- 21. New GS1 US Implementation Guideline to Help Pharmaceutical Industry Prepare for Upcoming DSCSA Verified Returns Deadline
- (News)
- ... impending requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) for verification of saleable returns. Commencing November 27, 2019, the DSCSA requires pharmaceutical wholesale distributors to ...
- 22. Using Blockchain to Protect Your Brand
- (News)
- According to Forbes, blockchain technology may help companies protect their brand. Companies may be able to use blockchain tech to pinpoint exactly where their products were diverted from the normal supply ...
- 23. Go With The Flow: Streamlining Your Supply Chain Flow with AI
- (Integration)
- Imagine if you could always see your whole supply chain, pinpoint at any time which distributor or location from which it’s best to purchase materials, and then determine immediately which of all the sites ...
- 24. Teenage Truckers, Solution to Nation’s Shipping Woes?
- (News)
- ... legislation,” said Mark Allen, president and CEO of the International Foodservice Distributors Association, “creates opportunity while reinforcing a culture of safety to provide our nation’s youth with ...
- 25. Distributors Improve by Integrating ERP
- (News)
- ... with supply chains.In an article on the Industrial Distribution site, Stefan Hoffman describes how distributors are adding value to their businesses through their system implementations. Check it out ...
- 26. Outsourcing EDI Is The Way To Go, Says Expert
- (Management)
- ... is the predominant communication tool incorporating retailers, suppliers, distributors and manufacturers,” says Davis. Because most companies aren’t adept at translating the complicated language of the ...
- 27. Integrating 3pl with Omnichannel Sales Can be a Big Plus
- (Integration)
- ... and logistic services to retailers, wholesalers and distributors needing help to get their product to their customers. In fact, they also house your operation’s inventory and fill orders, so you don’t ...
- 28. B2B is Where It's A
- (News)
- B2C gets all the pub, but B2B seems to be the 'hot' area of growth for ecommerce. It's a huge target that has traditionally been served by a relatively fragmented distributor base, but recent inroads by ...
- 29. Distributors and Sustainability
- (News)
- The distribution industry is getting greener, according to an article by Michael Wilson on the Environmental Leader site. From packaging decisions to requirements placed on manufacturer partners, distributors ...
- 30. Top 20 Supply Chain Myths
- (News)
- Bolaji Ojo, on the Electronics Purchasing Strategy site, takes a spin through a list of the top 20 supply chain myths in a recent article. Although these are ostensibly specific to the electronics industry, ...
- 31. Distributors and Technology
- (News)
- In an industry (industrial distribution) not known for its cutting edge technology, efficiency and 'the wow factor' are big differentiators. But how do you get there? By using technology, naturally!In ...
- 32. What is Amazon Supply Doing?
- (Blogs)
- ... will sell much product, but in the essentially zero-sum game of MRO, at whose expense? Grainger and every other industrial distributor face price competition every day. In fact, from the time Amazon opened ...
- 33. Same Day Delivery Lessons
- (News)
- Why re-invent the wheel if someone has already been down the path you're considering? For the hot 'Same Day Delivery' trend, Grainger has tons of experience in satisfying its customers.On the Talking Logistics ...
- 34. Lean for Distributors
- (News)
- If you're a wholesale distributor who is considered a move to an ERP system, there's another tool out there to consider. Lean processes plus ERP is a powerful combination.Check out Paul Myerson's blog on ...
- 35. That Darn UOM Problem
- (Management)
- ... the same thing. They have lots of customers and too many products, so they can’t keep a cross reference for every partner. Our problem is that we buy lots of MRO items from lots of distributors and we ...
- 36. Industrial Distribution eCommerce
- (News)
- Industrial distributors are typically not on the technological cutting edge. Mobile and ecommerce are having quite an impact, though.In a Modern Distribution Management article, Jonathan Bein and Robert ...
- 37. This is the Year for B2B
- (News)
- Ryan Ruud, in a Yahoo Small Business Advisor column, describes 2013 as the "Year for B2B eCommerce". He has some ideas on how to take advantage of that.Read his article that provides some simple remin
- 38. Is Amazon Making Waves?
- (News)
- Are 'traditional' industrial distributors quaking in their boots over the entry of Amazon Supply into their space? Or is Amazon only a price play with no value-add?In a Supply House Times article, Eric ...
- 39. B2B2C2B2B.... Huh?
- (News)
- It seems that B2C ecommerce continues to exert an influence on the B2B world. What used to seem like two different worlds isn't like that anymore. On the GXS blog site, Matthew Walker shares his thoughts ...
- 40. E-Commerce for Components
- (News)
- The B2B market for electronic components is beginning to embrace ecommerce in a big way. The promises of efficiency and cost effectiveness are becoming realized. Anne Ting on EBN describes how this evolution ...
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