Insights & Perspective
AI in Distribution: What’s in It for the Contractor?
Customers don’t care about your AI strategy. They care that you get it right.
The right material. The right quantity. The right place. The right time.
That’s where I see the real opportunity for AI in distribution, and eventually, in contracting.
AI is moving into distribution. The question is what we do with it.
There’s no shortage of AI tools, use cases or promises about what’s coming next.
For distributors, the harder question is where AI can actually make the business better.
Where are the real gains, what will it take to capture them, and is the business ready?