Product companies face unique challenges that set them apart from pure service businesses. You’re managing physical inventory across multiple locations. You’re coordinating with suppliers and manufacturers. You’re handling fulfillment and logistics. You’re tracking costs through complex supply chains. You’re balancing supply and demand across dozens or hundreds of SKUs. As your product company grows, the […]
Stock-outs cost you twice. First, you lose the immediate sale when a customer needs a product you don’t have. Second, you risk losing the customer entirely—they’ll find another supplier who can deliver, and they might not come back. The natural response is to carry more inventory. More safety stock, deeper quantities, broader product lines. If […]
The shift to cloud ERP has transformed how mid-market companies run their businesses. What once required significant capital investment, dedicated IT infrastructure, and months of implementation can now be deployed faster, cost less upfront, and provide capabilities that weren’t possible with traditional on-premise systems. But as cloud ERP has become the default choice, the term […]
Walk into any modern distribution warehouse and you’ll see the transformation. Workers carrying mobile devices instead of clipboards. Real-time data flowing from the warehouse floor to the office. Inventory updates happening instantly instead of at end-of-shift. The paper-based warehouse is disappearing, replaced by mobile technology that connects every worker to your ERP system. But not […]
If you distribute products with serial numbers—electronics, appliances, medical equipment, power tools, HVAC units, or any item where individual unit tracking matters—you know that managing serial numbers is both critical and complicated. Lose track of a serial number, and you can’t process a warranty claim, handle a recall, or prove chain of custody. Make an […]
Your current ERP system is holding you back. Maybe it’s an aging on-premise platform that requires constant IT maintenance. Perhaps it’s a patchwork of disconnected systems that never quite integrated properly. Or it could be that your business has simply outgrown what once seemed like the perfect solution. You know you need to migrate, but […]
Distribution has never been an easy business. You’re caught between suppliers pushing for volume commitments and customers demanding better prices. Your margins are measured in single digits, and every basis point matters. Meanwhile, your costs keep climbing—labor, freight, warehouse space, technology—while competitive pressure makes price increases nearly impossible. The instinct is to focus on revenue […]
Choosing an ERP system is one of the most significant technology decisions your company will make. Get it right, and you’ll have a platform that scales with your business, improves efficiency, and provides the visibility you need to make better decisions. Get it wrong, and you’re looking at wasted investment, disrupted operations, and frustrated employees. […]
ERP implementations have a reputation for being challenging—and for good reason. Studies show that nearly half of all ERP projects exceed their budget, timeline, or fail to deliver expected benefits. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The difference between a transformative ERP implementation and a costly failure often comes down to execution. Here […]
Distribution companies operate in a complex financial landscape where margins are tight and efficiency is everything. Yet many organizations continue to struggle with accounting practices that drain profitability and obscure the true health of their business. Here are the most common—and most damaging—accounting mistakes we see distribution companies make. 1. Treating All Inventory the Same […]
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