Modernizing Electrical Distribution with Cloud ERP

1. Industry Reality Check

See why multi-branch inventory complexity, pricing programs, rebates, and fragmented sales channels make electrical distribution uniquely demanding — and where legacy systems fall short.

2. Legacy vs. Cloud ERP

Understand how batch updates, inflexible pricing, manual rebates, and technical debt limit growth — and what “good” looks like with modern cloud ERP built for electrical distribution.

3. Electrical-Specific Must-Haves

Get a checklist of electrical-native capabilities: IDW/Trade Service, matrix pricing & SPAs, multi-branch replenishment, embedded WMS, rebate automation, and omnichannel sales tools.

4. Data & Analytics That Matter

Move from static reports to real-time dashboards, predictive analytics, and exception-based management across branches, inventory, pricing, and customer performance.

5. Integration & Ecosystem

Learn which integrations electrical distributors should expect out of the box — IDW, Trade Service, EDI, buying groups, B2B eCommerce, payment gateways, BI, and more.

6. Modernization Roadmap & ROI

Follow a four-phase roadmap from assessment to multi-branch rollout, plus benchmarks for inventory optimization, margin lift, labor savings, IT cost reduction, and payback periods.

Inventory Optimization

• 10–15% reduction in inventory investment while maintaining service levels.
• 20–30% improvement in turns and 40–50% fewer stockouts.
• 50–60% reduction in obsolete inventory through early identification.

Order Fulfillment & Labor

• 25–35% faster order-to-ship cycle times.
• 30–40% reduction in picking errors with barcode WMS.
• 20–25% improvement in warehouse labor productivity.

Margin & IT Costs

• 50–100 bps gross margin improvement via pricing & rebate automation.
• 15–20% increase in rebate capture with automated accruals.
• 40–50% reduction in IT costs by retiring on-premise infrastructure.