MRO inventory more efficiently. Both companies started their projects with supplier and product rationalization. Then they looked for an easy-to-use inventory auto-replenishment app that would help their employees be able to do guided cycle counts and usage tracking with min/maxes that would trigger auto-replenishment to any supplier and optimize their inventory.