Leaders explore AI in the $8.7 trillion distribution sector - Engineering News

You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month quietly canceled six months later. You're not alone — and you're not behind. The distribution sector alone is an $8.7 trillion industry, and even i

You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month quietly canceled six months later.

You're not alone — and you're not behind.

The distribution sector alone is an $8.7 trillion industry, and even its top leaders are just now figuring out how to integrate AI into actual business strategy. Not hype. Strategy. That gap between "AI is revolutionary" and "AI works in my business" is where most owners are stuck — including the smart ones.

Here's what those leaders discovered: the companies winning with AI didn't start big. They started specific. One workflow. One measurable problem. One clear metric to prove it worked.

That's the whole secret the gurus skip over.

This week, pick one repetitive task your team complains about. Not your biggest problem — your most annoying small one. Document what it costs you in hours per week. That single number becomes your ROI baseline before you spend a dollar on anything.

No new systems. No new hires. Just clarity on where the pain actually is.

That's your first AI win waiting to happen.

What's the one task in your business that feels too small to fix — but eats more time than it should?

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... integrated into business strategy. Konrad Konarski, trustee and chairperson of the Applied AI Consortium, described AI as a disruptive innovation ...