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Wholesale distribution solutions for small and medium business

New wholesale is smarter wholesale


Why IBM for small and medium business wholesale solutions

The supply chain works like a complex set of gears of different sizes to accommodate for difference in speed between the low speed high output gear of suppliers and the high speed but aggregated demand coming from retailers and other end customers. In today's environment a wholesale distribution operation is more than just good execution and productivity. Smarter wholesale distribution is more than ever, about having the right products, at the right time in the right place and at the right price and doing so with the best possible use of available resources.

What we offer

IBM and IBM Business Partner solutions for mid-sized wholesalers can help you develop programs that bring together business, technology and industry experts to improve your smart inventory investments, integrate smarter wholesale distribution processes and create a "green" wholesale supply chain.

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Improve your business planning

  • In a good economy, cash is more available and large inventories can hide wholesale inefficiencies. But in a slow economy, you can't afford to carry it. Smart companies use the information they have. New intelligence solutions let you gain control of information and shift the agenda to predictive outcomes.



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Integrate smarter wholesale distribution processes

  • In an environment where the constant is change, a flexible wholesale operation based on collaboration and supported by agile business models and dynamic businesses processes is uniquely positioned to win.


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Drive efficiency in your organization

  • For wholesalers, efficiency means making the best use of space, energy, people, equipment and time. Environmental efficiency takes it a step further, using resources more responsibly. Smart systems can improve our lives and have a profound impact on challenges facing society and the planet.


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Strengthen your infrastructure

  • Business and IT assets are underutilized and difficult to manage; operational cost and complexity are reaching unsustainable and uncompetitive levels. Security, resiliency and compliance challenges are created by the accelerating pace of change and the proliferation of operating, IT and "smart" assets that compromise the underlying infrastructure. In the new business environment that will emerge from the current economic downturn, businesses will rely on dynamic business models able to adapt to change quickly. Is your infrastructure capable of adapting to change?


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Time to talk wholesale options. Call an IBM representative at 1-877 426-2223.