We think most things can be a table (putting our engineering hat on there for UX) but tables can be a bit pants on mobile.

We've taken the wide view which optimised for a laptop or tablet and made it responsive so that more of the columns move into the expandable sections when you're on the move. Enjoy!

We started out with modals (views in the middle of the screen) for doing things like creating or editing records. The challenge was when things got complex / detailed like describing orders or rules for inventory. We've now moved over to side bars or "blades" that appear on the right-hand side to give you more room and lower risk when working with your data. Data entry still sucks but this will make it suck a little less.

You don't sit behind a desk all day, so why should your software? We’re rolling out the GoSmarter Progressive Web App (PWA) because dragging a laptop across a warehouse floor is a joke.

This update puts our platform right in your pocket, giving your production, QC, logistics, and warehousing teams the speed and reliability they need right where the action is. We don't just "optimize workflows" - we take a sledgehammer to the bottlenecks that are killing your margins.

Just log in and go, and get back to the work that actually pays the bills.

Especially when you're starting out with using a new system, you need a tutorial. Once you're used to it, you want the help text etc to get the heck out of your way and let you focus on the task at hand.

With this in mind, we've now added Tutorial Mode to the application. This provides top-level and field-level help text so you can get familiar with each screen and piece of information in the application.

Tutorial mode will be on by default but can be easily turned off by pressing an X on a screen summary or by using the toggle in your user area. When it's gone, the tool tips and summary cards will disappear and give you a clean, uninterrupted view.

We hope that Tutorial Mode alongside the in-app help guides (also available at guides.gosmarter.ai) and documentation will help you be productive. If you have any issues, however, you can always reach out to us at support@gosmarter.ai

Today we've launched the first part of our smarter inventory capability.

You can make a set of tags to use in your business e.g. like low stock, heat code missing, sold out.

With these tags, you can then make rules that can be used to apply the tags to inventory. This is based off inventory properties and complex logic can be implemented.

These rules can then be applied to inventory. In coming weeks this will happen automatically but wanted this out in the world for people to test and get benefit from now.

You can use the rules to apply relevant tags and then use the tags in filters to be able to narrow down inventory to the right stock more quickly. Use it to find out what's low in stock or needs replenishing.

What's next for this feature is automation to apply rules whenever inventory, rules, or tags change but to also expose material test result / mill certificate data linked to inventory so being able to tag stock for things like specific weld procedures is supported.

If this feature is of interest to you. Get in touch to learn more at steph@gosmarter.ai

Another free tool we've made recently is the Metal Weight Calculator.

This tool takes broad standard weights for certain metals and allows you pick the shape and it's associated dimensions to get an approximate weight per unit.

Use this to help calculate how much stock will be used, how much weight will contribute to a delivery, how much to charge and more.

It can be tough when you're working with companies outside your country due to different standards in place for steel. We wanted to help make it simpler with this free tool to help convert between some common standards.

Select the source system and grade, along with the system you need the steel in to see what the closest applicable equivalents are and see the details relating to it. Whilst not a replacement to a dedicated metallurgist especially for niche grades, this can help you move more quickly.

Today we've added some useful features to improve your inventory admin.

1. You can now quickly duplicate a stock item - fantastic for cloning common configurations to get new entries fast
2. You can split a stock item - great for situations when you need to split an initial entry into bundles, or when you want to track offcuts etc with new lengths
3. You can manage the location of stock - say where stock is to help people find it easier
4. Manage your stock locations - similar to the way you can manage materials and stock types, you can now manage locations
5. Roomier table view - the inventory now has expandable rows to help view everything more easily

Digitalisation efforts can be tough to pull the business case together for. We regularly support our potential customers on producing business cases for our products so we thought we'd share the love!

With our new business case tool, available inside and outside login to make creation and sharing even easier, you can work through the areas of gains and costs to get a comprehensive breakdown of the financial case for making the change.

Once you've crafted the business case you can then share the link or get a PDF with the business case presented for different audiences.

We hope this will help you put together the cases you need for improving the organisations you work at, and similar to our other free tools, helps you build a consistent approach within your business to key metrics.

PS We put all our free tools outside the login requirement so you can share results with zero barriers.

We're always trying to make things easier for people to use GoSmarter.ai and one way we do that is through clear documentation. We've now launched interactive guides that walk you through areas of the product and how to do things. We hope it helps!

You can see these at guides.gosmarter.ai or in the app by selecting Help Guides in the sidebar.