Category: Distribution & Supply Chain

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Learn More About Optimizing Warehouse Layout: Strategies for COOs

How goods move through your warehouse facility affects your organization’s overall profitability. That may seem like an overstatement, but a quick look at the data related to labor, errors, and even simple floor space show that warehouse operations are crucial to productivity and, ultimately, profitability. Assess Your Warehouse Layout Before making any changes to your…
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Learn More About Why Cannabis Operators Need a Comprehensive Compliance Solution

Cannabis growers and producers rely on entry-level accounting systems (like QuickBooks) and spreadsheets to run their complying with state regulations. Whether it’s entering data into a state-mandated system—like Metrc or BioTrack—or reacting to auditors who drop in for a surprise visit, there’s a lot of scrambling to manually compile all the data from the financials,…
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Learn More About How Change Tracking Plays a Pivotal Role in Cannabis Operations

Something seems off in the pricing for the vape cartridges you sell to one of your major retail customers. Or perhaps the terms for another customer that buys large quantities of edibles have been extended to 60 days, and you’re not sure why. Both cases illustrate the need for cannabis growers and producers to closely…
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Learn More About 5 Steps for Distributors to Keep On-Hand Inventory Data Accurate

Maintaining accurate warehouse inventory and providing visibility across the company sets the stage for distributors to meet customer expectations. Knowing what’s in stock and available to sell allows the sales team to take orders with the confidence that they can be fulfilled on time. And the procurement team can compare real-time inventory availability to the…
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Learn More About Mastering Cannabis Operations: Personnel, Planning, and Production

Many growing cannabis producers have solved the challenge of using manual spreadsheets and entry-level accounting programs by transitioning to SilverLeaf CBC from Velosio as their ERP system. SilverLeaf is powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and integrates all financial and production functions to optimize cannabis business operations. In Part 2 of our Mastering Cannabis…
The Importance of Integrated CRM & ERP for Distributors

Learn More About The Importance of Integrated CRM & ERP for Distributors

Your business is distribution, but increasingly, every business is in the technology industry. In order to build a resilient operation that can withstand pandemics, supply chain disruptions, and whatever else may come along, you need the right technology stack. Historically, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) systems have been separate, siloed platforms.…
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Learn More About Field Service Solutions for Discrete Manufacturing

Historically, discrete manufacturing companies focused mainly on making and selling products and equipment — with minimal effort or consideration re: what happens after the big sale.  Manufacturers have always shouldered some responsibility to honor warranties, support 3rd-party technicians and service providers, and investigate recalls.  But — these “post-sale interactions” were largely about meeting compliance requirements…
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Learn More About Outpace the Competition with Business Intelligence: Key Performance Indicators for Distributors to Analyze

The capability to leverage business intelligence and business analytics tools is critical for distributors. Intelligence helps you understand how well you’re operating and the reasons why. Analytics helps you predict what will happen and make the necessary adjustments ahead of time to achieve your business objectives. You can determine how things are going with vendors,…