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Wholesale distribution is a fast-paced industry with stiff competition and many moving parts.
Distribution business leaders balance inventory tracking, warehouse management, supply chain navigation, logistics, and transportation.
Many wholesale distribution businesses start with disconnected entry-level software and small business accounting applications. However, as these businesses stock more products and add warehouse space, workarounds and manual processes cause mistakes and drain productivity. As a result, customer service suffers.
For distribution business leaders, evaluating business management software has never been more critical.
Oxford Economics, an independent economic advisory firm, surveyed 175 midsized distribution executives about digital transformation initiatives.
The research revealed that distributors are prioritizing growth—but they could struggle to maintain that growth without the right technology. In fact, distributors who don’t digitalize operations to support a modern customer experience will find it increasingly difficult to differentiate and compete.
Delivering Growth: How Wholesale Distributors Can Leverage Technology and Innovation to Support Their Strategic Goals highlights your peers’ business objectives, how they plan to remain competitive, and their thoughts about overcoming technology and talent obstacles.
The in-depth report also includes three key takeaways about how your distribution business can:
For wholesale distributors, a cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution isn’t just about keeping up with the competition—it’s necessary to drive sustainable growth.
Wholesale distribution ERP software has everything distributors need to run their businesses, including finance, customer relationship management (CRM), sales, purchasing, inventory, supply chain, service, and reporting.
With one integrated, cloud-based solution, distributors eliminate data silos, save time and money, use real-time information to make better decisions, and provide outstanding customer service.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is a modern, intelligent cloud ERP solution that delivers enterprise-level sophistication and efficiency to growing midsized distribution businesses. And because a vendor manages the wholesale distribution ERP software, business owners can focus on innovating and growing the business.
Download the Oxford Economics report below. It’s a great introduction to digitalization and a smart way to start driving change for your distribution business.
You’ll also receive SAP’s solution brief about transforming wholesale distribution operations with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and GROW with SAP.
GROW with SAP encompasses much more than cloud ERP—it also includes services, an ecosystem, and a community to set your distribution business up for success.
