The KPI's an Industrial Distributor Should Measure

In our competitive market, industrial distributors need to know how their business is doing, down to the granular level. They should also know how they compare to similar companies in their industry.

Tribute's ERP software designed specifically for industrial distributors, TrulinX, helps industrial distributors determine the state of their business with a wide variety of tools and reports to give the up-to-date information needed.

By measuring key performance indicators (KPI's), distributors can benchmark their company with similar companies, watch their company's performance over time, establish triggers for staffing, and quantify where they're going.

TrulinX allows industrial distributors to keep on top of business with the tools and reporting to obtain critical KPI's.

TrulinX helps you measure these critical profit variables:

• Gross Margin Percentage - Reflects the ability to manage pricing and COGS effectively
• Operating Expense Ratio - Measures ratio of Operating Expense per Net Sales
• Sales per Employee - Measures sales generated per full-time employee (employee productivity)
• Inventory Turnover - Measures the number of times the entire inventory stock is sold per year
• Average A/R Collection Period (Days) - Reflects accounts receivable collection practices
• Sales Change % - from year to year

Additional KPI's that can be tracked in TrulinX:

• Return on Net Worth - Measures profit earned as a percent of net worth
• Profit Margin - Measures profit earned as a percentage of net sales
• Sales to Inventory Ratio - Measures dollar sales generated per dollar of inventory
• Gross Margin Return on Inventory - Measures gross margin earned per dollar of inventory
• Typical Sales Volume - Where does your sales come from?
• Gross Margins - Average of the past 12 months of sales

Have the ability to monitor these important metrics in TrulinX:

• Inventory Value by month and trends over time
• Customer Service Level
• On Time Shipments
• Vendor Service Levels
• Lead Time Accuracy on new items
• Accuracy of Release Days and Warehouse Efficiency by location
• Excess Inventory Allocation
• Quotes Never Converted to Sales Orders
• Lost Sales

Know your industry trends and how your company compares by using data provided by the following trade associations:

• AHTD - The Association of High Technology Distributors
• FPDA Motion & Control Network
• ISD - The International Sealing Distribution Association
• MCAA - The Measurement, Control and Automation Association
• NAHAD - The Association for Hose and Accessories Distribution
• NFPA - National Fluid Power Association

TrulinX is integrated with several preferred solution partners to provide additional detailed data analysis  such as Rubber Tree Systems (Mobile Sales, Dashboards & Advanced Reporting for Distributors), MITS (Distributor Analytics) and Tour de Force (CRM and BI for Distributors).

See how TrulinX software has given Connector Specialists, a fluid power distributor based in Louisiana, the ability to make highly informed decisions based on the powerful data it finely controls.

Tribute, Inc. has been serving industrial distributors since 1981 and truly understands what they need to service their customers at a superior level in this demanding market.

For more information on TrulinX and how it can benefit your business, contact us or visit Tribute.com