Category: Wholesale Distribution

By now you’ve already discovered that customers are the backbone of any industry. On a very basic level, without their business, your company would be without a flow of income. Even more so, without a loyal customer base, you could be limiting your business’s potential for growth. Nurturing and building relationships with customers takes a significant amount of time and effort on your part that simply wouldn’t make sense to...

From a young age we have been conditioned to strive to be the best in whatever we worked at. Excellence has always been awarded, and while often the path to success is very clear, sometimes things can seem a little hazy. This can hold especially true for wholesale distributors. Because every business has their own unique way of operating, determining a singular method for success is tricky. Luckily there are...

  As a wholesale distributor, there are many metrics and data points that need to be tracked to ensure that you are maximizing your resources and running a successful business. That being said, knowing just what metrics to prioritize while tracking can be a tough call to make, especially if your ERP system isn't up to date. Knowing what to look for in a wholesale distribution ERP software is one...

  As a wholesale distributor, shipping costs are a necessary evil that many of us would rather do without. That being said, there are many resources out there that can help significantly lessen the blow and improve your distribution shipping costs to help benefit your business. Below are some of our favorite methods to consider when looking to lower and improve your shipping costs within your distribution company.   1....

Success is the lock that every wholesale distributor is searching to find the key for. We all want to be successful, but sometimes that can't always be a reality. When it comes to succeeding in an industry with so much competition, how do you stand out against your competitors? Luckily your Chicago based Acumatica and Dynamics GP partners at Logan Consulting know a thing or two about what makes a...

  By now I'm sure you've heard of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and are either in one of three categories. Either you have an automated distribution management system that works great for your wholesale distribution company, you're struggling in a love hate relationship with an ERP system that frequently crashes or slows down production, or you're still not totally sold on an ERP system and are looking to learn...

For any business to succeed, it’s important to understand how your organization is running and where there is room for improvement, especially within the wholesale distribution industry. Misinterpreting your data could be the difference between having an inventory shortage or losing money in excess. Making money is important, and in order to be successful there are a few key metrics to consider when determining your distribution center performance. Utilizing these...

As a wholesale distributor, managing your inventory in a cost-effective and revenue-driving manner can be difficult. Especially for distributors who don’t have access to an effective distribution planning software to automate these inventory processes. Having accounting software that helps save you money in inventory is crucial. However, sometimes dated software can do more harm than good. Knowing when your accounting software is hurting your business rather than alleviating some expenses is the...

For many wholesale distributors, manual business processing has become the method of choice when it comes to managing your organization. While there is something to be said for manually managing your wholesale distribution business, doing so can often times significantly limit your potential for growth.  Manually managing your inventory, analytics, scheduling, purchase orders and sales orders requires a significant amount of attention making it difficult to focus your energy where...

As distributors, the operational and inventory information needed to share with decision makers has to be communicated even clearer and quicker than ever to remain competitive in today's connected world. Aging ERP systems make it difficult to drive the fast and accurate decisions your business needs to establish confidence with customers and win business. Rather than remain in the dark, utilizing forward thinking ERP systems like Microsoft Dynamics GP allows...