Wholesale and Distribution
ERP software to improve customer service and your ROI
Wholesale and Distribution is an industry software solution that fully integrates with your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management system (was Finance and Operations). This ERP software developed for distribution companies helps you provide great customer service, protect your business margins and stand out from your competitors. Its host of features optimize the entire supply chain guaranteeing smooth operational efficiency from industry management right through to order intake.
BENEFITS – Wholesale and Distribution ERP
Boost Inventory Control
With warehouse management software functionality that integrates with the rest of your wholesale distribution business to inform sales, finance, and procurement.
Deliver Optimal Customer Experiences
With fast order entry management and accurate pricing information in the system.
Boost Productivity
Minimize manual intervention throughout the distribution operation by automating repetitive tasks in your ERP.
CAPABILITIES – Wholesale and Distribution ERP
End-to-end management
Simplify the end-to-end management process of your supply chain covering customers, products or supplier data repositories.
Tighten integration of your supply chain information flow using Channel Organization and Rebate management ERP software functionalities.
Warehouse and stock control
Boost inventory control with Warehouse Management Functionality (WMS) that integrates with the rest of your wholesale distribution business to inform sales, finance and procurement.
Deliver optimal customer experiences with fast order entry and accurate pricing information.
Automation
Minimize manual intervention throughout your distribution operation by automating repetitive tasks.
Boost your productivity with functionalities such as EDI, Item Life Cycle and Sales Kits management for a fully distribution-ready ERP.
Actionable insights
Perfect for management in any wholesale and distribution business. Surface the rich distribution ERP data you hold with a Power BI workspace with easy access to accelerator data (Trade agreement, Item Life Cycle and EDI) plus ready to go KPI analysis reports such as Revenue by customer, by product, by period and by location; plus Customer profitability and Profitability analysis.
Available in the Advanced option of the Wholesale and Distribution ERP system.
FEATURES – Wholesale and Distribution ERP
Prodware accelerators in the Wholesale and Distribution ERP
The following Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management accelerators are also included in the Essentials and Advanced packs of this ERP for the distribution industry:
Product Search
Product Search helps to save time by providing new query tools to find a product or a released product on the standard forms (product and released product, sales order, sales quotation, purchase order), plus attributes management by variant and attributes management by category to find the right attribute more easily in the system.
Sales Kits
The accelerator helps distributors by; working with BOM assemblies and product lines in Dynamics, it allows the user to prepare the “kit” at the point of order and take the components out of inventory immediately. At the same time, the “kit” can be added directly into the customer’s order.
Trade Agreement
Any distribution business who deals with multiple suppliers, customers and products need greater flexibility and agility in the management of price and trade conditions. The Trade Agreement software provides additional flexibility in three key areas, boosting agility and productivity: Data management, Pricing engine and Sales analysis. Distributors can adapt their pricing and promotional strategy for each customer, supplier, product, group and timing.
Item Life Cycle
The accelerator helps your enterprise to organize, control and simplify data input, plus generate traceability via an audit trail of all data modification and inputs.
Rebate
The accelerator applies retrospective discounts via credit notes at the end of the financial period, identifying different rebate contracts with different percentage levels, dynamic generation of provisions attached to financial transactions and contracts and identification of invoices that fall within rebate contract frameworks.
Customer Hierarchy
Distributors deal with customers that are often structured within groups (parent, sister, local or international) and must adapt their processes according to the role the various companies within the structure play. This accelerator helps a distribution business to structure their customers in specific ways, with levels that once set, are inherited automatically within the ERP (for example if a distributor has a customer group organization by county, country and international) and create a link between customers within sales and project processes; which leads to increased productivity and optimized delivery and invoicing.
PO Quantity Allotment
Organizations who need flexibility in how they split purchase order requests, find it frustrating with too much manual intervention in repeatable and timed PO administration, which wastes time. This industry software helps by saving distribution rules by vendor, creating automatic distribution in post-MRP processes, and allowing ERP users to manually launch planned orders using the rules in place.
Vendor Auto Evaluation
The manual entry of data in the standard Dynamics 365 ERP to assess supplier performance can slow down productivity as users spend too much time, the Vendor Auto Evaluation accelerator helps distributors by automatically feeding relevant fields from operational transactions, to assess selected vendors’ performance based on multiple criteria.
Customer Channel
When distributors are dealing with customers within a Group, sales order entries can be a challenge; particularly when dealing with high volumes of customer orders. Manual intervention of delivery and billing information slows down the process and can lead to errors. This accelerator helps by reflecting your customer structures and roles within the distribution supply chain (especially when used in conjunction with the Customer Hierarchy accelerator), boosting the automation of your EDI import when entering customer orders in the ERP, thus increasing productivity.
Why choose Wholesale and Distribution ERP?
Unlock unparalleled efficiency in your wholesale and distribution business with our cutting-edge ERP software. Tailored for the unique needs of the wholesale and distribution industry, our enterprise cloud-based system revolutionizes inventory management, order processing, and overall business operations. As a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, our software optimizes time and resources, ensuring your distribution processes are streamlined for maximum productivity. Stay ahead in the competitive distribution industry with a robust ERP system designed to meet the dynamic challenges faced by businesses like yours.
Our Wholesale and Distribution ERP software empowers businesses with real-time insights, enhancing decision-making and improving supply chain management. From small-scale distributors to large enterprises, our system scales seamlessly to meet the specific requirements of your business. Experience the transformative power of an ERP solution that goes beyond daily management – it’s a strategic tool for growth and success. Forget legacy systems that lag behind the latest technologies, our ERP is built around leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 so you are always up-to-date, especially when you move to the cloud.
With features like inventory tracking, order fulfilment, and business intelligence, our ERP software provides a holistic approach to distribution management. Elevate your business operations with a system that understands the complexities of the wholesale industry. Embrace the future of wholesale and distribution with a software solution that adapts to industry trends and positions your business as a leader in the market. Choose Prodware´s ERP system for a competitive edge in the dynamic world of wholesale and distribution.
What’s inside
Vendor Auto Evaluation
Retrospective discounts with Rebate management
Fast order entry with Sales Kits for inventory and commercial teams
Power BI Workspace – Revenue by Customer analysis
Why choose Prodware?
As a certified Microsoft Gold partner, Prodware has been recognized as a leading enabler of Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions across Europe for businesses and enterprises in the Wholesale and Distribution industry. With more than 30 years’ experience in the market we have developed industry-specific expertise supporting distributors through your transformation journey turning market challenges into sustainable growth opportunities.