Having the opportunity to travel to one of the most prestigious events in the distribution industry just 3 weeks into my employment is incredible, to say the least. My first couple of weeks here at DCKAP have been an up and down roller coaster with the realization of all the responsibilities that come with a professional setting. Our CEO, Karthik Chidambaram, has done an amazing job promoting staff development and travel opportunities, allowing us the flexibility to approach problems as we see best. This exemplifies the culture that DCKAP is so proud of, and what will propel this organiza ..read more

Very few things tend to stay the same when evolving from a team of two to one over 150 people strong. In our case, one aspect that certainly has is a refusal to stay comfortable and to keep experimenting. That spirit has manifested in many ways through the past 15+ years: in people, in trials and errors, and in our commitment to solving challenges our clients face. 2017 saw the debut of our now beloved Greater One-Horned Rhino mascot, and along with it, the first among our product offerings. Two products spearheaded our journey to help our clients improve the profitability of their business, v ..read more

Did you notice? There is a global rush among distributors to shift from multi-channel eCommerce to omnichannel. The growth of the D2C market & Amazon’s bold move to enter the B2B market has captured the attention of distributors. So, hurry up! It’s time to aggressively implement agile omnichannel distribution through ERP integration to stay one step ahead in the constantly evolving eCommerce market.   In an omnichannel business strategy, managing the additional sales channel can put you under a lot of herculean tasks if you lack a proper integration strategy. To survive in t ..read more

COVID disrupted eCommerce According to Digital Commerce 360 analysis about eCommerce sales, consumers spent $791 billion online with US retailers in 2020. Speaking in terms of percentage, the rise in online shopping is by 44%, with more buyers choosing to shop online from the convenience of their homes safely. With the outbreak of the pandemic, we sensed a sudden transition into the virtual world. The roads appear deserted, whereas there is heavy traffic online. People’s buying patterns have altered drastically as they prefer to get things done without a physical presence in a restricted geogr ..read more

Have you ever felt that time spent on redundant data handling tasks has been eating up your productivity? Since your eCommerce store would be up and running 24/7, it’s not practical for your team to keep track of all the customers and order data in real-time, leading to missing data or errors in data transfer. So is there any perfect way out? Of course, there is! Data automation is your confidante that helps you streamline all your data management processes in a snap and that too without any errors. Go for eCommerce ERP integration with the ideal integration platform that o ..read more

One of the events I look forward to every year is the Acumatica Summit. The Cloud Based ERP Software Company takes pride in building community, and this event is one of the best ways to get involved. It was great attending this year’s Acumatica Summit hosted at the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas, NV. I had missed the last one back in July 2021 due to catching Covid and even getting hospitalized. It was quite the journey but I’m happy to be back in action, fully restored to be able to attend this year’s event. With the recent spike of the latest Covid strand Omicron, the Acumatica team ensured saf ..read more

Are you using an Oracle Netsuite ERP? Kudos! You have the best ERP platform to manage your enterprise resources. However, are you confused about how to use Oracle ERP cloud infrastructure to create unique user experiences, maximize the value of your data, and position yourself apart from the competition? Well, the solution is simple and robust. You need a middleware or Oracle ERP integration platform to connect your Oracle Netsuite ERP to eCommerce, marketplaces, supply chain, social channels, and other applications.   Read More: 7 Ways How NetSuite Integration Grows Your Business ..read more

We know you have huge volumes of data to handle- customer information, pricing details, product data, order information, and whatnot! Sure, errors in data entry are lurking to crop up as you juggle with this much data. So what’s the golden rule to adopt for an error-free data entry?    – eCommerce ERP integration How can you make the integration seamless?    – Choose the best ERP integration platform  But these are just the basic questions that distributors like you have. So, here’s one more to get you to the result you definitely need- How will it change the way you ..read more

On November 30, 2021, we announced that DCKAP will be going fully remote (or distributed) and that we will not be opening our offices. With distributed work, our team has the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world. It allows our team to drop their kids at school, take care of parents or any household work, and more. We also believe that with distributed and remote work, people who did not have an opportunity to work in the past because of family and other constraints, now have the flexibility and avenues to pursue their professional careers. In a recent Psychology Today article, it ..read more

At DCKAP, we have evolved as a company. We have made many mistakes as well. In the initial days of DCKAP, for new recruits with no experience in the technology industry, we required them to sign a two year commitment (in India, they used to call this a Bond). If the new recruits we hired wanted to leave in the first two years for any reason, we did not provide them with any references (in India, this is also called the Experience Letter). We later reduced this bond time period to 18 months. What Was the Problem With This Approach? A lot of people we hired completed the bond or commitment pe ..read more