Compete vs. Amazon

Embrace Customer Managed Inventory (CMI) in the Era of COVID 19

  While the right ecommerce website is necessary for distributors, a Customer Managed Inventory program supported by the right technology is ...

Supply House Times article: "Rock Rockwell: How to Compete Against Amazon"

Imagine if a distributor's “Very Important Customers,” comprising around 80% of revenue, used automated inventory replenishment technology to manage their ...

The Metrics Distributors Need to Optimize Their Distribution Centers

Rather than view the last 10 feet of the supply chain as the end of the road – what if ...

The Power of Precise Demand Planning™ to Compete Against Amazon

What if you viewed the last 10 feet of the supply chain differently? What if you saw it instead as ...

Want to Sell Your Distribution Business? Increase Your Value with Digital

The pace of mergers and acquisitions in the distribution industry doesn’t appear to be slowing anytime soon. A Deloitte report ...

Distributors Should Build a Moat to Keep Customers from Amazon

As Warren Buffet famously said, “A good business is like a strong castle with a deep moat around it. I ...

For Medical Suppliers, Automated Inventory Replenishment Saves Time, Money and Headaches

Two years ago, Lakes Region EMS in Minnesota typically carried 73 percent more inventory than it needed. And Smilebuilderz, a large dental, ...

MDM Guest Post: Going Digital Is Not Just About Webstores

Customers' desire -- really, their demand -- for an efficient transaction may have roots in the Amazon experience. But distributors ...

eTurns Sponsors MDM Digital Distributor Summit

eTurns is proud to be a sponsor of the upcoming MDM Digital Distributor Summit, June 18-20, 2019 in Denver. Designed especially ...

The biggest mistake distributors make? Not using technology proactively

With Amazon breathing down their necks, many distributors are busy trying to defend their revenue against the e-commerce threat. In today’s ...

How Automated Inventory Replenishment Can Help Distributors Grow Existing Customer Revenues

For most distributors, growing wallet share among existing customers is a consistent goal – and a constant struggle. But with automated ...

Industrial Distribution Guest Post: Say Goodbye to Price Shopping

Whether you’re shopping for a new pair of socks or a front-end loader, low price is a good thing. But ...