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And what mid-market distributors need to do before the clock runs out.If you're running Prophet 21 on your own hardware, Epicor's January 2026 announcement changes your timeline whether you're ready...

The Real Reason AI Initiatives Stall in Distribution Walk into any mid-market distribution operation that has invested in AI tools and struggled to see results, and you'll find a consistent pattern....

Most distribution leaders picture the same thing when someone says "AI." A chatbot. A text box that answers questions. That can be helpful, maybe, but peripheral to the actual work of running a...

In industrial machinery and equipment manufacturing, surprises travel fast. They make their way into delivery commitments, customer relationships, and margin. Things happen. Sometimes a machine goes...

There's a version of this conversation that starts with "here's what's coming for your industry." But rest assured, this isn't that conversation. What came out of Epicor Insights 2026 was a status...

If you're running a multi-branch fastener distribution operation, you’re familiar with the pressure points. Inventory imbalances, customer service issues from poor visibility, and the ongoing...

12 Questions to Ask Before You Sign Anything You’ve been running your shop on the same system for years and maybe that works for the most part. Or maybe “works” is being generous, and what you...

For distribution companies managing thousands of SKUs across multiple locations, an ERP system becomes the operational backbone that determines whether orders ship on time, inventory levels hold,...

Selecting an ERP system is a major decision, but selecting the right partner to implement it might be an even bigger one. The software matters, but the people who configure it, guide your team...

Question 1: Can Epicor Kinetic actually handle our job costing the way we need it to, down to the operation level? This is the question behind the question. What fabricators are really asking is:...

There's a moment every manufacturer knows when you're standing on the floor, a job is late, costs are blowing past the estimate, and someone hands you a printout that's already 48 hours old. You...

You’ve probably had the thought before. Maybe during a month-end close that dragged three weeks past the finish line, or maybe after a job walked out the door at a loss and nobody knew until the...

The Moment Every Operations Leader Knows It’s 4:47 PM on a Thursday. You’ve got a big order due Friday morning, and someone just walked into your office with a problem. The shop floor says the...

There's a question manufacturers keep asking, but this is the one they should be asking instead. Most manufacturers who reach out to us start with some version of the same question: "Is now really...