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HARDI 2024: Strategic Approaches to Inventory Management and Supplier Partnerships

This month, HARDI's Focus Conference in Dallas brought together HVACR wholesale distribution leaders to address industry challenges and explore growth opportunities. Packed with educational sessions, the event highlighted key trends and insights essential for distributors aiming to stay competitive amid shifting market dynamics and rising inventory pressures. Shaping Inventory Strategy and Supplier Tactics The conference's…

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Exploring the Future of Distribution: Embracing AI and Machine Learning

In the latest edition of the American Fastener Journal, Intuilize CEO Nelson Valderrama presents a compelling case for why even smaller distributors must integrate AI and machine learning (ML) into their operations. His article, Even Smaller Distributors Are Already Using AI. Do You Have a Playbook Ready?, offers invaluable insights for business owners and managers…

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Year-End Profitability Under Pressure: Why Spreadsheets Are Costing You Millions

It’s 3 PM on a Friday. Your biggest customer needs a quote by Monday. And your pricing manager? Still buried in Excel hell. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Across the distribution industry, leaders are watching their margins erode while their best people spend more time untangling spreadsheets than growing revenue. The Perfect Storm Is Here…

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Proven Distributor Strategies in Price Optimization and Inventory Efficiency

Distributors are under constant pressure to fine-tune pricing and keep inventory lean—all while protecting their margins. That’s exactly what 3 Tips to Protect Your Margins, a webinar co-hosted by Pricing and Distributors' Scott Sinning and our own Nelson Valderrama tackled head-on. They shared real-world strategies to help distributors safeguard profits and boost profitability The Power…

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Automated Product Data Work with WrangleWorks and Intuilize

WrangleWorks and Intuilize joined forces during a unique webinar, Automated Product Data Work: It's easier than you think, to highlight the importance of clean data in the distribution industry. Their discussion reveals just how easy it is to automate data work these days and how significantly this impacts your business. Here are the 5 key…

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Hidden Profits: Why Your Pricing Strategy Matters More Than You Think

Are you a business leader striving to maximize ROI for your distribution business? If so, you’re not alone. While many focus on acquiring more customers and increasing sales volume, few are leveraging the most powerful tool at their disposal: their pricing strategy. In his insightful article for Industrial Supply Magazine, Your Margin is My Opportunity,…

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From Data to Action: The Immediate Impact of Intuilize on Inventory Management

Creating exceptional customer experiences is more crucial than ever for distributors. For Earnest Machine, this mission is at the heart of their operations. As they continuously strive to enhance their service, they recognized the need for a tool that could help them optimize their processes and drive growth. Enter Intuilize. Enhancing Customer Experience with Analytics…

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4 Key Ways Rock Star CFOs Can Solve the Inflation Puzzle

CFOs are no longer just financial overseers—they’re strategic leaders driving innovation in pricing and inventory management. Businesses that thrive amid rising costs and economic uncertainty have one thing in common: a CFO who embraces adaptability, data-driven decision-making, and emerging technologies. Reimagining Pricing and Inventory Processes Inflation is straining wholesale distributors, and high costs are making…

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Profitability in HVACR: Why Yesterday’s Pricing Strategies Won’t Cut It

In an HVACR Trends article earlier this year, the challenges facing HVAC distributors in today’s market underscored the crucial role that pricing plays in driving profitability. As part of this conversation, our own CEO Nelson Valderrama contributes his insights on why distributors need to rethink their legacy pricing strategies in order to adapt to the…

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Revolutionizing Distribution: A Testimonial from Advance Components

Maintaining a perfect balance between customer service, inventory management, and pricing optimization is no small feat. Distributors face constant challenges in tracking shipments, managing data, and ensuring accuracy without any room for errors. The complexity of these tasks often leaves little time for the critical data analytics that drive business growth. However, as Gary Cravens,…

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