Your AI Advantage May Already Be In-House: Think of your ERP as a treasure trove where AI is already happening
Thursday September 24, 2026 @ 1:00 PM ET | Virtual
Many distributors assume they’re not ready for AI because their data isn’t perfect or because they don’t have a dedicated tech team. Others think AI requires a giant, all-at-once transformation. (It doesn’t.) AI readiness in distribution is not a mystery, and it is not reserved for a small set of digitally elite companies.
The reality is, you already have a significant amount of structured, usable data in your ERP system. The existing ERP environment is often the best place to begin thinking about trustworthy data, workflow context, governance and system-wide activation. In this webinar, you’ll learn the results of recent research on AI readiness with distributors. Mike Hockett will moderate a discussion with Ellen Cox, Epicor Senior AI Product Manager, and distributors on what they’re doing to forge ahead with AI at their companies.
What You’ll Learn:
- What it means to be AI ready
- The hidden advantage – most distributors already own the foundation
- Where distributors are seeing real value first
- How to start with meaningful problems, use the systems and data you already have and embed intelligence into the workflow
- Why the cost of waiting is rising
- How your ERP can give distributors a strong starting point
Meet the Speakers
Ellen Cox
Senior AI Product Manager
Epicor
As Epicor’s Senior AI Product Marketing Manager, Ellen Cox is a strategic leader with extensive experience in driving growth, innovation and operational excellence across product, web, marketing and communications. Ellen has executed high-impact projects in AI adoption, marketing campaigns, web platform consolidation and analytics-driven decision-making across various industries.
Mike Hockett
Executive Editor
NAW-MDM
Mike Hockett is MDM’s executive editor, having joined the publication in March 2022. He oversees MDM’s editorial content and direction, coordinates with contributing authors, conducts interviews with executives in the wholesale distribution space and serves as the editorial face of MDM at industry events. He has extensively covered the distribution and manufacturing sectors since 2014.
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