Wausau Supply cuts costs 30% with Infor Distribution SX.e

Wausau Supply is a privately owned company in Wausau, Wisconsin, distributing building materials from 11 distribution centers and 6 light manufacturing plants in 5 states in the Midwest. Wausau Supply also provides value-added services that include a complete line of custom-finished interior and exterior doors, engineered wood products, and custom-finished cement siding. The company’s major customers have been small,private lumber yards, as well as a growing number of customers that constitute large buying groups.


The primary business challenge that Wausau Supply faced was its ability to provide next-day delivery to not only small lumber yards, which had been its major customer over many years, but also a greater number of conglomerates that were purchasing together. Because the company began to see more competition from “big box” distribution centers, it required a refocusing of strategy to maintain profitability.


Wausau Supply decided to change its mission and become a value-added-products distributor providing customized building products and features. Following that decision, the need arose to revise its software. The company was using a product that allocated inventory well but it did not have an up-to-date operating system for back office or logistics operations. With 11 distribution centers, Wausau Supply needed broad-based visibility into its inventory in every location.


After implementing Infor Distribution SX.e, Wausau Supply began seeing immediate process improvements. With an increased manufacturing presence, Wausau Supply has become stronger and its market share continues to expand. Infor Distribution SX.e has helped to increase productivity and reduce costs—both by 30%—while offering customers exactly what they want when they want it.


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