Buyers in the lower middle market will pay 1.5 to 2 times more for a dollar of recurring revenue than a dollar of project revenue,… Continue reading Auto-Replenishment, Service Contracts, and the New Distributor Revenue Mix
Most distributors evaluating Business Central already run a Shopify storefront, and most of them walk into the ERP conversation assuming their Shopify Business Central integration… Continue reading The Hidden Cost of Shopify Middleware (and What Business Central Does for Free)
This blog illustrates how the Dynamics 365 Business Central Shopify integration functions in distribution and warehousing environments. A controller at a mid-sized industrial parts distributor… Continue reading Dynamics 365 Business Central Shopify Integration: Where Storefront Orders and Recurring Contracts Finally Meet
A few months back I sat in on a planning meeting with a distribution client working through next quarter’s reorder points. Their Operations Manager had… Continue reading Does AI Replace Warehouse Workers, or Just Change What They Do?
Dynamics GP earned its reputation by holding up long after less durable software would have quit. A distributor running the same GP instance for twelve… Continue reading Signs Your Distribution Business Has Outgrown Dynamics GP
Every distributor closes the books the same way, more or less. Count the inventory, reconcile the accounts, chase down the last few invoices, and hand… Continue reading Year-End Close for Distributors: The Steps Most Teams Skip Until It’s Too Late
Ask anyone who manages purchasing at a distribution company where their day goes, and the answer is rarely strategy. It goes to follow-up. A buyer… Continue reading Automating Vendor Communication with Power Pages: A Practical Guide for Distributors
The complexity of distribution businesses means that pausing to evaluate your ERP is a major challenge. More often than not, companies resort to updating their… Continue reading Business Central vs. Acumatica: Which Is Better for Large-Scale Distribution?
Ask most distribution operations managers where their reporting breaks down and they’ll tell you the same thing: the data exists, it’s just scattered. Purchase orders… Continue reading The Distributor’s Guide to Microsoft Fabric
