You may remember the Wendy’s commercial called “Where’s the beef?” The essence was competitive hamburger chains had small burgers. With e-Commerce initiatives we could ask “where’s the content?” While launching an initiative can be costly (time and financial), the bigger […]
Regarding the post from February 12, 2014. This writer expressed an opinion about Epicor that apparently was not construed as an opinion by Epicor. Such statement was as follows: “Sometimes I think that I read too many 10-Q’s and other public documents. Many […]
The past few weeks have been a little unusual for me as it seems to be “e-time.” A number of conversations, and some engagements, have revolved around e-initiatives. They include: website redesign with e-commerce initiative that has resulted in a […]
Publicly Justify your ERP purchaseNow we are seeing some people/companies publicly justifying their purchases to gain productivity, like AirGas below.A quick ERP Business ModelERP companies have operated their business with a model where they: Put as little functionality into their base package […]
For months ElectricalTrends has raised a red flag about the long term viability of Epicor’s products as many clients and friends have struggled to complete installs and gain or continue support. Recently Pemeco Consulting’s Jonathan Gross ( click his name […]
Every once in awhile I like to share the thoughts of other “thought provoking” individuals. One such company is Egret Consulting. Many may know Egret as one of the electrical industry’s premier recruiting firms. Some may know its principal, Ted […]
Earlier this week I attended the AD Electrical North American Meeting (NAM) and thought I’d share some observations about the meeting, input I received and commentary from others … all in no particular order. And unfortunately, what is essentially a […]
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had a number of conversations with manufacturers and distributors about “e” and inevitably the conversation comes around to Amazon Supply (AS) and Google’s Shopping for Suppliers (GSS) program.But first, a couple of things […]
Changing Thought ProcessesDon’t let other programs in!ERP systems were sold to the masses of Distributors with all of the most common features and functions that a software company could put under one banner. In the early days of ERP software, […]
Today’s article in The Wall Street Journal entitled “‘Smart Homes’ Are a Hacking Risk” gave thought to a number of potential opportunities, and implications, for electrical distributors.The article focused on ‘smart homes’ and how we’re becoming a more interconnected, and […]
David Gordon
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