Communication Champ

simple inventory solutionCommunication is crucial to the success of your small business. The lines of communication between you, your employees, suppliers, and customers need to clear. Without effective communication small issues can quickly grow and work can fall through the cracks. Ineffective communication can actually create problems that were easily avoidable. To learn more about how to communicate like a champ keep reading for some great tips. We'll even some info on how to use Stockpile simple inventory solution to manage your inventory.

Chain of Command 

For communication to work it needs to reach the right person in a timely manner. If employees are unsure of who to contact it can increase the amount of time it takes to resolve an issue. This can cause frustration for everyone involved and get even lead to customer complaints and lost revenue. Make sure that everyone knows who to contact when issues arise. If there are different people responsible for handling different types of problems make sure that is obvious so communication is funneled in the right direction from the beginning.

Response Time 

Set response time expectations. If you want employees to respond within 24 or 48 hours you need to let them know. Setting clear expectations lets your employees know what you want and gives you recourse if they don't follow through.

Acknowledge

Even if you can't resolve the issue you can acknowledge that you received the message and are working on a resolution. This can be very encouraging to the person waiting on an answer.

Pass or Shoot 

Many successful basketball coaches require players to focus on passing instead of always taking the quick shot. That might be effective for building team work and keeping the defense off balance but in business it can lead to a frustrating lack of response for the person on the other end. The more people that pass the problem off the longer it takes to reach a satisfactory result. It can also lead to misinformation and lost details. Encourage employees to handle issues if they can and limit the number of times a problem is passed on to someone else.

Own It 

If you accept responsibility for handling an issue, own it. Taking ownership allows you to resolve the issue and keeps other employees from becoming involved and potentially creating confusion. Receiving multiple contradictory messages from staff can frustrate the original sender and lead to bigger issues.

Communication is key to your success. So is effective inventory management. Stockpile simple inventory solution makes it easy to handle all your inventory issues. Creating item records is quick and easy. Because Stockpile is fully customizable you choose which fields to include in item records. This allows you to track the data that matters most to your business. You can include style, size, color, manufacturer, and more. You can even include a photo in your item record.

Thanks to areas and locations you can be very specific about where items are kept. This makes it easy to locate what you need when you need it. You can easily track items whether you have one location or multiple ones. Running reports is also a simple process. Just a few clicks and you can access all the reporting data that you need.

Want to keep an eye on your inventory while you're out of the office? You can, thanks to Stockpile's mobile compatibility. Stockpile has so many features that will benefit your small business. Plus, we are always updating and improving our solution to meet the needs of our customers. If you're looking for a simple inventory solution that will eliminate your inventory management headaches you've come to the right place. Try Stockpile today!

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