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I have just returned from a conference at Hilton Head, SC, where I had the chance to meet with executives and owners of distribution companies of the paper supply industry. After a day and a half of meetings I came to the realization that most companies are unhappy with their software systems and are unaware of how to leverage it and make their business more successful. Many are wondering whether or not to replace their systems and that thought is...
Continue Reading >>Many of our clients who specialize in the foodservice, equipment and Supply industry, have embraced the popular PC software named AutoQuotes. This is an electronic catalog that enables the sales force to easily enter their customer quotes with full detailed spec sheets. The challenge is in the processing of these quotes in the main distribution software system. The way we resolve this challenge was to create an integration that takes the quote created in AutoQuotes, upload it into our distribution...
Continue Reading >>There has been a need among our wholesale distribution clients, to be able at times to bill a customer in advance of the shipment of the inventory while tracking the open order to the customer. The way we resolved this complicated logic in our account receivables software was as follows: 1. Allow the usual entry of an order into the system, yet flag it as a prebill order 2. When invoicing and posting this order to the customer, a detailed...
Continue Reading >>When approached by companies interested in my company’s ERP Distribution Software offering – Distribusmart, I often times hear them make the claim that all account payables modules are pretty much the same. Although there are some similarities and basic rudimentary functions among such systems (processing invoices, credits and payments) there are some key differences that make some systems stand apart: 1. Cash forecasting tools that enable better aging and planning of required future cash. 2. Recurring charges which simply the...
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