Automotive

Accelerate Your Automotive Inventory Management with Fishbowl

Fishbowl Manufacturing puts you behind the wheel of your automotive inventory management. From bills of materials and sub-assemblies to serial numbers and cost tracking, our system gives your automotive business the manufacturing features it needs to take control of your inventory.

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Here's how Fishbowl can help drive you to greater efficiency

Manufacturing and Bills of Materials

Create detailed bills of materials for each item you manufacture. Record parts, costs, and other crucial elements of the manufacturing process, ensuring precision in every build.

Sub-assemblies

Break down large manufacturing jobs into manageable steps. Our production stages feature allows you to organize complex processes, ensuring everything gets done in the right order.

Serial Number Tracking

Tag each cylinder head, air filter, and car battery with a unique serial number. Monitor quantities and reorder promptly, avoiding costly stockouts.

Comprehensive Cost Tracking

Get a clear picture of your exact cost of goods sold. Accurately track all factors, from milling machine costs to labor expenses, on top of your parts acquisition costs.

Mobile Scanning

Utilize the Fishbowl Advanced Mobile App to transform your smartphone or tablet into a barcode scanner. Print and attach barcode labels to items and shelves, then scan them for efficient picking, transferring, and reordering.

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Total inventory control

Take the Driver's Seat in Your Inventory Management

With Fishbowl Manufacturing, you'll have all the tools you need to keep your automotive business running smoothly. Our comprehensive system ensures that every aspect of your inventory is under your control, from the smallest components to the final product.

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs from Automotive agencies

How does Fishbowl help reduce errors in inventory management?

  • Fishbowl can be configured to complement and standardize your operational processes. For example, you can receive orders into your warehouse, perform cycle counts, and pick items with a barcode scanner to keep your inventory data accurate and up to date. Data entry is typically a point for potential human error.
  • Fishbowl allows for automation of data entry through its connection to other systems in your tech stack. Once data is entered into one system, it is automatically shared across your operations, drastically reducing the potential for human error. For instance, when an item is received in a shipment, it can be scanned in and stored based on predetermined settings. When that item is moved, sold, or otherwise removed from your inventory, a quick label scan accounts for the activity in your system without any other manual steps.

Can I limit what certain roles can do/access inside of Fishbowl?

Yes, you can grant varying degrees of access to different people, or roles, throughout your organization, as well as 3rd party entities. Each role can be assigned specific permissions that define what actions the individual can perform–ensuring only those who you specify can view, edit, and/or delete certain information. With Fishbowl, everyone is clear on their roles and has access to the exact information they need to do their jobs.

Can Fishbowl help manage my supply chain?

Fishbowl enables strategic coordination of all parties and processes for the Aerospace & Defense industry. Including suppliers and contractors, to ensure timely and cost-effective sourcing, delivery, and utilization of materials, in order to meet strict quality control and compliance requirements. With the help of Fishbowl’s library of reports, you can evaluate and manage vendor relationships. Critical reports include:

  • Lot History
  • Sales Order Summary
  • Purchase Order Summary
  • Vendor Part List
  • Part Vendor List
  • Vendor Backorder Report
  • Vendor Fulfillment History
  • Part Cost Over Time
  • Vendor Performance Report
  • Receiving History

How does Fishbowl manage products that have strict tracking or labeling requirements?

Fishbowl’s dynamic attribute tracking and barcoding system allows you to trace products through every step of the supply chain, based on labeling attributes you customize and assign. In the event of a delay, your team can quickly identify its source as you trace products from start to finish. Once you receive new inventory, you can customize your product labels to be able to track the details most important to your operations, regulatory bodies, and customers. Fishbowl’s library of reports gives Aerospace & Defense companies an even deeper dive into their processes and supply chain. These reports include:

  • Sales Order Summary Report
  • tem History Report
  • Lot History Report
  • Customer Purchase History Report
  • Inventory Turnover Report
  • On Hand Report
  • Reorder Points Report

How easy is it to modify or create new inventory management and manufacturing workflows?

We will train you and your team on how to create new, or modify existing, workflows as part of your implementation, training, and certification. Keep those learnings fresh with on-demand training through Fishbowl’s library of BrainStorm videos. If you need certain changes, or just want to leverage Fishbowl expertise, our team of experts is here to help craft/modify your workflows as needed! No matter how you work, Fishbowl’s got your back.

Testimonials

Moto Armor

Scott Kartchner
General Manager

Fishbowl has helped us manage inventory, sales, and productivity all in one place, while allowing our workflow to be more efficient.

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Take the wheel and optimize your inventory operations today.

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