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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Distribution | 6/19/2011 |
| Q: Mr. Hofer I am in Montreal and i am from the Caribbeans, there are a lot of restaurants from my ... A: Claude, I think you could be on to something. I'm assuming given your first sentence that you are ... | |
| Exclusive Distributorship agreement | 3/19/2011 |
| Q: Please advise me if there's any risk in offering an exclusive distribution agreement to our client ... A: I know nothing of Kuwaiti law, nor am I a lawyer. What I do know about agreements is that they must ... | |
| Vending | 12/30/2010 |
| Q: Mr. Hofer I would like to know if there are entrepreneurs in the vending business who have their ... A: It depends upon your product, internal skills and facilities, capital, how you reach your market ... | |
| fraud... | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: I imported 2,000 USB flash drives from a company in China and they assured me that it is full ... A: Dave, I only saw this posting today. I'm afraid you don't have much redress when buying ... | |
| Compensation for liquor sales agents (independent contractors) | 1/19/2010 |
| Q: Eric, I am running a liquor importing & distribution start up. We don't have the capital to employ ... A: Tom, Computing a fair Sales Rep compensation is not easy! Worse if such is meant to inspire a team ... | |
| importing wine | 11/16/2009 |
| Q: Can you please tell me how can I get the license to import wine from other countries to the state of ... A: Yes. As I recall US "State Laws" (for the most part) govern activity within a State. Federal laws ... | |
| manufacturing and distribution channels | 10/28/2009 |
| Q: Greetings Peter, I would like to know, if you have info. on who I can contact that manufactures ... A: THIS IS A FOLLOWUP... SEE END PLEASE !!! I put a little bit of time into researching what's ... | |
| preparation of a bid document | 8/31/2009 |
| Q: kindly help me with short, concise valuable points that i need to have to develop a bidding document ... A: This is a little outside of the "topic", but I'm happy to give you 5 minutes worth of thoughts... ... | |
| Companies | 3/16/2009 |
| Q: My name is Baris. I am looking for companies which had drastic changes in their logistics/supply ... A: I'm more of a practioner, not an academic. For what it's worth, those that I've noticed:- - Gillete ... | |
| distribution | 9/4/2008 |
| Q: support the decision that distribution falls under operations/production department A: This is something my partners, I and our clients debate frequently. The policy a company takes ... | |
| reagarding exporting | 8/21/2008 |
| Q: hey i have register cleaning company,can I use my company name to export AZ well? A: Joseph, I don't understand the question. Are you talking about Azerbaijan? Are you exporting a ... | |
| Exporting Wine | 2/13/2008 |
| Q: I want to export wines to Cambodia, How can I get start? A: There are several items to consider; some of which I answered on an earlier question, and I'll ... | |
| Getting a book published | 1/27/2008 |
| Q: i leave in nigeria, i am into kids, i have writtin over 10 books 4 kids and need to give them out to ... A: As I said, this is not my area of expertise nor my profession... Here're keywords I used to ... | |
| beauty supply | 1/23/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know how do I get a list of distributors for products that I would like to sell in ... A: This category is outside my expertise... However, I can make some suggestions:- - scan the ... | |
| Where to contact US wine seller | 10/26/2007 |
| Q: I am in Hong Kong. and want to spend part-time to start up(small) wine selling biz in hong kong, if ... A: I can offer you advise on the back office, ways to market, analyzing sales, things to consider when ... | |
| international shipping | 7/30/2007 |
| Q: this is a relatively simple question, but I am finding it hard to find and compare prices easily. I ... A: Sorry for the delayed response... Shipping is sort of like a commodity these days, especially ... | |
| Pricing Model Standard for Fulfillment | 8/22/2006 |
| Q: We are a small company that produces charts, home studies and other educational products for the ... A: There's no industry factor that I know of. And as you know, pricing is based upon what the market ... | |
Answers by Expert:
Eric Hofer
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Can answer questions related to the systems implementation, integration with SAP, training in processes, data conversion, design of processes for in-field operators to improve effectiveness. Areas I specifically know are: Pre-Sell, Tele-Sell, Route-Sell (Ex-Van), Vending, Settlement, Inventory, Invoicing, Credit Management, Marketing Equipment (Tracking, Service, Return on Investment), Despatch, Management Reporting, Systems Delivery)
Experience
Designed, delivered and implemented several system for multi-nationals (such as Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Walkers, Matutano) for the Back Office and In-Field (Customer Reps and Route staff).
Have worked internationally for 20 years (Europe, Asia, and South America).
Education/Credentials
State University of New York
NYU/Courant Institute of Mathematics
Past/Present clients
PepsiAmericas
Pepsico
Frito-Lay
Pepsi-Foods
Matutano
Walkers
Britvic
Schweppes
Mars Overseas Bottling
FAURT (Hungary)
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