A huge rise in automation has led to increased pressure from Amazon for the small and mid sized Distributor. The mid-market wholesale distribution industry promises to become even more competitive over the next decade. Those who put their focus into a cloud ERP will see more usability and flexibility now. They will be the ones who succeed in years to come.
How can you do that without too much effort?
Choosing a new ERP solution is no easy task and requires great attention to detail. The right ERP for you will be the one that fits your operational and financial needs while helping you gain and maintain a competitive edge.
Selecting for Usability
In the past, ERP solutions required you to conform your business to the workings of the ERP and its workflows. Luckily, modern ERP solutions like Acumatica, with their Distribution Edition, can be fully and easily customized to match the way your distribution company does business. It is backed by an intuitive and easy-to-use UI that simply makes sense whether you are a new user or a long-term expert.
Selecting for Flexibility
Business leaders know that flexibility forms the more important consideration to overall ERP success. To enhance user flexibility, Acumatica includes: the Acumatica Cloud xRP platform, this platform delivers a stable, secure foundation for your Acumatica ERP. It also provides lightning-fast performance that can fully scale to your growth. This system is developer-friendly and easy-to-use giving providers the opportunity to create their own services entirely on the platform.
Selecting for Success
Even the most user-friendly, flexible ERP system will require well-trained staff to run it properly and extract its full value and benefits. Training can be costly, time-consuming, and take workers out of the office for weeks. Luckily for you, Acumatica provides fee training to anyone, anywhere, and anytime. Acumatica’s Open University and Help Portal give users the ability to improve their skill sets with the global Acumatica community.
With the fast pace of businesses in wholesale distribution, plus the industry’s tight margins, high needs for seasonal labor, and the continuous mid-market innovation required to compete with an ever-strengthening Amazon, modern distributors must plan ahead for success.
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