“ Your XXXX is out for delivery.” How many of the above messages have crowded your inbox ever since the stay-at-home restrictions are being imposed on-and-off ? We didn’t count either, but clearly the number will outnumber any other type of regular notifications - the reason why Forbes quoted that COVID-19 has “accelerated E-Commerce Growth ‘4 To 6 Years’ “ !

“Of course we can offer you what you're looking for! Give us a moment and we’ll grab it out of the warehouse.” followed by “We are extremely sorry sir/ma’am, it seems like we’re out of stock.” within a matter of a few minutes!

Inventory management is a necessary evil! Every manufacturing and warehousing industry knows what I’m talking about. Still managing your inventory on a spreadsheet or worse, not managing it at all? The aim of this article is to give you a 360 degree understanding of what inventory management software does and why it is absolutely necessary for any supply chain business to electronically manage their inventory. It also gives you a broad idea of some of the main features that an inventory management software must have.