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In this candid conversation on Politely Pushy, Tom Fitzgerald, CFO at Earnest & Associates, sheds light on the pressing challenges and opportunities facing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) today. Fitzgerald highlights the impending “brain drain” as baby boomers retire, taking with them invaluable institutional knowledge. He also explores the hype surrounding AI, acknowledging its potential […]

How can distributors maintain a lean supply chain when marketplace turbulence compels them to buffer for hard times ahead? Before the pandemic, accurate forecasting and demand planning made supply chain management somewhat predictable. Distributors within a lean supply chain were able to deliver more customer value with diversified product inventory while reducing operating expenses.  Since the […]