ERP Systems

Wholesale Distribution ERP works

If you’re going to run a successful distribution business you are going to need software that can meet the challenge. There are just too many details and logistics to work out. This is a competitive business which demands attention to detail. If you can’t meet demand, or if you’re on time delivery is lacking, you are going to lose customers and referrals. If you have been working with out of the box software you know that it is limited in its ability to communicate across the suite of programs included. One of the important components missing from boxed software is the inability to provide visibility across the business, so that you have a real-time view of operations. That’s what you get with wholesale distribution Enterprise Resource Planning ERP.

Let’s take a look at this software and what it can do with five important applications modules. These modules will cover the functions of inventory control, physical inventory, order processing, customer invoicing and sales analysis. These 5 applications will interface with the accounting department, which will handle accounts payable and receivable, the general ledger and purchase orders. If you are a small distribution company you have the convenient option of jumping out of the software box and into the ERP software system.

You can get more done with enterprise software than you can from working out of a box. The applications modules listed above are integrated and automated and they can be bundled together for greater effect and ease of use. They will process business tasks and manage the database from one, single, communications hub or repository. It is from here, that all authorized personnel can conduct business, find the tools needed for analysis, reports and business intelligence, and get the information and data they need for transacting business. This is wholesale distribution ERP.

Your enterprise software applications will work together to coordinate distribution activity. These applications and your database will keep you on top of physical inventory - your stock keeping units, their amount, when they were received, pricing and warehouse location. You will be advised of when it is time to order and when it is time to liquidate.

The accounting department will keep will keep tabs on the general ledger. This is the log that monitors and tracks all transactions and accounts for all expenditures. And both distribution and accounting will have real-time visibility of what is taking place at all times. That’s what you get with wholesale distribution ERP.

Written by :

kristine H