Shrinking margins, rising overhead, and slow fulfillment put your business at risk. Every delay and inefficiency costs you customers and revenue.
Western Computer helps Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) distributors run leaner, move faster, and improve profitability with modern solutions built for your industry.
Profitability
When margins are razor-thin, every inefficiency eats into your profits. Without the right technology to automate tasks and control overhead, you risk falling behind competitors who are moving faster and operating leaner.
Visibility
CPG distributors need real-time visibility across the organization to track inventory levels, anticipate demand, optimize logistics, and manage costs (labor, freight, material, etc.) for strategic decision-making.
Flexibility and Scalability
Growing CPG distributors need flexible solutions that scale with them as they respond to changing market demands, such as introducing new product lines, expanding operations, or supporting multiple sales channels and eCommerce.
Accuracy
The need for efficient pick/pack/ship processes requires optimized resource allocation and faster and more accurate order fulfillment, which increases customer satisfaction, loyalty, and retention.
Reducing Inventory Carrying Costs
Too much inventory ties up cash you can’t afford to waste. Too little leads to rush orders, angry customers, and margin losses. Without accurate forecasting tools, inventory management becomes a constant, costly guessing game.
"In the highly competitive CPG industry, success demands a balance of efficiency, agility, and strategic decision-making. By harnessing the power of modern technology, we enable businesses to optimize operations, control costs, and adapt swiftly to market dynamics. Our solutions empower companies to enhance supply chain precision, reduce waste, and deliver exceptional value to their customers—all while uncovering the critical insights needed to thrive in a low-margin, fast-paced environment."
- Cady Jackson, Sr. Sales Representative
Get a complete CPG solution that addresses all your challenges and is based on Microsoft Dynamics 365, a full-featured Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that fully integrates with “One Microsoft” – Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem that ensures business productivity, scalability, and security for highly competitive companies like yours.
Eliminate manual processes and Excel spreadsheets with comprehensive functionality for inventory management, forecasting, fulfillment, and advanced reporting and analytics to improve productivity and reduce errors. Manage costs to eliminate waste, respond to changing demands, and have real-time reporting for managing supply chains, quality, and compliance.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 runs on Microsoft Azure, giving you a flexible and secure cloud platform with the capabilities to scale with you as your company grows. Use Azure’s capabilities to add computing power and increase data storage as needed. Azure streamlines administration, reporting, and automation. Plus, users can leverage Azure’s AI-powered tools for advanced data analytics and proactive decision-making.
Dynamics 365 on Azure allows companies to remain compliant with industry regulations, including tracking by serial and lot numbers, maintaining records for audits and recalls, and safeguarding customer data per national and international data requirements.
Microsoft’s Azure platform provides enterprise-level security features most companies cannot afford, including data encryption, intrusion detection, backup and restore functions, disaster recovery, and failover capabilities, all with a 99.9% uptime.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 integrates out-of-the-box with Microsoft’s Power Platform (including Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps), Azure applications, and Microsoft 365 (including Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint). Microsoft Dynamics 365 also integrates with many of the world’s leading business applications (such as CRM, WMS, and Payroll solutions), allowing your company to select the solutions that best fit your company’s needs.
Give all team members access to the data they need with collaboration tools that let staff from different geographical areas share information and ideas using Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint.
Use Microsoft Copilot for Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365 to automate routine tasks, uncover hidden information from your data, or create your own apps to create a competitive advantage.
Dynamics 365 has powerful and customizable reporting functions to give you visibility across the entire company. Use Power BI to drill down into your data to identify market trends, improve performance, and advise the leadership team in strategic decision-making.
We have helped hundreds of distributors simplify the most complex processes they face with IP developed by our knowledgeable team.
The wrong technology partner can cost you customers, profits, and years of momentum.
With more than 30 years of distribution experience, Western Computer helps CPG companies avoid costly mistakes and scale with confidence.
As a Microsoft Partner of the Year Finalist and a top 1% Inner Circle Member, we deliver more than just ERP solutions. We create a clear path to resilience, profitability, and long-term success. Our team works closely with you to build a solution that fits your business today and grows with you as your needs evolve.
Don't leave your future to chance. Talk with a CPG distribution expert or schedule your personalized demo today.
Watch this One Fail One Fix interview with Cady Jackson, Cloud Transformation Executive at Western Computer, who shares how a $60 million cosmetics CPG company overcame major inventory issues with Microsoft Dynamics 365, resulting in $120K in Annual Savings.
When you partner with Western Computer, you get more than a fully integrated solution built for the unique operations of distributors. You’re also backed by 30 years of extensive distribution experience and a nationwide team of technical and business experts.
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