New 2018 Mid-Year Supplement Guides Available

The 2018 Mid-Year Supplement Guides are now available. These guides provide everything you need to know when beginning your software selection and evaluation process.

Developed through a partnership with Industrial Distribution, Industrial Supply, Contractor Supply Magazine and Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services, these 12-page Supplement Guides provide valuable, independently researched information, including:

•  Detailed software company information
•  Vertical markets identified
•  Highlighted functions and technology features
•  New developments to the software package
•  Graphs of the user range
•  Basic entry price point
•  Sales channels (how and where the software is sold)
•  Company contact information

Visit the Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services Distribution & Manufacturing Software Guides website to learn more about these services and to use our Software Features Comparison Wizard.

New 2017 Mid-Year Supplement Guides Available

The 2017 Mid-Year Supplement is now available. This guide provides everything you need to know when beginning your software selection and evaluation process.

Developed through a partnership with Industrial Distribution, Industrial Supply, Contractor Supply Magazine and Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services, this 12-page Supplement Guide provides valuable, independently researched information, including:

•  Detailed software company information
•  Vertical markets identified
•  Highlighted functions and technology features
•  New developments to the software package
•  Graphs of the user range
•  Basic entry price point
•  Sales channels (how and where the software is sold)
•  Company contact information

Visit the Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services Distribution & Manufacturing Software Guides website to learn more about these services and to use our Software Features Comparison Wizard.

Brown Smith Wallace and Decision Modeling

Congrats to Todd Snover and CPA firm Brown Smith Wallace. Following his completion of the decision modeling course presented by Bruce Silver, Todd is now the first person to be "DMN Method and Style Certified."   Bruce Silver Associates has trained over 1100 individuals in process modeling using his BPM Method and Style.  With this new course, Bruce is now also supporting the OMG standard for Decision Modeling.

Decision Model and Notation (DMN) allows decision logic (and associated rules) to be precisely defined and maintained by subject matter experts themselves, using business-friendly graphical models that can be automatically validated for completeness and consistency. Though applicable to managing operational decisions in any industry, the relatively new standard is quickly establishing itself in the financial and insurance sectors.

SPA Strategy Seminar

Please attend SPA's upcoming Strategy Seminar to be held at the Ritz Carlton Ft. Lauderdale, Fla, on Friday, February 22, 2013 from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Equal parts strategy and practical tactics, the seminar addresses key topics that are particularly relevant in a recovering economy. This year's conference brings together an outstanding group of industry experts to offer strategies on driving shareholder value.

Register Now To Request A Seat: http://strategicpricing.com/events/seminars/FtLauderdale.php

This big-picture seminar is focused on strategic topics of importance to the owners, CEOs, CFOs and general managers of distribution and manufacturing companies. Experts will address the topics essential to accelerating the customer value proposition, competitive positioning and market value of any distribution or manufacturing business. The seminar addresses the strategic, analytical, process and cultural issues that are fundamental to maximizing shareholder value. The seminar will focus on the high-level, strategic and structural issues that are easily neglected in the hustle and bustle of daily business demands. It will help you to refocus your organization on the drivers of economic value.