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On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, Islandview Farmers Market, Detroit's youth-operated market located on the city's lower east side, will hold its first "Harvest Celebration." The event is being held at the Young Sprouts' Islandview Farmers Market, located 7200 Mack Avenue, in Detroit from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The youth farmers market event connects local environmental and health-conscious residents citywide with garden-farmer and other vendors and is free to the public.

DecisionWise announced the winners of the 2015 Employee Engagement Best Practice Awards. Dr. Paul Warner, Global Employee Engagement Architect, and his team analyzed employee engagement survey data for 2014 to determine the five top-scoring organizations.

Griffiths Plumbing and Bath sells more than 3,600 parts and products. Because they had spent so many years managing inventory on paper and in Excel spreadsheets, it took four months to get all the inventory data organized into a CSV file to import into Fishbowl Inventory.

Fishbowl Inventory understands many of the concerns of midsized manufacturers. As a similar firm in size, there is often concern about growing at a healthy pace, taking care of current customers while expanding the base, and efficiently managing inventory and finances.

Nutty Guys decided they needed to automate their inventory management by using Fishbowl Inventory software, barcode scanners, lot numbers, and other tools. Soon they were able to organize all of their products and have orders sailing smoothly to customers.

While China, Mexico and other countries have the advantage of cheaper labor, U.S. manufacturers are coming up with creative ways to lower costs and deliver products. China’s advantages of a huge workforce and cheap currency are no match for superior processes. While many foreign manufacturers rely on outdated manufacturing methods and inefficient equipment, U.S. manufacturers are developing new ways to streamline production by building more efficient machines to do work that used to require several older machines according to Fishbowl Inventory.

Small manufacturing businesses face many challenges. Learning how to manage inventory, save time, plan ahead, and balance money needs presents a bigger challenge in the manufacturing sector where the margin of error is extremely thin. Fishbowl Inventory helps these start-up manufacturing enterprises with inventory management.

Design company Logoworks (http://www.logoworks.com) announced today a key addition to its executive leadership team with the naming of Toufan Rahimpour as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Rahimpour will head the day-to-day operations of the design firm, including the strategic and operational management of Logoworks’ sales, media, and business development worldwide.

Many midsize manufacturers struggle to afford an ERP system, yet recognize the need because operations are so complex. Old systems for tracking finances and inventory are no longer sufficient. Fishbowl Enterprise bridges the gap and allows midsize manufacturers to gain access to essential enterprise-level features.

The benefit of using a barcode label on a company’s inventory of finished goods reduces its inventory carrying costs. More importantly using barcodes help a company win more business. A company’s inventory carrying costs are typically 3% of its inventory value on hand. These carrying costs include the costs of managing the warehouse, paying rent, financing inventory, inventory obsolescence, inventory damage, as well as the incoming and outgoing freight costs on raw materials and finished goods. These carrying costs are largely driven by the company’s costs to hold inventory without sales and the costs of losing sales because inventory counts are too low.

Assets may mean different things to different people even within the same organization. A business must clearly define what its assets are, how many of them they have, their value and where they all are at any given time if the company is to be efficient, profitable and survive in today’s competitive industrial business environment.

Small manufacturers are working to keep the doors open and rarely prepared for an emergency. Often there is no backup plan when some vital system fails. Fishbowl Inventory suggests that it is important to prepare for disasters. It would not take a natural disaster to leave a small manufacturing business in ruins. Supply disruptions, IT problems, and other issues can unexpectedly leave devastation.

For 80 years, a family-owned hardware store, Griffiths Plumbing Kitchen and Bath, has done all of its inventory management by hand. But soon after the British Columbia-based company was placed into the hands of its fourth-generation steward, 28-year-old Damon Griffiths, they decided to change the way they did business.

In a recent issue of the DC Velocity blog , journalist, Joe Tillman reported, “As more companies understand the impact “soft skills” have on their relationships with customers, suppliers and employees, many young professionals are graded on how they perform on these soft skills.” Joe Tillman is a senior researcher with Supply Chain Visions, a boutique consulting firm specializing in supply chain management.

A Salt Lake City dried-fruit, nut, and candy manufacturer called Nutty Guys discovered the value of Fishbowl Inventory. The multimillion-dollar company produces and distributes hundreds of tons of snack foods each month. Several years ago they had grown so swiftly that they were facing challenges in keeping track of their inventory.

Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler recently contributed a feature article titled, “Inventory Automation Solutions Impact the Bottom-Line,” published in the current issue of Automation and Controls Today.

