Ultimate Distribution ERP Handbook
The boundaries between distribution, retail, and manufacturing are increasingly blurred, largely due to the Internet. Manufacturers now sell directly to retailers or even customers, tightening supply chains and disrupting traditional models - Amazon being the prime example. Once a consumer-focused retailer, Amazon has become a massive distributor of industrial products, reshaping entire industries. To stay competitive, distributors must rethink strategies and embrace modern technologies. This handbook helps wholesale distributors navigate evolving ERP applications, highlighting key differences between general and industry-specific solutions, standard features in midmarket systems, and unique requirements based on the products they distribute.
What You Will Learn
What's inside the handbook
- How durable and nondurable goods differ in traceability, expiration, and compliance, and what that means for your ERP needs.
- A breakdown of six distributor types, from wholesale to direct store delivery, with the ERP features each one requires.
- A side-by-side comparison of specialized industry ERP and general ERP across technology, accounting, customization, and support services.
- Standard features to evaluate in accounting, sales, purchasing, inventory, WMS, commerce, and point of sale when comparing systems.
- Industry-specific requirements for more than fifteen segments, including chemicals, grocery, apparel, pharmaceuticals, metals, and industrial supplies.
