It is safe to say that inventory is the lifeline of any distribution business. Whether you’re storing your inventory in a warehouse that you own or partnering with a 3PL, managing optimal stock levels must be maintained at all times to accurately represent demand. Inventory Management is the act of implementing processes to avoid understocking … Read more
Guest Post by: Akshat Akarsh (Ash) An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is the key to integrating critical business functions across an organization. ERP systems are expansive pieces of software with a wide variety of functions and applications available to their users. The growth of ERP systems over the past couple decades proves the competitive … Read more
It’s no surprise that Microsoft Office 365 saw a 21% increase in usage in 2020. By 2021 Microsoft 365 reached a market share of around 47.5% with Google’s Office Suite following close behind with 44.56% in the Office Productivity Software Market. The pandemic hit the in-office routine quite hard and the shift to working remotely required … Read more
Nearly 50% of ERP implementations fail the first time around. Why do you think that is? Maybe it’s a lack of communication between Customer and Vendor or maybe either or both parties didn’t realize the extent of the work needed to be done for a successful implementation. 10 years ago, we posed the question in … Read more
In the year 2000, it was recorded by Nua Ltd that roughly 304 million people were using the internet equating to about 5% of the world population. In March of 2021, according to Internet World Stats, it was recorded that 5.1 billion people were using the internet reaching 65% of the world’s population. Amazing development … Read more
A supply chain is the life cycle of a product from production to purchase. Compiled of organizations, people, and resources, a supply chain will also include transportation of the product, marketing, operations, finances and even customer service. Wholesale distributors play a large role in the supply chain and are often the middleman who purchase the … Read more
As a growing wholesale distribution business, you may begin to experience common growing pains as your order and transaction volume increase. You need to be prepared for business growth and be able to grow with it. It can be troublesome when limitations on transaction volume and data storage in existing systems lead to system crashes, … Read more
Software maintenance programs refer to regular software updates, modifications, bug fixes, patches and the addition of new features to existing software solutions to increase performance. Depending on the software vendor, these maintenance updates may need to be scheduled between the vendor and your business, or they may happen automatically. A good software maintenance program not … Read more
No matter what you’re looking for, it is easy enough to jump online and find an online store that has it, whether in your country or not. A few extra dollars for shipping won’t break the bank or waiting an extra week is no big deal when you’re getting exactly what you were looking for … Read more
If you’re using sunset software, it’s time to think about getting rid of the old software and implementing something new. While the system you’re using may be good enough for some areas of your business, you are likely missing out on quite a few key tools that new software systems are able to automate nowadays, … Read more
Blue Link ERP provides integrated Accounting Software and Inventory Management Software to small and medium sized businesses, primarily wholesalers & distributors. READ MORE
