ERP Software

Investigating Distribution ERP Software Vendors

If you’re seeking a comprehensive solution to your distribution services planning and scheduling component, you’ll need to find an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software package that works best for your business. The best way to do that is to investigate various distribution ERP software vendors. If yours is a small distribution company, your best bet would probably be a Web-based, hosted, application of ERP. You will have access to all of the applications modules you need, as well as a number of diagnostic tools for reports, analysis and business intelligence. And you’ll save a lot of money too; because you won’t have to install any expensive servers, storage or software. You simply pay a subscription fee based on usage and the number of users.

There has been an increase in enterprise software vendors offering Web-based options over the past few years and this is now the biggest market for ERP. So, why not jump on board. Small businesses now have no excuse for an inability to compete alongside larger firms, because Web-based ERP levels the playing field. There are a number of ways you can approach this. You can hire a consultant; but beware, that some of these may try to steer you towards companies they have worked with or are aligned to. Do some homework; research Web-based vendors and draw up a list of those whom you think most closely match your needs. select only those vendors who are willing to give you a demonstration of their software and ask to speak to some of their customers.

An ERP software package should include applications modules for such business processing tasks as accounting, sales, marketing, planning and scheduling, inventory, purchasing, logistics, customer relationship management … There should also be a set of tools to added for such things as creating reports, analyzing objectives and for providing business intelligence management can use making smarter and more accurate decisions. This is what you should expect from distribution ERP software vendors.

Here are some ERP software vendors that are currently active in the marketplace.

Kineticsware Advanced Planning Solution (KAPS™) offers a well-rounded solution for distribution planning and scheduling, with support from Microsoft’s Dymamics AX enterprise platform.

24SevenOffice Light Web-based ERP-system for small business has a package that includes Accounting, Logistics, Customer relationship management, Project Management, Communication, Publishing and more.

Sage Accpac ERP - can handle accounting, inventory control, purchase orders and systems management.

These are just a few Web-based distribution ERP software vendors; there are many more.

Written by :

Don Cooper