Microsoft Dynamics

    December 11, 2019

    How Product Substitution can Strengthen Client Relationships

    As MDM Publisher Tom Gale recently wrote, more distribution companies are shifting what was once a traditional internal operational function — inventory management — into a... Read More
    November 22, 2019

    How to move on from the legacy systems that are holding you back

    When it comes to technology, what worked for a distribution company a year ago may not work for them now. In fact, legacy operating systems or accounting software is probably... Read More
    November 21, 2019

    Successful succession planning for distributors

    Succession planning involves savvy talent management, with the goal of ensuring that the right people are in the pipeline for future leadership roles. While it can be... Read More
    November 18, 2019

    How Microsoft Got Employees to Embrace the Power of Data with Power BI

    There’s power in data. In fact, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella encourages Microsoft employees to use data to guide their every action. Companies generate a good deal of data in... Read More
    November 12, 2019

    How to cut costs without sacrificing customer service

    After the latest MDM-Baird quarterly distributor survey showed a slowdown in revenue growth, many companies may have scrambled to identify areas where they could cut back to... Read More
    November 5, 2019

    The cost of workarounds in your software system

    Chances are that your team is employing workarounds in your system for day-to-day tasks that enable them to get things done for your customers. Read More
    October 29, 2019

    The 5 strategies independent distributors are using to fight back

    A recent McKinsey & Company report, “The Coming Shakeout in Industrial Distribution,” found industrial distributors are facing challenges that are causing many to rethink how... Read More
    October 11, 2019

    How SD WORX Collaborated with Enavate to Implement Software Solution

    Innovation is woven into Belgium-based HR and payroll company SD Worx’s identity. SD Worx launched Europe’s first technology-based payroll system in 1960. Fifty years later,... Read More
    October 4, 2019

    What distributors can learn from MDM’s 2019 Top Distributors lists

    Each year, Modern Distribution Management (MDM) releases the list of the top distributors in each segment. And each year, the big get bigger, reflecting successful... Read More

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