Whether you have a single warehouse or a large multi-national distribution network, Infor has solutions to fit your needs. As business gains in complexity, your organization can grow into the solution that addresses your challenges that increase your ability to offer and perform essential value-added services.
Hosted by Rob Dallas, this webinar will address why more building material distributors choose Infor CloudSuite Distribution ERP to run their business. At the conclusion of his presentation and demo of CloudSuite, Rob will be available to answer questions.
Webinar Description
Hosted by Rob Dallas, this webinar will address why Distributors using Quickbooks are moving to Infor CloudSuite Distribution to run their business.
While QuickBooks was the standard for most back-end accounting and inventory management departments, it just doesn’t have the advanced analytics and reporting capabilities needed for data-driven decisions that are so important for distributors today.
Infor CloudSuite Distribution comes out-of-the-box ready to use and offers benefits such as:
Your future success hinges on the decisions you make today. Register Today for our next webinar on Wednesday, November 13th at 12:00 pm EST with Distribution Industry expert, Rob Dallas, and get a closer look at how Infor CloudSuite Distribution can revolutionize your operations.
In today’s fast-paced distribution landscape, staying competitive requires not only meeting customer demands but also doing so with speed, accuracy, and efficiency. The key to achieving this lies in leveraging cutting-edge technology like Infor CloudSuite Distribution and artificial intelligence (AI). Together, these tools are revolutionizing how distributors process orders, reduce errors, and improve customer satisfaction. Here’s how they can make a difference for your business.
1. Automated Order Entry and Processing
Manual order entry is time-consuming and error-prone, often resulting in bottlenecks that slow down fulfillment and increase operational costs. With Infor CloudSuite Distribution, AI-powered automation can streamline this process by capturing data from multiple channels—whether it’s through EDI, email, or web-based portals—and automatically inputting it into the system. AI ensures that orders are categorized, processed, and assigned to the right teams without human intervention, significantly reducing errors and saving valuable time.
2. Improved Demand Forecasting
Distributors often struggle with maintaining the right inventory levels. Stock-outs lead to lost sales, while overstocking ties up capital and storage space. AI integrated into Infor CloudSuite Distribution offers advanced demand forecasting capabilities, analyzing historical sales data, market trends, and customer behavior to predict future demand. This helps distributors maintain optimal inventory levels, ensuring orders are fulfilled on time without overburdening warehouse space or budget.
3. Faster Fulfillment with Optimized Routing
AI can transform the way distributors handle logistics. By analyzing multiple variables such as customer location, order urgency, and shipping costs, AI algorithms within Infor CloudSuite Distribution can recommend the most efficient shipping routes and methods. This leads to faster delivery times, reduced shipping costs, and enhanced customer satisfaction.
4. Reduced Order Errors
Errors in order fulfillment—whether due to incorrect product selection, quantity mismatch, or wrong shipping addresses—can have costly repercussions. AI-driven quality checks within Infor CloudSuite Distribution help reduce these errors by identifying discrepancies in real-time. These automated checks ensure that orders are accurate before they leave the warehouse, leading to fewer returns, happier customers, and improved profitability.
5. Enhanced Customer Communication
In the age of instant gratification, customers expect real-time updates on their orders. AI-powered systems can automatically send notifications about order status, delays, or issues, ensuring transparency and proactive communication. This not only builds trust with customers but also reduces the workload on customer service teams.
6. Data-Driven Decision Making
Infor CloudSuite Distribution provides distributors with a wealth of data, from sales trends to operational performance. AI enhances this by analyzing large datasets to provide actionable insights, such as identifying inefficiencies in the order processing workflow, predicting future bottlenecks, or highlighting opportunities for improvement. These insights empower distributors to make informed decisions that can streamline operations and improve overall business performance.
7. Scalability and Flexibility
As your distribution business grows, so do the complexities of managing orders. AI within Infor CloudSuite Distribution offers scalable solutions that can handle increasing order volumes without a corresponding increase in manual labor. The flexibility of cloud-based systems also means that you can access and manage your order processing workflows from anywhere, ensuring business continuity in any situation.
