This article was originally featured in the May/June 2025 issue of American Fastener Journal (pages 46-49). Nelson Valderrama is the CEO of Intuilize, helping mid-size distributors transform data into profits with more than 25 years of experience in the industrial distribution industry. The Distribution Tariff Crisis Wholesale distributors are caught in an increasingly challenging position…
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Achieving maximum ROI in distribution hinges on your ability to make informed decisions about inventory management and pricing strategies. One powerful yet underutilized tool that distributors can leverage is rate-of-change analysis. By focusing on short-term and long-term sales trends, rate-of-change metrics provide invaluable insights that help distributors optimize their inventory and pricing decisions to stay…
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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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Let’s be real—when people talk about AI, it often sounds like you need to tear down your entire operation and rebuild from scratch. But for distributors, the best AI adoption strategy isn’t about revolution—it’s about evolution. Small, smart changes can drive huge efficiency gains, helping you win more business, reduce costs, and free up your…
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Historically, when it comes to pricing, striking the perfect balance between profitability and customer satisfaction is an art form that requires a deep understanding of market dynamics, consumer behavior, and financial strategies. AI technology can transform pricing for distributors from a subjective art to a precise science. Optimizing prices allows them to use their data…
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ECON 101 calls it “price sensitivity.” In a perfect economy, distributors can set prices where supply and demand meet and produce the most revenue. Price sensitivity measures how high a company can price its product without upsetting that balance. Pricing delays can significantly damage potential profits. Distributors must understand their role in revenue and adopt…
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We hear about inflation a lot, but do we truly grasp its implications for our industry? Let's start with a straightforward definition: Inflation: A persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency. The critical part here…
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Distributors with thousands of SKUs in their catalogs consistently face the daunting task of accurately setting prices for the products they sell to ensure they are appealing to customers while meeting the business’s financial goals for each item. Despite the significant amounts of data they generate through the buying and selling of products and services,…
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