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10/15/2020
034. Managing Your Inventory in a COVID-19 World
Instructor: Jon Schreibfeder
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
The COVID-19 virus has presented a number of challenges for distributors: Sales of some products is skyrocketing while demand for other products is plummeting. Frequently vendors cannot ship needed inventory in a timely manner. Transportation issues are resulting in delays in receiving replenishment shipments. In addition to these supply issues, there are many challenges in maintaining a safe work environment while filling customer orders in a timely manner. In fact, the composition of these orders may have significantly changed with the boom of e-commerce. In this course, we will discuss what distributors can do to address these challenges, adjust replenishment policies and procedures during the gradual recovery from the pandemic, as well be as prepare for future unknown business disruptions.
Jon Schreibfeder
Jon is president of Effective Inventory Management, Inc., a firm dedicated to helping manufacturers, distributors, and large retailers throughout the world get the most out of their investment in stock inventory. For over 20 years, Jon has helped over three thousand firms improve their productivity and profitability through better inventory management.
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Value-Added Selling (4th Edition)
Paul Reilly, Tom Reilly
“Value” is about more than just price. Good salespeople understand that and know what differentiates their products from that of competitors. In the first edition of Value-Added Selling, industry guru Tom Reilly tackled the most common problem that salespeople faced: overcoming customer concerns about pricing. That book went on to become the global, go-to guide for value-added selling. Since then, the industry–and the world―has changed dramatically. Developments in technology, including price comparison apps and search engines, now provide consumers with more information than ever, making it much harder to value and sell your product. Additionally, millennials, who now comprise the largest population in the workforce, prefer to do things differently than prior generations. This updated fourth edition of Reilly’s classic guide examines the latest trends and technology that have impacted the market and provides expert advice on leveraging current technology to increase sales.
Value-Added Selling, 4th Edition offers proven strategies and tactics to help you not only close more sales but improve repeat business without compromising on price. You’ll learn how to anticipate the needs, wants, and concerns of buyers from the very beginning of the sales process. The book shows how to compete more profitably by selling value, not price.
