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Although the benefits of using IT solutions are obvious, the construction sector is among those that adopt technological innovations fairly slowly and slowly, and there are inconsistencies between data on construction sites and those arriving at offices. The acute shortage of qualified personnel and the growing demand for constructions companies to bring about the need to deeply change the way they work and to adopt technological solutions to help them improve their management of constructions projects and to increase their profits.

15 years ago, the biggest "gurus" of the internet predicted a retail revolution that we are living today. Retail is now livelier and more dynamic than ever. The major influences were the urbanization and use of the internet, especially the mobile one, in all day-to-day activities. They all have completely changed consumer behavior, and retailers who want to keep pace with their needs and expectations should also evolve.

Business Intelligence tools provide organization management with information about the "health" of the business and help in making strategic decisions. The function of BI software solutions is to assist the management team to monitor the performance of the company. At the same time, together with ERP solutions, they ensure the proper use and traceability of all company resources, resulting in transparency of transactions and contributing to increased profitability.

The auto parts distribution business exceeds the 1 billion euros in annual sales. Over 50% of sales are generated by the top 10 distributing companies, with the remainder being shared among other industry players.

SocrateCloud ERP, the cloud-based business platform, completed the first quarter of 2017 with many new features that industry users can use to streamline their business. Let's take a quick overview of the most important ones.

In such a competitive environment where the margins are very difficult to keep, one of the surest way to increase the efficiency and profitability of wholesales distribution companies is to reduce operating costs. When companies become uncertain about their income, the business model or the effectiveness of their operations, they gaze back to the information generated by all departments that helps them analyze, find ways to improve and develop winning strategies.

OKIAN.ro is the largest online bookstore in Romania, offering over one million titles of professional, educational and fiction books of over 12,000 publishers worldwide. Okian is a project developed by Prems Librexim Brasov, a Pearson Longman ELT distributor in Romania and general distributor of educational books. 

The No. 1 specialist in e-Fulfillment solutions uses SocrateCloud to meet its growth objectives.
 
Frisbo is the first e-fulfillment platform launched in Romania in 2014. Frisbo owns a 1400 square meters warehouse in Brasov, and last year expanded its portfolio with 13 new companies, reaching a total of 45 customers, for which it covers the entire operational and logistic process.

Although the e-fulfillment industry is at its start in Romania, it's fastly evolving, supported by the e-commerce development. Two or three years ago, Romania was not used to the concept of e-Fulfillment, but now start-ups and and e-commerce begin to consider more and more outsourcing their operational and logistic processes, which can decrease their costs by up to 50%.
 
Frisbo is a complete e-fulfillment solution offering storage, pick & pack, invoicing, call center and AWB. All these activities are supported by a 1400 square meter warehouse, a cloud ERP and a 15 years expertise in the field.
 
"SocrateCloud was chosen because of its availability in the cloud and flexibility. It can cover all the operational and logistic process for all future customers of the platform e-fulllment, allowing multi-company management and multiple e-commerce platforms integration", said Laura Frîncu, Chief Operating Officer. 

This year small and medium companies can increase their profitability and maximize business potential through European funding.