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Who Real-Time Inventory Data Is Actually For
Not every distributor should build a real-time data layer on top of their ERP. Here are the signals that say you're ready, and the ones that say wait.
Stockouts You Never Saw Coming
Multi-warehouse distributors watch their inventory dashboards every morning and still get blindsided by stockouts. The fix isn't more monitoring. It's exception-driven purchasing.
The 4-Day Truth Gap: Why Multi-Warehouse Distributors Don't Know What Happened Until It's Too Late
At most multi-warehouse distributors on SAP or NetSuite, leadership sees reliable numbers 3-5 days after the warehouse already moved. That gap is where margin leaks, stockouts, and overstock decisions go wrong.
AI Hype to AI Value: The Five Questions That Tell You If an AI Project Will Actually Move a Number
Mid-market building materials distributors are drowning in AI pitches. Here are the five questions I run every project through, before I touch anything.
What a Paid AI Audit Looks Like, And Why We Don't Do Free Assessments
Most consultants offer free assessments to get in the door. We charge for ours. Here's what you get, why it's worth it, and what happens after.
Why Your Purchasing Team Still Lives in Excel
Building materials distributors spend millions on ERP systems, but their purchasing teams still track inventory exceptions in spreadsheets. Here's why, and what to do about it.
What a Modern Data Pipeline Actually Looks Like (Plain English)
Bronze, Silver, Gold, the three-layer data architecture that Fortune 500 companies use, explained in terms a building materials distributor can understand.
PE Firms Are Buying Building Materials Distributors. Here's What They Ask For First.
Private equity is consolidating the building materials distribution industry. The first thing acquirers demand is unified data across all locations, and most distributors can't deliver it.
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