Conclusion
Leveraging the powerful combination of Infor CloudSuite Distribution and AI can streamline your order processing from start to finish. By automating routine tasks, improving accuracy, and offering valuable insights, these technologies enable distributors to operate more efficiently, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction. In an industry where margins are tight and customer expectations are high, adopting these tools can provide a significant competitive edge.
Is your distribution business ready to take the next step in operational efficiency? Explore how Infor CloudSuite Distribution and AI can revolutionize your order processing today!
UnForm’s Image Manager is a powerful yet affordable solution that automates the capture of either scanned or electronic documents for submission to UnForm’s Document Archive (and IDM). As documents are processed through Image Manager, data capture capabilities extract data that can be used to index, associate and retrieve those documents. In addition, that data can be formatted as electronic transactions for submission to your ERP reducing data entry requirements. These flexible capabilities are not limited to specific business processes and can be applied across you entire organization.
As your business grows, so do the complexities of tax compliance. Trust Aktion and Avalara to develop a winning game plan. Avalara tax compliance solutions are the go-to for distributors who need to ace their tax compliance game.
Get ready for 2025 now – register for this webinar featuring the tax experts from Avalara and the distribution industry business technology experts from Aktion Associates.
Calling all Infor A+ customers. If you’re looking to learn more about the direction of Infor A+ and accelerating innovation for your entire enterprise, join the discussion in September with Aktion Senior Industry Consultant-Phillip Maehr, A+ Managing Consultant-Jody Barlow, and MICS Salesperson-Fred Apollo.
Bring your questions and concerns and we’ll provide you with the information you need to keep your Infor A+ working hard for your business.
As we move into an ever-increasingly digital world, it’s become crucial for distributors to take advantage of new technologies to succeed. You’re looking for a solution that will increase productivity, and allow you to respond to unique customer requests.
You may be stuck on legacy software; you might have difficulty finding IT Resources or your business might ever be held back from innovation and growth. Whatever the reason is, it’s time to look at your ERP.
One of the first questions to ask yourself as the leader in your company is “What is Standing in the Way of Your Business Growth.” Once you have gotten over the idea that your solutions may be holding back, you can start to think about the real issues that are keeping your business from growing. Issues such as:
You’ll find that many ERP solutions are lacking. For one, they are not industry specific or built to meet the complex demands of the Distribution industry. You are probably looking for a solution that is scalable to your business and will grow with you as your business grows. Solutions such as:
Transforming your Business
When you decide to make the change and do a bit of research, it’s easy to see why many are moving from their previous ERP to a modern cloud-based ERP designed specifically for distributors, providing deep micro-vertical functionality, and powered by modern technology.
More companies are starting to recognize the value of technology and automation. Distributors will need to invest in a massive digital transformation to stay competitive. Those lagging behind will find it increasingly difficult to keep up with the pace of change and meet consumer expectations.
Long-term value creation for A+ and FACTS ERP customers is at the center of Infor’s recent rollout of Compass. Starting January Jan. 1, 2022, all FACTS and A+ customers are now supported by this Infor group. This strategy aligns perfectly with Aktion’s existing position which has always been to support our A+ and FACTS customers for as long as they choose to use the software.
Headed by Bill Vellante, the vision of Infor Compass is to:
What Compass Means to A+ and FACTS Customers
Customers can move at a pace that works best for their business. There’s no rush for A+ and FACTS users to migrate to Infor CSD. Customers may remain on their current heritage software for as long as they want, and Infor will continue to provide support including bug fixes through Compass.
The Infor Compass team is comprised of Infor personnel who know A+ and FACTS and are focused on product direction, support and on delivering an outcome-based customer experience.
Together, Infor and Aktion have the structure in place to support this valued customer set for as long as they choose to use the software.
Our strongest sources of value are:
The bottom line is Aktion’s A+ and FACTS customers have complete peace of mind. They can remain on the current heritage software and receive complete support with Infor Compass and, when the time is right, partner with Aktion to start the journey to a modern business operation.
