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Software Search: A Dating Game

April 28, 2023January 5, 2016 by Samantha Da Silva

“The customer is always right” is one of those old school sayings that was used when a sales rep was trying to get a customer to buy their product. This sales tactic is probably still used in some industries but would not work where there is a complex product such as distribution ERP software. With … Read more

Stop Printing Reports from your ERP Software

April 28, 2023February 3, 2015 by Mark Canes

The history of ERP Software, and before that, accounting software, has leant heavily on reports. In earlier, batch-based systems, users would generate reams of pre-posting edit reports on impact printers every day. At month end, several more forests were destroyed in the name of audit trails and frozen-in-time reports. As software evolved, the accounting software system … Read more

How To Start The Search Again After Being Burned by a Distribution Inventory Software Vendor

April 28, 2023April 4, 2013 by Mark Canes

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Quite often we speak with prospects who have been burned in the past by distribution inventory software vendors, and as a result have become cynical about the process and skeptical of all other vendors. This is understandable given the huge amount of resources they would have wasted by choosing the wrong software vendor. However, it should not deter them from starting the process again. Allowing a past experience to stop you from engaging with other vendors to find the software system you need to grow and thrive, is like punishing yourself for the sins of others. There are many things you can learn from such a negative experience, to help you find the right system. We have set out a few of these below.

6 Factors for Selecting a Small vs. Large Software Vendor

April 28, 2023January 15, 2013 by Mark Canes

In the past we’ve examined what you should look for in good ERP software support, and discussed the wisdom of looking at other important aspects of vendor evaluation such as good ERP software consulting. Now we’re going to explore another factor: ERP vendor company size. Company size is not necessarily one of the most important decision factors when evaluating vendors, but … Read more

Blue Link and eCommerce: Your Gateway To Success

April 28, 2023September 24, 2012 by Mark Canes

Guest blog by Josh Hines, Integration Developer at Demac Media Blue Link is an extremely robust ERP system. At the heart of it, I know it best as Inventory Software, dealing directly with the Blue Link ERP system, the Blue Link API, and even leading members of the Blue Link team themselves. Our role in … Read more

How Inventory Management Software Leads to Speedier, Cheaper Shipping

April 28, 2023August 21, 2012 by Mark Canes

Many companies are paying way too much for shipping and wasting valuable resources in the process as well. A robust inventory management software system can help to resolve this problem by ensuring cheaper, faster shipping in the future. Here are some tips to help improve your company’s shipping process with proper inventory management software: Utilize … Read more

Old dogs? New tricks? Make the most of your Inventory & Accounting Software

April 28, 2023July 31, 2012 by Mark Canes

Learning a new business software system is daunting, even to those with lots of previous experience in ERP Software implementations. How much more so, then, for someone who has perhaps only ever used one system, possibly for a decade or more? That’s often the dilemna faced by the long-term employee of a small or medium-sized company that’s finally … Read more

Eliminate Errors: Wholesale Distribution Software Success Story

April 28, 2023April 13, 2012 by Mark Canes

Too many people try to apply simplistic solutions to complex problems – like politicians at election time. However, sometimes a simple solution actually works out well. A great example of this was a wholesaler that was experiencing a very high level of errors in outbound orders. More than 15% of orders they shipped out had one … Read more

Lot Tracking: Top 3 Excuses

April 28, 2023October 19, 2010 by Mark Canes

Food distributors, and companies distributing pharmaceutical, medical and other consumable supplies that may be subject to regulatory recall all know the importance of lot tracking. So why do so many of them neglect this key aspect of their business? Implementing a lot tracking system requires an investment in time and money, and perhaps a surgical approach to … Read more

Inventory Replenishment – 3 Common Mistakes

April 28, 2023September 7, 2010 by Mark Canes

The amount of information available on the Internet on Inventory Management, and specifically purchasing / replenishment / procurement, is quite staggering. One would think that, with so much advice and so many tools at our fingertips, we’d all be doing a much better job of purchase planning and management of inventory levels than, say, 10 … Read more

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