A heightened focus on improving forecasting and ordering would allow distributors to lower working capital invested in inventory, while maintaining and/or improving customer service.
Customer service could improve in a number of ways; better order fulfillment being the most basic upgrade. On the more advanced side of the equation; distributors could work together with bars and liquor stores to make sure the products stocked, or on offer, respond and adapt to seasonal changes, trends, pricing, promotions, and holidays – making the distributor a value-added supplier.
