NEWSLETTER October 2026
October 29, 2026You may already own the tools to fix your slowest workflows. Plus: find us at NAWLA Traders Market, Booth #1036, November 4 to 6 in Anaheim.
Switching Lumber Software With Minimal Downtime
October 29, 2026Quick Answer What to know before switching lumber software Switching lumber software doesn’t have to stop the yard. Your GL account, vendor, customer, item, open order, and balance information comes with you into the new system. Every customer is different, …
What Lumber Yards and Distributors Actually Need in Inventory Management Software
August 21, 2026Walk into any lumber yard running generic inventory software and you will find the same workarounds: spreadsheets next to the system tracking what the system cannot, manual unit conversions at the keyboard, and receiving staff who have the conversion factors …
NEWSLETTER July 2026
July 30, 2026A Partner in Your Success For decades, RDB Solutions has been helping lumber and building materials businesses simplify complexity, improve efficiency, and gain greater control over their operations. But what makes our work meaningful is not just the software we build, it’s …
Units of Measure in Lumber Software: Why One Unit Is Never Just One Unit
July 22, 2026What real unit-of-measure handling in lumber software requiresLumber is sometimes purchased in cubic meters, received and tracked by board feet, and sold by lineal feet or per piece. The software has to convert cleanly between all of them in real …
5 Signs Your Lumber Business Has Outgrown QuickBooks
June 24, 2026Quick Answer: How to Tell You Have Outgrown QuickBooks A lumber business has outgrown QuickBooks when the accounting system can no longer keep up with how lumber is actually bought, tracked, and sold. The clearest signs are tally and inventory …
How to Choose the Right Lumber Inventory Software for Your Business
May 26, 2026Quick Answer What to Know Before Buying Lumber Inventory Software Lumber inventory software is a system designed to track and manage lumber the way it actually exists in a yard: multiple units of measure per item, tally-based receipts and shipments, …
NEWSLETTER April 2026
April 29, 2026Generic ERP -or- Built For Lumber? Most ERP systems were built for uniform products and predictable margins. Lumber is the opposite. Between variable tallies, multiple units of measure, and complex logistics, generic software often creates more friction than it solves. …
How to Choose ERP Software for Your Lumber Business
April 27, 2026Quick Answer What to know before buying ERP software for a lumber business ERP software for a lumber business is an integrated system that handles inventory by tally and unit of measure, lumber-specific accounting, trader and order management, dispatch, and …
Introducing Lumber Expert V3: Modern, Secure, and More Connected
March 31, 2026At RDB Solutions, we know that in the lumber and building material industry, time is your most valuable commodity. Whether you are managing a distribution center, a remanufacturing plant, or a high-volume wholesale desk, your software should work as hard …
