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September/October 2015 25 equivalent of consulting harikari. This couldn't be further from the truth. When I left my family distribution business five years ago, my goal was to help distribu- tors work through the same challenges I faced every day. I never intended to be a software salesman or an advocate for one system over another. The focus has always been, and will continue to be, in the best of interest of the wholesale Inventory Management for Distributors Get your arms around the largest cash asset in your organization and plan to attend the Distribution Team's next inventory management seminar, November 5-6, 2015, in Chicago, Ill. Taught by Distribution Consultant Jason Bader, this two-day session goes way beyond the purchasing and analyzing of inventory trends. We drive the whole process back to net profit. From the decision to buy to the segregation of customers you serve, everything affects the inventory asset. Our job is to open your eyes to the potential bottom- line improvement and we guarantee that you will walk away with at least 30 ways to get a better return on your investment. The class is limited to the first 40 participants, so enroll quickly. For registration information, visit www.distributionteam. com/training.html. Save $150 if you register before October 16. distribution business owner. Just to clarify, not all software that uses the ERP designation is evil. There are sev- eral solid options that use ERP and are built for distribution. Good distribution packages have users in your trade asso- ciation—folks who do the same thing you do. Watch out for those packages that require heavy modification before the go-live date. They were not built by distributors and they probably don't advertise in this magazine. Before you go out and commit to any distribution software solution, please take a minute to give me a call or an email. I won't charge you a dime. I will help you cut through some of the marketing promises and give you my honest opinion of the capabilities. Good luck.