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Managing Business Uncertainty: Importance of staff training
The success of a business, and ultimately the effectiveness of an ERP system, is its employees. Achieving ROI on software and IT investments is key, but even the best tech solutions and software applications cannot maximise ROI if its users aren’t fully trained on the capabilities of the system. Training is typically provided when the application is implement...
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Matthew Meredith Celebrates 10 Years at OGL
A huge congratulations to Matthew Meredith , who is the latest member of staff to join the Long Service Club after recently celebrating his10th anniversary at OGL. Matthew was sent an Amazon eVoucher and engraved glass award from Neil Morris on behalf of all the Directors. Matt looks back on the last 10 years: “My cousin, Richard Meredith, started at...
Business Software
Guide: How effective stock management improves customer service
Find out how to improve your customer service in this guide As wholesalers, merchants, and distributors, managing your stock effectively is crucial to the performance of your business. Manually checking stock levels in your warehouse when customers are waiting on the other end of the phone will award you with a reputation you don’t really deserve. Taking c...
Business Software
Lockdown accelerated a shift to digital for wholesalers and distributors
B2B businesses have experienced an accelerated growth in the eCommerce market during the coronavirus crisis and this applies for merchants, wholesalers and distributors as the entire supply chain has been disrupted. With growth in online sales also comes a need to digitalise operations to meet demand and operate effectively when delivering a multi-channel sales experie...
Business Software
What is ERP?
Keeping a wholesale, merchant or distribution business afloat requires countless processes and duties that are spread across several departments, all of which require financial and human resource. From sales and marketing to order processing , purchasing and stock control , you need to keep on top of the processes involved across the departments in order ...
Business Software
How to Forecast Sales Accurately
Many business leaders often struggle to create a sales forecast which provides an accurate portrayal of reality, however, accurate sales forecasts should be an achievable goal for any type of business. In addition, there can be more important core goals to a company such as growth and profit. Occasionally, a modest improvement to a sales forecast’s accuracy can...
Business Software
Guide: Effective Multi-Channel Management
Download our Guide to Multi-Channel Management Multi-channel selling is quite simply selling your products on more than one sales channel. This could include a mix of traditional and online sources such as an eCommerce website, online shopping channels, trade counter, and via external sales reps. It’s likely you’re already multi-channel selling ...
Business Software
Why a modern warehouse is crucial to staying competitive in the industry
The wholesale and distribution industry is currently undergoing a shift in how they operate with warehousing and fulfilment in need of a modern-day makeover in order to meet growing demand. Faced with the growing pressures to offer lower prices, quicker delivery times and a personalised service in an evolving multi-channel landscape, successful, savvy wholesalers, mer...
Business Software
Why you need to future-proof your business
The wholesale and distribution industry is a competitive one, and one that is undergoing a huge shift in the way they operate. Companies across the supply chain from manufacturers to wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers are looking to transform their operations with a modern-day makeover. To keep pace with the growing demand of consumers and survive i...
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