White papers for the wholesale distribution industrySix essential considerations when selecting an ERP systemThe right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system can integrate key business operations, delivering significant return on investment (ROI). The wrong ERP application can drain your IT budget, or even create new problems for your business. Asking your company and the vendors being evaluated the right questions during the selection process are critical. Here are six aspects you should consider.
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Six fatal mistakes to avoid in ERP implementationsIt is a well known fact that there are hundreds of horror stories out there of things that have gone wrong with ERP systems implementations and like all bad news it is often exaggerated so as to guarantee a dramatic effect on the recipient audience.
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Winning supply chain strategies for the wine, spirits and beverages industryToday’s wine, spirits and beverages industry faces ever-shifting demand for its products, strict regulation and increasing price competition. World-class companies in this mature industry are succeeding by scaling up production, streamlining their supply chains, expanding into new geographic areas, implementing more efficient processes, cleverly marketing products, and focusing on ever closer relationships with suppliers, partners and customers. This brief examines the issues faced by the people who wholesale and distribute beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks and other beverages.
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Winning supply chain strategies for the chemicals industryThe chemicals industry faces ever stricter regulation, unpredictable supply costs and increasing price competition for its volume products. This brief takes a look at the issues faced by the people who manufacture, wholesale and distribute chemicals. It examines the current state of the industry and explores the future issues that confront it. The brief also spells out some of the technological requirements that are specific to the industry.
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Winning supply chain strategies for the consumer durables industryConsumer durables are so much fun! A new MP3 player, a pair of expensive shoes, an espresso machine, a new watch – with more disposable income and more leisure time it seems we just can’t stop buying the latest fashion item or cool toy or kitchen gadget. The consumer durables industry is booming, showing growth year after year, decade after decade.This industry brief takes a look at the current situation and trends in the consumer durables industry and explains how IT solutions from IBS can improve the efficiency of the industry supply chain and reduce overall costs for wholesalers and distributors.
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Winning supply chain strategies for the electrical products distribution industryDespite intense price competition for its volume products, the electrical products distribution industry remains healthy and dynamic. This brief takes a look at the issues faced by wholesalers and distributors of electrical products today. The brief also spells out some of the technological requirements that are specific to the industry and matches them with the software products that IBS already provides to many leading companies in this market segment.
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Winning supply chain strategies for the food industryThe food industry is by far the largest distribution sector in the global economy. Food wholesalers and distributors are leaders in the use of information technology. They use IT to manage all aspects of their business, from tracking customer demands, through inventory management, to handling returns and rebates. This industry brief takes a look at the current situation and trends in the market and explains how IT solutions from IBS can improve the efficiency of food industry supply chains, reducing overall costs for wholesalers and distributors.
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Winning supply chain strategies for industrial machinery and equipmentIndustrial machinery and equipment is an industry that provides a range of products and services to manufacturers, primary producers, foresters, construction companies, and homebuilders. It takes a highly sophisticated, global distribution industry to provide the machinery and equipment that manufacturers and other parts of the industry needs.This industry brief takes a look at the current situation and trends in the industrial machinery and equipment distribution business and explains how IT solutions from IBS can improve the efficiency of the industry supply chain and reduce overall costs for wholesalers and distributors.
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Winning supply chain strategies for the industrial supplies industryTens of thousands of companies play a role in the distribution of supplies to industry around the world. Industrial supplies, from nuts and bolts to robot memory chips, flow along complex supply chains that can stretch across many countries. It takes a highly sophisticated, global industry to provide the variety and choice of supplies that manufacturers and other customers want. This industry brief takes a look at the current situation and trends in the industrial supplies distribution industry and explains how IT solutions from IBS can improve the efficiency of the industry supply chain and reduce overall costs for wholesalers and distributors.
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Winning supply chain strategies for the manufacturing industryAn increasing emphasis on demand-driven production is forcing a revolution of the processes and routines of manufacturers. In their quest to remain profitable, manufacturing companies are being forced to adopt leaner and more efficient production techniques, to outsource large parts of their business, and to integrate suppliers, partners and customers ever tighter into their business. This cross-industry brief takes a look at the current situation and trends in the sector and explains how IT solutions from IBS can improve efficiency and reduce overall costs for the leading companies in this business.
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Winning supply chain strategies for medical equipment and suppliesThe healthcare industry occupies a huge sector of the economy. The supply chain for medical equipment and supplies (MES) stretches around the world, across borders and cultures, under different political regimes, from manufacturer to consumer. MES is a growing industry, but one with much competition at all levels. This industry brief takes a look at the current situation and trends in the MES sector, and explains how IT solutions from IBS can improve the efficiency across all the industry supply chain and reduce overall costs.
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Winning supply chain strategies for paper merchants and distributorsThe recurring theme for all involved in the paper industry is heightened competition, overcapacity and low margins. Industry size and scale is increasingly important for profitability, while at the same time preserving the best of local service and brands. It is the players who work smarter, more efficiently and who can broaden their services, products and customer value in these difficult times that will ultimately succeed. This white paper will tell you how to be competitive in the paper merchants industry.
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Winning supply chain strategies for pharmaceutical and healthcare wholesale and distributionPharmaceutical wholesalers comprise the lifeline within the pharmaceutical industry, providing continuity of supply and facilities for storage. They also offer a range of supporting services, such as information technology systems, advanced labeling solutions, inventory control systems and product withdrawal notifications, which form an essential part of the total healthcare package. These companies and institutions all operate in an environment where speed and efficiency may mean the difference between life and death.
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Winning IT strategies for publishers and book distributorsThe modern publishing industry is rapidly evolving. Print-on-demand technology is transforming printing and distribution models. Electronic books are growing in popularity. Supermarkets are major retailers of books, affecting trading terms and pushing the industry to utilize sophisticated supply chain technologies such as RFID and EDI. ONIX compliance and 13-digit ISBN require publishers and distributors to re-assess their systems’ capabilities. This white paper addresses current trends and technologies.
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