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White River Academy, part of Sovereign Health, is among the first group of programs to be approved as achieving the designation as a National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) Research Designated Program (RDP). The White River Academy program has been systematically collecting standardized data allowing NATSAP to better understand and document the important impact of Sovereign Health's work on children and their families.

Today leaders and employees of management consulting firm DecisionWise are celebrating the official release of the book MAGIC: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Employee Engagement, coauthored by DecisionWise CEO, Tracy Maylett, and Global Employee Engagement Architect, Paul Warner.

Fishbowl, maker of the No. 1 requested inventory management software for QuickBooks, is now a UPS Ready Provider and released Fishbowl Inventory 2013. In addition to UPS integrated shipping, Fishbowl Inventory 2013 offers the following new features and add-ons:

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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.

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.

“Our company ships thousands of products per month, and we ship the majority of our merchandise through UPS. Fishbowl’s effort to provide these shipping features costs us nothing, but will save hundreds of labor hours every year while allowing us to actually ship our merchandise more quickly and with fewer mistakes,” noted Victor Paniagua, Product Support Manager of Navistar International.

Fishbowl, maker of the No. 1 requested inventory management software for QuickBooks, is now a UPS Ready Provider and released Fishbowl Inventory 2013. In addition to UPS integrated shipping, Fishbowl Inventory 2013 offers the following new features and add-ons:

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Fishbowl, maker of the No. 1 requested inventory management software for QuickBooks, is now a UPS Ready Provider and released Fishbowl Inventory 2013, with integrated UPS shipping on January 23, 2013. The integrated UPS shipping provides Fishbowl customers with seamless shipping capabilities that allow them to process and ship orders from within Fishbowl Inventory.

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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.

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.

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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.