Fishbowl Inventory has been the most frequently requested inventory solution for QuickBooks users for more than a decade. As small-to-medium companies grow and face increasing competition, the flexible cost-effective combination of QuickBooks and Fishbowl grows alongside SMBs regardless of the industry sector. These smaller firms need the same kind of inventory management large organizations enjoy at a more affordable price. Fishbowl Inventory (www.fishbowlinventory.com) is the most requested inventory management solution for seamless integration with QuickBooks, and is a popular standalone solution for organizations or enterprises looking to track assets. For users of QuickBooks it provides the same advanced features, flexibility, and mobile management control larger organizations require.

Manufacturers benefit in many ways by using Fishbowl’s Manufacturing Option. Fishbowl provides several competitive advantages, including configurable bills of materials, instructions, and stages; tracks tens of thousands of parts and integrates with QuickBooks.

Fishbowl Inventory has been the most frequently requested inventory solution for QuickBooks users for more than a decade. As small-to-medium companies grow and face increasing competition, the flexible cost-effective combination of QuickBooks and Fishbowl grows alongside SMBs regardless of the industry sector. These smaller firms need the same kind of inventory management large organizations enjoy at a more affordable price. Fishbowl Inventory (www.fishbowlinventory.com) is the most requested inventory management solution for seamless integration with QuickBooks, and is a popular standalone solution for organizations or enterprises looking to track assets. For users of QuickBooks it provides the same advanced features, flexibility, and mobile management control larger organizations require.

Robotics are complex products often requiring thousands of parts to function properly. To avoid production delays and ensure high-quality products, manufacturers use Fishbowl’s Manufacturing Option; it makes the task of finding parts and products easier. By simply entering a product number or scanning a barcode, Fishbowl shows manufacturers where to find it, how many are on hand, and when to reorder. An organized warehouse maximizes efficiency by storing parts and products for specific jobs close together. With multiple locations, it also helps manufacturers identify which locations to store certain items.

Fishbowl Inventory tracks the location and status of every part and product in inventory system. This makes them easier to find when most needed. Knowing which items are in stock, on order, backordered, and being used, is essential to help make wise business decisions regarding inventory and order management.

Fishbowl Inventory offers a number of tools to help with many aspects of order fulfillment which helps manufacturers keep supply chains and warehouses running smoothly. Keeping track of all of shipments and inventory levels so customers always receive the right products in a timely manner is a significant challenge. Some of the specific areas of improvement are found with:

In the current issue of Business Excellence magazine, manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler reported, “Many million small and midsized manufacturers started as home-based businesses or in very small operating facilities. Many generate under $250,000 in gross revenues annual and have simply turned to QuickBooks by Intuit for most accounting functionality. These companies are able to run business more efficiently and also use proven solutions that integrate with QuickBooks. For some of these very small companies the QuickBooks solution alone has been sufficient to streamline critical workflows, solve unique business needs like inventory and order management, and permit the owner to work anytime, anywhere and still access data.”

On November 25 of this year, 1000Watches.Com officially opened their online site. 1000 Watches is an online company that reviews various models of watches.

In late November 2012 Fishbowl was named a Red Herring Global award winner. This is a huge achievement because very few companies are even invited to compete on this international stage each year. In May of this year, Fishbowl earned a spot on the prestigious Red Herring Top 100 North America list. This list includes the best companies on the continent based on their finances, annual revenue growth, competitive advantages, and many other factors. “This unprecedented achievement gave Fishbowl the opportunity to compete with 299 other companies from North America, Europe, and Asia to really test its mettle,” noted Robert Lockard of Fishbowl.

Recently Robert Lockard, with Fishbowl Inventory shared “The Top 5 Fishbowl Add-ons You’ll Want in Your Stocking This Year” starting with Mobility with Hosting Services. Lockard reports, “In this technologically advanced day and age, it’s not feasible, necessary or profitable to be tied to a physical desk from 9-5, Monday through Friday. You want to be able to access critical information from your smartphone, tablet, laptop or mom’s computer, anytime of the day or night. No need to run into the office – you want it on the subway, in the cab, at the dining room table or even while in the stands at the big game.”

With Fishbowl Inventory, Quality Pet Products, saved sixteen operational hours per day, received certification, and replaced multiple apps with Fishbowl Inventory. The wholesale distributor of pet foods to veterinary clinics and retail pet stores for a six state region prides themselves on their efficient warehouse processes, overnight delivery, and high-quality service. Quality Pet Products had a fourfold business challenge: cut operations time and expense, develop processes and procedures to become AIB certified (American Institute of Baking), streamline multiple warehouse/inventory software packages, and create a Web-based order entry system.