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NetSuite Landed Cost: How to Set It Up and Allocate Freight and Duty
By Sherman Hsieh | Nov 02 2026
NetSuite landed cost setup: enable the feature, create categories, mark items, and allocate freight and duty on receipts and bills, plus native limits. Read More
NetSuite Inventory Adjustments: Adjust Inventory, Inventory Worksheet and Reason Codes
By Sherman Hsieh | Nov 02 2026
NetSuite inventory adjustment setup: Adjust Inventory vs worksheet, posting accounts, reason codes, approvals, imports after a count and month-end review. Read More
Expiration Date Tracking and FEFO Picking in Inventory Systems
By Sherman Hsieh | Nov 02 2026
Expiration date tracking for US distributors: expiry capture at receipt, FEFO allocation, near-expiry alerts, markdowns and ERP and WMS support. Read More
Inventory Allocation: Hard vs Soft Allocation Rules and How ERP Assigns Stock to Orders
By Sherman Hsieh | Nov 02 2026
Inventory allocation explained: soft vs hard allocation, FCFS, priority and fair-share rules, a worked shortage example, KPIs and ERP settings. Read More
Stock Transfer Orders: Moving Inventory Between Warehouses in Your ERP
By Sherman Hsieh | Nov 02 2026
Stock transfer order guide: ship, in-transit and receipt stages, transfer at cost, partial receipts, month-end in-transit reconciliation, and ERP setup. Read More
Pick, Pack and Ship Software for Growing Distributors and Brands
By Sherman Hsieh | Nov 02 2026
Pick pack ship software compared for US distributors and brands: picking methods, scan verification, labels, carrier rates and published 2026 prices. Read More
Bin Location System: How to Set Up Warehouse Locations
By Sherman Hsieh | Nov 02 2026
Bin location system setup for distributors: naming conventions, fixed vs dynamic slotting, labels and check digits, putaway and pick rules, ERP and WMS. Read More
Warehouse Receiving Process: Steps, Controls and Software Support
By Sherman Hsieh | Nov 02 2026
Warehouse receiving process for US distributors: ASN vs blind receiving, OS&D and carrier claims, putaway, and how WMS and ERP post receipts and accruals. Read More
LIFO Reserve: How to Calculate It, Book the Adjustment and Disclose It
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 30 2026
LIFO reserve explained: formula, journal entries, a worked dollar-value LIFO example, liquidation effects, the conformity rule, disclosure and software. Read More
Landed Cost Calculation for Importers: Formula, Allocation Methods and ERP Support
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 30 2026
Landed cost calculation for US importers: formula, FY2027 MPF and HMF, allocation by value, weight or volume, late invoices and how ERPs handle it. Read More