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Negative Inventory: Why It Happens in Your ERP and How to Stop It
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 30 2026
Negative inventory in your ERP: trace shipping before receiving and unit-of-measure errors, fix COGS distortion, and turn on the settings that block it. Read More
Inventory Shrinkage: Formula, Journal Entry and How to Find the Cause
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 30 2026
Inventory shrinkage: rate formula, adjustment journal entry and COGS impact, how to separate theft from errors, benchmarks and ERP count controls. Read More
Excess and Obsolete Inventory: Calculating the E&O Reserve
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 30 2026
Excess and obsolete inventory reserve explained: identify E&O stock, calculate the reserve, journal entries, SAB 5BB, Thor tax rules and ERP reports. Read More
Inventory Aging Report: How to Build and Use It, With a Template
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 30 2026
Inventory aging report template with FIFO layer buckets, slow-mover flags and ASC 330 reserve inputs, plus where to find it in NetSuite, BC and Acumatica. Read More
Goods Received Not Invoiced (GRNI): Accrual, Reconciliation and ERP Setup
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 28 2026
Goods received not invoiced explained for US controllers: the GRNI accrual, clearing account reconciliation, aging old receipts and ERP setup. Read More
Three-Way Match in Accounts Payable: How It Works and How Software Automates It
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 28 2026
How three-way match works in accounts payable: PO, receipt and invoice checks, tolerances, partial receipts, and how ERP and AP tools automate it. Read More
Serial Number Tracking: How to Track Serialized Inventory From Receipt to Service
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 13 2026
Serial number tracking for distributors and service firms: capture serials at receipt, shipping, warranty, RMA and repair, and how ERPs handle it. Read More
ABC Analysis in Inventory: How to Classify Items and Use the Results
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 13 2026
ABC analysis inventory guide: calculate annual usage value, set A/B/C cutoffs, link classes to counts, safety stock and buying, and how ERPs automate it. Read More
Lot Tracking Software: How It Works and How to Choose
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 12 2026
Lot tracking software compared: lot capture at receiving, FEFO picking, recall reports, and Business Central, NetSuite, Zoho, Cin7 and more with prices. Read More
Cross-Docking Software: How Distributors Run Flow-Through Operations
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 09 2026
Cross docking software for US DCs: pre-allocated vs opportunistic flow, ASN dependence, dock scheduling, and what SAP, Oracle, Infor and D365 support. Read More