Microsoft AX for Retail- Exploring the User Interface
Microsoft recently announced Microsoft AX for Retail- a new end-to-end solution for midsized specialty retailers that offers a deep level of integration across point of sale, store management, supply chain, merchandising and financials to address business productivity, while enhancing customer service.
Microsoft’s main selling point to retailers is that Dynamics AX for Retail integrates with the Microsoft solution stack. It’s designed for midsize retailers, supporting various functions, such as merchandising, point-of-sale, store management and supply-chain operations.
Register Now for the upcoming Advanced Distribution Partner Webinar: Ten Things to Plan for in ’11
Discover the 10 things Distribution Leaders need to confront in their 2011 business plans! The Advanced Distribution Partners invite you to attend our upcoming webinar: Ten Things to Plan for in ’11, featuring distribution industry expert, Brent Grover.
Ten Things to Plan for in ’11
Featured Speaker: Brent Grover
Date: Sept. 15, 2010 2:00-3:00pm EST
Ten Things to Plan for in ’11 is designed to help distributors confront the obstacles they will need to overcome in the next year to build a profitable business plan, while providing proven tactics to accurately forecast distribution sales, skillfully execute scenario planning and efficiently link sales forecasts to cash projections.
Special Giveaway!
We will be raffling one copy of Brent Grover’s most recent book, Strategic Pricing for Distributors, to those who attend the webinar. The winner will be announced in our webinar follow up email on 9/16/10. Register now so you don’t miss out on this great opportunity!
Announcing Advanced Distribution Partner Webinar: Ten Things to Plan for in ’11, featuring Brent Grover
Ten Things to Plan for in ’11 is designed to provide distributors with practical advice on how to build a profitable business plan for the year ahead. 2011 threatens to be another challenging year for wholesale distribution leaders.
Move toward a better business plan with Ten Things to Plan for in ’11!
Ten Things to Plan for in ’11
Featured Speaker: Brent Grover
Date: 9/15/2010 2:00-3:00pm EST
Join us for this exclusive webinar with distribution industry expert, Brent Grover. He provides insight on what to put in your plan for 2011, providing distributors with practical advice to:
- Develop realistic “SMART” sales forecasts and expense budgets
- Set the “right” company priorities
- Communicate a clear, consistent message to the organization
- Achieve a solid ROI next year – even if business isn’t strong
Registration opens September 1, 2010.
Productivity – Where Business Success Begins
Productivity is important. In fact, you could say that it’s a critical competitive parameter and the foundation on which business success is built. Business success is highly more attainable when improving the productivity of employees.
Advanced Distribution Partner Article: Managing A Wholesale Distribution Business in the “Muddle Through Economy” is NOW Available for Download
Efficiently managing a distribution business is a struggle in any market. Too little inventory causes delayed orders, creating missed deadlines. Too much inventory gives you dead weight and comes at a high cost to your warehouse. Finding that balance in an economy is an art form coupled with precision analytics.
Six-time best-selling Distribution Management Author – Brent Grover
Learn about Managing A Wholesale Distribution Business in the Muddle Through Economy with six-time best-selling distribution management author, keynote speaker and 20+ year veteran to the distribution industry, Brent Grover.
A muddled market can mean more obstacles to overcome, such as:
- Cautious and timid customers, suppliers and lenders.
- Potential government intervention with interest rates and tax rates creating sceptics.
- Managing the risk of deflation while managing the return of inflation.
5 Keys to Realizing Better ROI on your Distribution System Selection
As a multi-channel distributor, you are, no doubt, feeling the pressure to help both manufacturers and retail customers manage their operational activities within their supply chain. There are a large number of challenges that serving in this “middleman” role creates, from both an internal operation perspective as well as from market factors outside your organization. By selecting a comprehensive, fully-integrated business solution to balance the demands of extended supply chains and move products more efficiently, you can increase sales, improve fill rates, and decrease costs, thereby staying more competitive in an ever-challenging industry.
Advanced Distribution Partner On-Demand Webinar Download: More to the Bottom Line
Advanced Distribution Partner Webinar Series – More to the Bottom Line
Discover how to drive More to the Bottom Line with Brent Grover, six-time bestselling distribution management author and 20+ year veteran/executive in the distribution industry, presented by Advanced Distribution Partners (ADP). More to the Bottom Line is designed to provide distributors with practical advice on how to apply costs to optimize margins and drive their people to a new level of sustainable productivity. Learn how to outperform the pack in this 60 minute on-demand webinar.
Vendor Managed Inventory
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a commonly used term in companies that distribute products in the consumer goods and retail space. Often software vendors claim to support vendor managed inventory requirements simply through defining a separate ‘warehouse’ for inventory that is stored at the customer’s facilities. This answer however, only addresses part of the challenge that manufacturers and distributors face when trying to maintain vendor managed inventory programs.
It’s Not Too Late To Register! Join our Advanced Distribution Partner Webinar: More to the Bottom Line, featuring Brent Grover!
Discover how to drive More to the Bottom Line with Brent Grover, six-time bestselling distribution management author and 20+ year veteran/executive in the distribution industry, presented by Advanced Distribution Partners (ADP).
Move beyond the analysis paralysis to drive More to the Bottom Line!
Join us for this exclusive webinar with distribution industry expert, Brent Grover. He provides insight on how to outperform the pack, providing distributors with practical advice to:
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Optimize margins with more accurate costing
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Make more money in this muddled economy
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Achieve a new level of sustainable people productivity
Classifying Your Inventory
Most distribution companies carry different types of inventory items. For example, an electronics distributor may carry televisions, computers, radios, speakers and miscellaneous parts. In working with the inventory items, it may be important to find the items based on these categories. There also may be multiple levels of classifications, for example:
Main Classification = Video
Video Type = Television
Screen Type = LCD
Accessories = Includes DVD
Energy = Energy Star Compliant
HDMI Compliant = YES
Item classification in Advanced Distribution for Dynamics AX makes it possible to categorize items into as many as SIX hierarchical levels. The main related functions are:
- Search and select items in all multi-criteria searches (for example, during order-taking)
- Define price conditions (discounts, charges) at any classification level (ex: discount for a sub-family)
- Statistical analyses
