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Gross & Associates intends to provide useful tools and information for your daily material handling needs. In addition to informative articles posted on the front page, we offer the following on-line resources:

  • Online Rules of Thumb: The industry leading resource for the estimation of capital equipment costs.
  • Request Literature: The way to obtain detailed information about how Gross & Associates can service your material handling needs.
  • Industry News - Logistics Management’s top stories.
  • Knowledgebase - A series of articles about current material handling issues.
  • Industry Links - Links to government agencies, professional societies, trade organizations and non-profit organizations in the material handling industry.
  • Acronyms - Definitions of common terms used in the material handling industry.

If you need additional information please call us at (732) 636-2666 or e-mail us with your name, company, phone number and a description of your material handling needs at contactme@grossassociates.com

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    #9   Close out the merchandise. In many trade lines there are companies that specialize in buying close-out merchandise. They may resell by mail order, through off price stores or as 'special purchases'in full price stores. Look in trade journals, The Wall Street Journal and local newspapers to find who handles your class of product. Sometimes your present customers may be interested in a one time deal to use as a promotion. Do not overlook your employees as close-out customers. With luck, you may even find another outlet for your regular merchandise. You can use close-outs to sell raw material as well as finished goods.
    #45   Use computer directed putaway. If the inbound material does not require elaborate checking in procedures and a computer can assign empty locations for each pallet, the material can be put away directly into storage eliminating the need for receiving staging space. If the receipt contains less than full unit storage quantities, the computer can locate a partially filled location of the same product and direct the putaway to fill the location.
    #4   Sell to present users. Use your sales or warranty history to find the people who have bought the product. Let them know that you have more available for immediate delivery. Consider telling them that you are discontinuing the product and closing out the remaining inventory. Offer a discount because they are loyal customers. Offer owners of older versions the chance to upgrade at low cost.