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Stockpile Reports Featured on The Future of Supply Chain Podcast
In case you missed it, David Boardman of Stockpile Reports was featured on The Future of Supply Chain podcast. Hosted by Santosh Sankar of Dynamo Ventures, David and Santosh cover: Using advanced image processing to help bulk materials companies eliminate that...
How Digitalizing Boosts Sustainability for Bulk Materials Businesses
Sustainability has become paramount in recent years. Experts estimate that we collectively use 40% more resources than we can replace every year. A scenario where we run out of key natural resources is less a distant possibility and more a foregone conclusion at this...
8 Actionable Insights from Stockpile Report Data
Insights from Monthly Drone Measurements Face it, your team at most is measuring your inventory by drone monthly. The insights from drone flights are only as good as the time from the last flight. The value for your operations team is low once the data is a few days...
Solution Spotlight: SR Measure for Spot-Checking Deliveries
When a truck arrives with your material order, how do you verify you're getting what you paid for? Most operations face a frustrating choice: eyeball the pile and hope for the best, or break out the walking wheel for a rough estimate. Neither option gives you the...
5 Ways to Reduce Stockpile Inventory Write-Offs
Inventory write-offs can significantly impact your company's financial health. Implementing effective strategies to manage and monitor your stockpiles is crucial. Stockpile Reports helps companies eliminate write-offs by making changes and following these best...
Haul-Back Waste Is Costing You
After concrete is poured at a construction site, the chutes of ready mix concrete trucks and hoppers of concrete pump trucks must be washed out to remove the remaining concrete before it hardens. It’s important that companies properly dispose of their washout in the...
Using Drones for Stockpile Inventory & Audits
Stockpile inventory is a common use case for drones and it can simplify the audit process immensely. Drones have been able to solve a problem that many organizations face; a lack of resources. When year-end arrives, companies scramble to complete their annual...
Stockpile Measurement with a Drone
There is no doubt that using a drone for measuring stockpiles is a great solution for many companies with inventory spread across large worksites. Drones allow you to measure all of your stockpiles in just a few minutes. Whether you fly yourself or have Stockpile...
6 Reasons Why Stockpile Inventory Write-Offs Happen
Write-offs are a constant thorn in the side for companies big and small. We don’t have exact figures for industries like manufacturing and construction, but we estimate it to be a fearsome hit to the bottom line. It’s not uncommon for CEOs and CFOs in large companies...
Dustin Al-Hakim Takes Customer Success to the Next Level
Stockpile Reports is honored to announce that our team continues to grow and we have added another powerhouse of product talent to our team. Dustin Al-Hakim has joined the team as a Field Service Representative. He will be focused on field service and customer...
How To Save Time On Your Annual Inventory
Stockpile Measurement Methods That Work
Measurements shouldn’t require a significant amount of time, energy, or money and it should be simple to complete. We believe measuring stockpiles should be easy. With this in mind, we developed stockpile measurement solutions tailored for building material companies....