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Do You Know Your True Product Cost?

Landed cost includes everything from the amount paid for the product and shipping charges to customs fees and insurance. Knowing your landed cost can help you set more accurate prices, manage your inventory better, and boost your profit margins. In this article, we’ll break down landed cost, why it’s essential, and how you can calculate it to ensure you’re truly on top of your business finances.

Disassembled phone representing what is product assembly

What is Product Assembly?

Product assembly is about combining different pieces to create a finished product. Think of product assembly like a puzzle, but instead of pieces of cardboard, you’re working with various product components. These can be as simple as a few screws and boards or as complex as the thousands of parts in a car. 

Whether assembling furniture or the latest gadgets, product assembly is vital to bringing products to life.

What is Economic Order Quantity (EOC)?

What is Economic Order Quantity (EOC)?

Imagine you’re playing one of those strategy video games where you must keep your resources balanced—too much of one thing, and you’re wasting valuable space; too little, and you risk running out when the enemy attacks. Now, replace the game with real life, the resources with your business’s inventory, and the enemy with market demand. Welcome to the world of inventory management—a delicate dance of supply and demand. That’s where Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) steps into the spotlight.