Your Digital Operations Platform (DOP) as a Change Enabler
Most industries have successfully weathered widespread disruption for decades, but in today’s digital world the pace of disruption takes place over months, not years. Wholesale distributors across industries are not immune—a recent article by McKinsey stated, “Nearly every distributor is…
Technology Roadmap Best Practices for Wholesale Distributors
As distributors grapple with profit erosion, workforce shortages, disintermediation and economic uncertainty, many are finding that their day-to-day operations are strained, and their growth opportunities may be compromised. One of Deloitte’s Industry Outlook reported that half of all study respondents…
A Human-Centric Approach for Digital Transformation Success
In this ever-changing digital age, businesses must evolve, and quickly. Digital transformation is an integral part of this essential evolution. While growth minded SMBs have plans on embarking on a digital transformation journey in 2024, many have absolutely no idea how…
Quick Start Package: Sage Data & Analytics in the Cloud
Reduce time spent on analysis and reporting, and make faster, better-informed decisions. The tight and secure integration of Sage Data & Analytics (SD&A) with Sage ERP† ensures the reliability of critical business information, provides business users with coherent insight on…
Intelligent Pricing as the Cornerstone of Your Distribution Pricing Strategy
Intelligent pricing is a data-driven approach used by many of today’s small-to-mid-sized distributors that provides optimal pricing based on historical buying behavior, real-time demand, location, and other factors. As more distributors seek better ways to maximize profitability, strategic pricing has…
Global Industrial Projects Expected to Pick Up, Predicts AEM
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently held their quarterly Equipment Market Outlook webinar, sponsored by manufacturing technology advisor Net at Work, which examines key issues affecting the construction and agriculture sectors. During the Q4 event, which took place in…
Reduce Risk, Increase Revenue, And Decrease Costs By Making Better Use Of Your Data
In a marketplace undergoing prolonged workforce challenges, sourcing bottlenecks, cyberattack concerns and inflationary pressures, industrial manufacturers know that a strong digital transformation strategy can help overcome these issues. But how can manufacturers get started on the difficult, ongoing process of…
Six Reasons Next-Generation CRM Should Be Part of Your Technology Roadmap
Today, only 25% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) use a customer relationship management (CRM) solution, and just another 10% report that they plan to implement a CRM system this year.1 This finding is understandable for a few reasons. First,…
The Key to Unlocking Profits through Employee Engagement and Retention
According to the U.S Chamber of Commerce, there were 693,000 open manufacturing jobs as of March 2023. The sourcing and retention of talent is impacting manufacturers already trying to manage demand, continued supply chain issues and rising costs. Manufacturers that…
The Construction and Agricultural Market Conditions Affecting Equipment Manufacturers
Trends affecting industrial manufacturers continue to shift, with the continuation of the labor shortage and activity boosted by the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Inflation Reduction Acts, causing industrial manufacturers to look toward data-driven outlooks. To help…
Nonprofit Upjohn Institute is ‘Productive from the Start’ After ERP Migration from Abila MIP to Sage Intacct with Net at Work
The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research was founded in 1945 to study policy issues around employment and unemployment. Today, the Upjohn Institute continues funding extensive research while managing Michigan Works! Southwest, a four-county organization that prepares a qualified workforce…
Safeguard Your Organization by Testing Its Cyber Resilience
What’s Cyber Resilience – And Why Does Resilience Matter? A company’s cybersecurity program must be regularly assessed to ensure that it is sufficiently equipped to handle a cyber-attack and aligned with its cybersecurity needs. These assessments test a company’s cyber…
The Purpose of Modern ERP in an SMB Technology Roadmap
When it comes to small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) deciding what technology could have the most impact on their business, it’s the replacement of their legacy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) that winds up topping the list of priorities today. Why do…
Revisiting 2023 Healthcare Predictions to Prepare for the Road Ahead
Labor shortages, increasing levels of chronic disease, and other stressors have long challenged healthcare organizations and practices. And with the extreme, ongoing demands of COVID-19, new billing models, and the potential of a recession added to the mix, the coming…
