Phocas
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Phocas Software is top-ranked in 34 categories in the world's largest business intelligence software survey, BARC's The BI Survey 19. Phocas solves the data problems of manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Our purpose is to make data analytics easy-to-use, so people feel good about their business data. Phocas gives customers the ability to create unlimited reports (queries) and dashboards and drill into the underlying data to follow a train of thought. Phocas develops visualisations for functionality and to match business outcomes and industry-specific metrics. Phocas has a special culture which drives its brand and customer experiences. In 2019, the company won a Human Synergistic culture award for maintaining a constructive and positive culture during change and growth. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia as has offices in Orange and Melbourne, Coventry in the United Kingdom and Irvine and Reno in America. Customers are situated globally.
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26th March, 2026
Flexible inventory management helps manage supply chain disruption
In 2026, wholesale distributors continue to operate in an environment shaped by ongoing supply chain...
17th March, 2026
Turn and Earn Indexes & how they helps distributors manage inventory
Wholesale distributors rely heavily on data to guide inventory management across thousands of SKUs a...
16th March, 2026
Days in inventory (DIO) formula and why it's useful
Inventory days formula is equivalent to the average number of days each item or SKU (stock keeping u...
16th March, 2026
What is dead stock and how to track and control it
A CFO of a wholesaler recently described dead stock as piles of cash in the corner of a warehouse th...
16th March, 2026
Inventory shrinkage or should we say the margin loss you didn’t realize you were losing
Inventory shrinkage is one of the most persistent and underestimated challenges for retailers. It er...
16th March, 2026
Demand planning best practices & benchmarks for wholesale distributors
Recent findings from the Phocas Wholesale Distribution Inventory Survey reveal an interesting trend ...
13th March, 2026
Why wholesale distributors are measuring GMROI to improve inventory profitability
Wholesale distributors are under constant pressure to balance inventory investment and maintain heal...
10th March, 2026
Data-driven inventory management helps distributors handle 1000s of SKUs
Wholesale distribution is a complex business. Competitive pressure is rising, economic uncertainty i...
10th March, 2026
Why distributors have more stock despite high inventory holding costs
Effective inventory management is essential for profitability in wholesale distribution. Understandi...
10th March, 2026
Inventory management metrics distributors track & what they highlight
Inventory management has always been important for distributors but in the current environment defin...