Wholesale Distributors

Whether you’re selling off-the-shelf products or delivering custom-made items, wholesale distributors encounter many challenges. A modern, automated ERP system will help increase visibility, improve inventory management, enhance demand planning, deliver accurate analytics, and drive compliance through automated workflows.

Challenges for Wholesale Distributors

In a fast-moving industry, you as a wholesale distributor face an increasingly challenging operational environment. The advancement of technology has unleashed a rise in client expectations. To combat these expectations many wholesale distributors have introduced multiple product lines and increased outsourcing, but these new decisions bring added complexity to your already existing supply chain. The risk is even greater for wholesale distribution companies that are using out-dated software that doesn’t connect all aspects of their business.

Lack of Visibility

Without the ability to clearly see both inbound and outbound product flows clearly, will make day to day decisions such as purchases, stock holding and order fulfillment decisions, difficult.

Manual Processes

Without the right kind of system and automation, details are recorded in spreadsheets. This is cumbersome, prone to errors, can’t store the range and depth of inventory and delivery information.

Silos of Data

Having data in separate systems or spreadsheets makes it difficult to access information for decision making. Modern day businesses require insights and analytics from data across the operation.

Open for Business

modern day businesses are global and work across multiple time zones. Their customers operate 24/7 which means your system must be running 24/7 and be accessed from anywhere using any device.

Inventory Control

The management of inventory is a huge challenge. Tracking orders, stock availability, optimizing storage, moving goods, planning transportation. Need strong planning, insight and reporting.

Price and Margin Control

Slip-ups are costly, especially in a low margin business. Without proper control of costs, prices, discounts, credits, can further reduce margins. Accurate price calculation is difficult.

Inefficient Processes

If you have disparate processes across departments, e.g. between sales, warehousing and accounting, it can complicate your lead-to-cash process, cause errors and result in poor service.

Poor Reporting & Analytics

Need reporting and analytics that can easily access all data related to the business and generate accurate and timely information for decision making, both predictive and performance.

Solutions for Wholesale Distributors

Dynamics 365 Business Central – Wholesale Distributor

Company wide solution
For small and mid-sized companies
Pay monthly for what you use
Financial Management and Accounting
Multi-currency and Multi-language
Customer and Vendor Management
Sales, Marketing, Service [CRM]
Purchasing and Payables
Sales and Receivables
Inventory Management

Warehouse Management
Assembly Management
Demand & Supply Planning
E-Services
Workflow and Approvals
Document Management
Reporting & Analytics
In cloud or on premise
Access anywhere on any device

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Industry Solutions for Wholesale Distributors

Foodware 365
- Food & Beverage distribution companies
Rapid Sales Orders
Dynamics Mobile