The Real Cost of Business Process Automation

cost benefit analysis - BPA

What is Business Process Automation (BPA) Business Process Automation is exactly what it sounds like. It’s essentially the automation of processes using software (and software integration), eliminating and/or streamlining manual processes, in order to save costs (usually HR-related costs), speed up processes and eliminate errors. BPA is often viewed as routines within Business Management Software … Read more

CRM vs. ERP? What’s the difference?

customer focused CRM

As technology constantly evolves, so do people. The internet has completely flipped how the sales cycle works and people don’t appreciate old sales tactics like cold calling or unsolicited emails anymore. However, the ability to manage relationships and provide personalized experiences to sales leads and prospects is more important than ever. So how can you … Read more

Are Your Employees Overworked? Consider These Two Options

Stress from overworked employees

Company growth is exciting! You’ve put your heart and soul into your business, worked hard, hired a team of experts and now it’s paying off. With wholesale and distribution companies, corporate growth, higher order volume and an increase in transactions go hand in hand with an increase in administrative work, data entry, and warehouse picking, … Read more

Top 5 Warehouse Inventory Software Features Every Wholesale Distributor Needs

5 Warehouse Inventory Software Features

Do you buy and sell inventory? Do you operate at least one warehouse location? Are you picking, packing and shipping orders to customers every day? Do you purchase inventory from a variety of vendors? Do you take orders from customers over the phone, through email, via a sales team or through eCommerce or EDI? Congratulations! … Read more

Blue Link Pharmaceutical Distribution Software vs QuickBooks

QuickBooks vs. Pharmaceutical Distribution SoftwareERP

When you started out your pharmaceutical distribution business, what were your goals? Have you accomplished them within your expected timeframes? If not, what held you back? In most cases, pharmaceutical distributors fall behind on their growth forecasts mainly due to operating on insufficient software that can’t handle the complex and ever-changing compliance requirements of the industry. … Read more

Top ERP Software Trends: Is it Time for a Digital Transformation?

EPR software trends for 2019

Hot cocoa, twinkling lights, holiday parties and…year-end budgeting for 2019? It may be the holiday season but for many wholesale distribution businesses, the end of the year is an opportune time to evaluate what went well, how the business has grown in the past year… and most importantly, evaluate what’s not working. If you’re like most businesses, technology, … Read more

Is Your Wholesale Distribution ERP Software Adaptable to Changing Times?

Growing Business Online with Wholesale Distribution ERP Software

Guest Post by Laura Hudgens Wholesale distribution ERP software, also known as Enterprise Resource Planning Software, helps distribution businesses buying and selling product to better manage business processes—such as automated reporting, inventory management and even picking, packing and shipping through robust and advanced functionality. With typical features like a common transactional database and the ability to manage inventory and … Read more

Break-up with Spreadsheets for Accounting and Inventory Software

Small to medium size businesses are becoming more confident in their ability to compete against larger competitors thanks to new technology helping to level the playing field. Chatbots, machine learning, AI and voice command tools are providing opportunities for small businesses to reach more customers and improve processes without the need to hire highly qualified … Read more

How A Warehouse Management System Helped This Company Go From Processing 30 Orders a Day to 100

Kroeger and Blue Link's WMS

There are many reasons why a small business would want to implement a warehouse management system. Some examples include an increase in order volume, picking errors when dealing with similar products and manual processes, and wasted time managing inventory in a warehouse that is not organized by bin and shelf location. Whatever the reason may be, … Read more