18.06.2009
Chargeback management – or special pricing allowances (SPAs) as it is better known in the electrical distribution industry – is a big part of any wholesale distributor’s profit model. Summit Electric Supply, a U.S. $385 million electrical distributor based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, leveraged SAP and its best practices to increase its claims by 118 percent. It also got a return on investment in less than six months.
16.02.2009
In today’s global financial crisis, the forward thinking CFOs in the wholesale distribution industry are making strategic investments to improve their vendor cost recovery process. This is positively impacting their cash flow and working capital needs.
26.10.2006
Reflecting the spirit of innovation and collaboration that is energizing its offerings for small and midsize enterprises, SAP AG announced significant enhancements to the SAP Business One independent software vendor (ISV) certification program with 20 newly certified solutions, enhanced tools for easier solution certification and additional partner benefits.
17.03.2004
Success comes in all sizes. From a three-person “virtual company” in 1997, Endo, a marketer of painkillers such as Percocet Tablets, is on the verge of graduating from the SMB class. Much of its rapid progress can be traced to an early decision to implement SAP R/3 (now branded as mySAP Business Suite), a big leap of faith for a small company.