Medical Equipment Distributors face a highly concentrated industry aggressive marketplace.  Competition springs not only from within the industry, but from channel conflict with manufacturers.  Coupled with short product life cycles, distributors need business tools that help them respond quickly to market shifts, instead of attempting catch up. All the while making sure they comply with tight regulation by both federal and state agencies.  Profitability depends on merchandising and efficient delivery. 

Constant new technologies. Short product life cycles. Obsolete inventory. Government regulation. Complex supply chains. Multiple subcontractors and outsourcing for components and systems... to list but a few.  With all of these challenges and changing procedures, management tries to figure out how to get the most out of their IT and people investments.

Technology solutions are a key driver of success in today’s Medical Equipment Distribution environment, as companies need to:  

• Enable more accurate and flexible pricing
• Achieve ultra-fast order entry
• Ensure the accuracy of shipments
• Effectively manage your inventory
• Easily track and manage rebates
• Quickly identify and resolve quality issues
• Simplify procurement and requisition management
• Gain control and optimize production operations
• Reduce inventories and improve customer service

SBS Group’s technical expertise and team of specialists can help you find the unique solution to fit your company’s needs.  Our solution will help you balance inventory levels to maintain an adequate product line an explosive customer demand phase, while maintaining the visibility needed to adjust forecasts and reduce inventory write off.  We understand your need to accurately depict real-time inventory levels to further adjust forecasts and inventory restocking points to ensure adequate supplies.  Our solution will provide the supply chain visibility you need to better understand the status of outsourced activities and trading partner relationships and their impact on orders, inventory and distribution. 

Our solution offerings include: