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Industry Expertise

Overcome unique challenges in the distribution industry

Distributors are under pressure to meet growing customer expectations for personalized buying experiences and faster delivery times. They need to differentiate themselves and open new revenue streams with value-added services. And they need to leverage new digital innovations to optimize operations, manage supply chain disruption, and address labor shortages and skills gaps.

At Infor, we’ve combined deep industry-specific functionality with the latest technologies to help you meet these distribution challenges and others – head on.

Key Stats

Why distribution industry leaders choose Infor

Over 4,000 distribution companies run on Infor – including wholesale distributors in building materials, electrical, industrial, food and beverage, janitorial, and plumbing and HVAC supplies. See some of our customers’ results.

65%

Quicker parts matching speed for swifter operations

30%

Increase in revenue per transaction

30%

Faster sales order processing

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Benefits

Key benefits of our distribution software

Improved customer satisfaction

Use powerful predictive analytics to more accurately anticipate demand – and meet expectations for fast delivery, flexible fulfillment, and more.

Increased operational efficiency

Automate operations to increase profitability and do more with less. Increase OTIF rates, optimize pricing strategies, and right-size inventory.

Greater supply chain agility

Handle disruption with real-time supply chain visibility and insights. Manage surges in demand and supply shortages – and ensure regulatory compliance.

Enhanced competitiveness

Differentiate your business with new revenue streams and value-added services. Meet new competitive threats – and adapt to disintermediation.

Solutions

Explore our software for the distribution industry

Discover how Infor CloudSuite Distribution software can help you meet new customer expectations, maximize efficiency, and speed up delivery times.

Distribution ERP

Streamline and automate your mission-critical processes with industry-specific cloud ERP for distribution companies. Get the visibility and control you need to keep goods flowing, address supply chain bottlenecks, and improve customer satisfaction. Transform operations with advanced automation, AI, and real-time data – and drive efficiency across your distribution center network.

Highlights:

  • Enhance your core processes – from finance and procurement to HR and SCM
  • Optimize inventory and warehouse management with real-time visibility and insights 
  • Improve order-to-promise and omni-channel fulfillment
  • Use AI-driven insights to improve decision-making
  • Go global with support for multiple sites, companies, currencies, and languages

Explore distribution ERP

Infor® Demand Planning

Demand planning for distribution

Never allow a surge in demand or inventory shortage to blindside you again. Our sophisticated demand planning software can help your distribution company generate more accurate forecasts, incorporate more variables into plans, and rapidly adapt to change. Improve service levels and keep inventory in line with market conditions.


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Infor Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Distribution center operations

Maximize efficiency across your warehouse or distribution center operations with a tier-1, cloud-based warehouse management system. Our WMS includes advanced AI-powered capabilities for core operations, inventory management, labor management, 3PL billing and invoicing, 3D visualization, and embedded analytics.

Highlights:

  • Automate warehouse management tasks to improve speed and accuracy
  • Gain real-time, 3D visibility into inventory and order fulfillment
  • Streamline labor management and resource allocation

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Infor® Birst

AI-powered BI & analytics

Maximize your data’s value – and make better decisions across your wholesale distribution business – with our AI-powered analytics. Empower everyday users with intuitive tools, deliver meaningful insights when and where they’re needed, and take advantage of industry and role-specific data models and business intelligence.


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Sustainability & ESG Solutions

Sustainable distribution

Monitor resource consumption, waste, and emissions across your distribution operations with Infor solutions. Collect and report on ESG data, ensure regulatory compliance, and run a more responsible supply chain.

Highlights:

  • Track and analyze resource consumption
  • Use AI to find ESG anomalies and opportunities
  • Streamline and improve ESG reporting
  • Ensure compliance with environmental regulations

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Infor Rhythm for Commerce

B2B e-commerce

Deliver a seamless B2B e-commerce experience for your wholesale distribution customers – with Infor Rhythm for Commerce. Offer consumer-grade functionality and design, integrate with your ERP to provide real-time pricing and availability data, and enrich assortments with an embedded product information management (PIM) tool.


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Infor CPQ

Configure, price, quote (CPQ)

Close deals faster with a visual and interactive buying experience for your distribution customers – with our AI-powered CPQ software. Bring configurations to life, generate more interest and quotes, and make the purchase process intuitive and error free.


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Customer Stories

Real distribution software success

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Endries drives productivity with AI

Learn how this global distributor of industrial supplies used Infor to increase part matching speed by 65% and boost customer win rates by 30%.
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Fetim Group goes digital

Find out how this home improvement specialist is using our distribution ERP software to digitize operations and transform across B2B and B2C channels.

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Hisco expands automation

See how this speciality electronics distributor extended its automation capabilities across the enterprise with a suite of integrated software solutions from Infor.

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Grosfillex uses AI to boost revenue

Grosfillex builds outdoor furniture for the hospitality industry. See how they used Infor to increase revenue by 10% and sales productivity by 83% in less than 90 days.

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Platform

Drive distribution innovation with platform technology

Infor distribution software solutions run on our cloud platform, powered by Infor OS. The platform can help you integrate your systems, automate processes and workflows, improve decision-making with AI-powered analytics, and boost productivity with GenAI. You can also leverage AI for common distribution use cases such as pricing recommendations, parts matching, and demand forecasting.

News and blogs

Distribution industry news and blogs

2024 Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud ERP

Discover why Gartner® names Infor a Leader in the 2024 Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises.

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Endries scales with automation and AI

Learn how Endries leverages automation to handle tasks that traditionally require human intervention, freeing up time for employees to focus on customer engagement.
Read the blog

Strategies to mitigate supply chain disruption

Explore strategies for mitigating supply chain vulnerabilities, including optimized inventory management, supply chain mapping, and risk assessment.
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Infor recognized for industry-specific ERP

Learn why IDC has positioned Infor as a Leader in its 2023-2024 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Large Enterprise ERP vendor assessment.

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Adding AI to your distribution toolkit

Across most industries, the buzz is about finding use cases that promote the value of artificial intelligence. How, specifically, will the distribution industry benefit?

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