Article: United States: ERP Software s Flipside: Helping Users Downsize.

Byline: Mamta03

Most service centers have invested in new computer hardware and software to help their companies grow. Today, those same systems are proving invaluable as companies are forced to get smaller.

Service centers are reporting anywhere from 20 to 60 percent declines in sales, say software executives, who admit that times are challenging for them as well. But, they add, more progressive metals distributors are taking advantage of the lull in activity to fine-tune their business systems so they can take full advantage of the rebound that will eventually come.

Service centers normally invest in information technology when the market is ...

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