With the changing landscape of the parts distribution market, can some things remain constant and dependable? Of course. Distributors and contractors across the United States have fine-tuned their ...

The trucking industry is seeing a parts shortage. Although it started with the truck makers having trouble sourcing computer chips and other parts and components for their assembly lines, it is now ...

Inventory-to-sales ratios are at historic lows, stockouts are at historic highs, and workforce issues are widespread. Gaining visibility into your supply chain, including your own operations, is ...

There is little more frustrating than having a truck down and not having the parts on hand to fix it. The breadth and depth of your parts inventory and the way you manage that inventory are critical ...

Efficient spare parts inventory management can help reduce downtime in your fleet due to challenges like shortages, out-of-stock parts, lengthy repairs, and more. Poor inventory management can leave ...

Discover how inventory impacts working capital by examining its role as a current asset in a company's financials and why it ...

You have the option of adding inventory as well as non-inventory items to QuickBooks for tracking purposes. Inventory items are those that your business has in stock; for example, if you are an ...

Editor’s Note: Every year, 40 or so students in the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics' (MIT CTL) Master of Supply Chain Management (SCM) program complete one-year thesis research projects. The ...

Once you’ve been tinkering around with electronics for a while, you’ll realize the through-hole components that make breadboarding a circuit so easy won’t cut it anymore. Surface mount parts are the ...