ERP Systems

Enterprise Distribution Software

The history of Enterprise Distribution Software was set in motion around 1960 when inventory management software was first designed. A short time later, software developers began to look at the specific functions needed by businesses in the manufacturing industry. These began to grouped and sold as robust applications, followed by enterprise distribution software which was soon out in the marketplace.

In a manufacturing company, an ERP system is designed to coordinate all the complex events that have to happen in order for a manufacturer to receive an order, manufacture a product, deliver the finished product to the customer, and send a bill for the order.

Enterprise solutions are meant to implement a common technology platform that can deliver a completely integrated ERP system through an entire organization.  The result equals a savings in cost and an increase in profit. Not all solutions are comparable, however. Many have a supply chain solutions heritage which is going to be important to any business that is responsible for delivering product.

Companies are concerned with software functionality. In order to operate at peak levels, they need to maintain optimal inventory, facilitate movement of goods at optimum rates as quickly as possible, provide front office functionality, and deliver reports with data that can be used to improve performance. Even functionally heavy software packages, though, are not strong enough in the distribution application to handle complex transportation system.

Today, the new levels of supply chain visibility, the increasing number of destination points, and the increasing demand for overseas delivery, have made enterprise distribution software almost a necessity. There are many software packages in the market which focus on facilitating the movement of goods from the warehouse, to the correct place, in the fastest time. Like with any other type of enterprise software, a business must do the work before settling on which enterprise software packages represent a good fit for its needs as a distributor.

Software giant, Sage, has two solutions: Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 that are used by over sixty thousand distributors to help them get their products to market, or to another business, correctly -and on time. Businesses using these packages report the solutions have allowed them to cut costs, build profits, and manage inventory more closely than before. They also report better ways to keep track of inventory status at any point in the supply chain, giving the finance department a more accurate valuation of the goods still in inventory.

Written by :

kristine H