Michael Ereli

Whether you are an electrical supplies wholesaler or a manufacturer of oilfield equipment, the challenge is the same: Are you maximizing your margins by keeping your administrative processes as streamlined as possible? Or, are you wasting time and money by supporting paper-intensive processes to handle quotes, orders, ship notices, receipt documents and invoices? Unfortunately, many companies face this challenge and feel as if they are pushing too much paper dealing with their suppliers, customers, and transportation providers, but they do not know how to break the cycle. Where is it coming from? Recently a trade association representing a group of independent distributors conducted a survey among their 146 member companies. These distributors and wholesalers ranged from $16 to $142 million in annual sales. When asked about the supply side of their businesses, over 70%... (more)