Holiday season 2021 has started early this year due to worries about pandemic-related global shipping issues. While having items in stock is always ideal during the holiday shopping season, this year the stakes are higher due to problematic shipping logistics and backlogs. With shoppers still wary about in-person…
A Bill of Materials also known as a BOM is a complex statement of information about products in manufacturing. As a manufacturer or a distributor working for a small ecommerce business, BOMs provide organization for sales and product documentation. You need to know how to read and understand…
Staying organized throughout the year—as a business—is tough. You have official documents and business paperwork to file electronically and in hardcopy. Next, there is the inventory, which includes management of information about costs of goods and the number of items purchased by customers. You also have the physical…
How accurate is your inventory count? Do you have an effective inventory measurement system? Organizations that regularly keep an accurate inventory count find they receive multiple benefits. These are: Ability to deliver excellent customer serviceReduction of operating costsAccurate data for your financial recordsAccurate shipping lead timesPrecise schedule of…
Ecommerce holiday planning for 2021 is something you must do to increase revenue throughout the year. Many companies see 40% of their sales during the holiday season. Since COVID-19, the ecommerce sector has grown exponentially and continues to grow – and you definitely do not want to be…
Yup, it’s that time again! A little update on all the tasty morsels added and updated within Ordoro this past month. There are lots of goodies in here so make sure to give it a nice gander. Features Express PlanOur Express plan has been updated to include the…
You have created a new seller account. And you have added new products into your account. But your listings don’t show up in the Amazon Marketplace search? Here is one reason why this could be happening. There is a global setting to turn on and turn off all…
Inspired by a swing set that they bought for their kids, Glenn and Lori Stockton launched a business on the side, doing wholesale distribution for a line of playground structure. In 1999, though the idea of ecommerce was still in its infancy, the couple decided to start an online…
The most seasoned business owners know that the key to inventory management success is the right inventory management software and the right inventory labeling method. If you’re just starting out in the business world, you may be keeping track of your inventory on paper and in basic computer…
A recent report about data breaches released by Verizon estimates that in 2008, there were about 285 million records that were compromised during e-commerce transactions. Of those 285 million, about 210 million of those breaches came from black hat hackers. This represents a gaping hole in the cyber…