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Jason emphasizes the importance of managing surplus inventory, highlighting how unproductive inventory ties up valuable resources and suggests strategies, including improved communication in the supply chain, studying economic indicators, and using software tools to identify and address surplus stock effectively.
The article delves into the significance of personalization in wholesale distribution, covering strategies such as AI implementation, improved communication, onboarding experiences, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems to create tailored interactions and enhance customer relationships.
Jason shares a personal experience of getting hacked and provides cybersecurity tips, emphasizing the importance of password management, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), secure network practices, cautious use of auto-fill features, and awareness of social media sharing risks to enhance online safety.
Are you a distributor who needs to increase the efficiency of your warehouse? These ten easy steps will give you food for thought to maximize that efficiency.
In this this article, Jason helps to explain why some companies get lost in the weeds and need to take time to spend taking care of the operations department.
This article deals with employee empowerment; thinking is not only encouraged, it is a condition of employment.
In theory, distribution is an easy business. Unfortunately, we tend to complicate it with nuances. In this article, we break down the fundamental keys to running a profitable distributorship.
In this article we explore the problems associated with product tunnel vision. Many distributors have products that evolve over time. We challenge distributors to see if they need to modify the way they are buying based on a shift in product or business focus.
Discover best practices that will enable any sales representative to understand their distribution customer base more efficiently.
When distributors are just starting out, they usually have to beg for lines. Over time, this dynamic shifts; but not always in the mind of the distributor
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