Infor Distribution Essentials

Solving the essential challenges of the distribution industry.

Today’s distribution companies are sourcing and selling globally, while having to maintain localized availability and customer service levels. Faced with expanding inventories, geographies, and value-added services, they must seek new ways of adding value to their customers and, at the same time, maintain profitability. Problem is, they have to do more with less across an increasingly complex operating environment.

Infor Distribution Essentials includes business-specific solutions with industry experience built in to solve the most pressing challenges of distribution companies—from searching for better ways to strengthen value-added services, extend their inventory, and grow their business to sustaining profitability in this expanded environment.   



Industrial Supply The US market for distributing industrial supplies includes about 10,000 companies with combined annual revenue of $70 billion. ...more

Electrical, Plumbing, and Hardware Distributors The wholesale distribution of hardware, plumbing, heating, and electrical supplies is a $200 billion industry with about 30,000 outlets. ...more

Building Materials Supply The building material supply industry in the US includes 50,000 companies with combined annual sales of $250 billion. ...more

Food Distributors The wholesale food distribution industry in the US includes about 35,000 companies and has annual sales over $600 billion. ...more

Office Supply and Paper Distribution The wholesale and retail distribution of office paper and other office products generates annual sales of about $55 billion in the US. ...more

Electronic Components & Semiconductor Wholesalers More than 15,000 wholesale distribution outlets of electronic parts and equipment operate in the US, generating annual revenues of $140 billion. ...more

Steel Distribution In the US, about 10,000 companies distribute steel and other metals, with combined annual revenue of $110 billion. ...more