ERP Systems for Wholesale Distribution

Improved efficiencies, tighter controls and reducing wasted paper provides your company with an industry specific application with a short return on your investment.

Some Background

The BIS Wholesale Distribution System (DIST) application is specifically designed for high-volume Wholesale Distributors. It saves time in operations using ERP systems capabilities specifically tailored to wholesale distribution. The ERP for distribution business includes advanced functionalities that streamline various operations, enhancing productivity and profitability.

The DIST Customer Service application is designed specifically to improve customer service operations immediately by allowing staff to maneuver from one area to another with minimal keystrokes. Customers have access to all the critical data for management to run the business – sales, profit margins, backlog, inventory status, high movers / dead stock, cash position, movement, and more.

Mobile BIS has enhanced the product with many modern distribution tools as industry experts. Specific examples include non-stocked merchandise, bar coding, automated cycle counting, vendor and customer performance reporting, automated faxing, EDI, management reporting, and more. Cloud ERP for wholesale distribution ensures seamless integration, making data available anytime, anywhere.

Functions and Features
  • BIS DIST ERP software for wholesale distributors provides superior warehouse automation tools, including the use of handhelds for receiving, putaways, picking, shipping, and physical counting.
  • DIST operates all of the business functions of a multi-location wholesale distribution ERP / light manufacturer, including Order Processing, Inventory Control, Purchasing, and all Accounting functions through to the Financial Statements. Point of Sale, kitting, and light manufacturing are included. The system includes a strong replenishment feature based on multiple forecasting methodologies with automatic purchase recommendations.
  • ERP systems for wholesale distribution allow users to optimize processes across various departments seamlessly, improving operational efficiency and visibility across locations.
  • Cloud ERP wholesale distribution ensures that the system is accessible from anywhere in the world. Browser-based solutions allow you to operate the applications remotely, while client/server technology can also be applied within your organization.
  • It interacts with data generated from smartphones and/or tablets and provides data displays to the field service personnel interested in obtaining backend data. It utilizes the latest relational database and mobile technologies to accomplish day-to-day tasks efficiently.
  • This highly integrated product is targeted to small to medium-sized firms who want the type of functionality offered by major providers but at significantly lesser costs, ensuring short-term returns on your investment.
  • The customer service module allows for two-way conversations with customers, giving them access to all the information they need at their fingertips, including previous orders, how much was paid for the ordered items, outstanding invoices, and more. Historical data is stored for many years, using the Oracle database.
  • The BIS Wholesale Distribution System (DIST) application is specifically designed for high-volume wholesale distributors. It saves time in operations using ERP system capabilities specifically tailored to wholesale distribution.
  • Integrated with BIS’ Document Management Solution
  • Documents are auto-emailed, saving costs and improving cash flow.
  • Integrates all of your locations and companies that you are managing with ERP systems for wholesale distribution, allowing seamless coordination across various departments and locations.
  • Highest level of security allowing access to users selectively based on user profiles, ensuring that sensitive data remains protected in ERP software for wholesale distributors.
  • Inventory lots or serialization.
  • Merchandise In-Transit is monitored separately for foreign products with long shipping times, with various add-on costs separately tracked to determine the full landed cost, ensuring that ERP wholesale distribution handles all product movement efficiently.
  • Tracks all of the product that you have sent out to Outside Processors that add value to the product – stock of the product as sent out is reduced, and stock that has been processed and returned from the outside processor is added to stock, making sure your ERP for distribution business is fully integrated.
  • Sales Forecasting and purchasing recommendations – automatically generates editable purchase orders, a feature that is part of the cloud ERP wholesale distribution system, ensuring business intelligence and real-time data.
  • Handles Consignment/memo orders, quotes, and future orders.
  • Closed Loop system from Purchasing, Receiving, Sales to Cash Receipts, providing the highest level of control; nothing slips through the cracks; includes audit trails, a core feature in software for wholesale distribution.
  • Real-time Business Activity monitoring with e-mail notifications for call to action; even for mobile users via smartphones and tablets, fully supported by the cloud system, enabling access anytime, anywhere.
  • Print and track inventory via Bar Codes or Radio Frequency ID tags.
  • Extensive Inventory Transfers tracking between locations.
  • Outside processing module reflecting items going out and coming in, with changes in price and cost, fully managed in the ERP system.
  • Repairs Work Orders.
  • Reports are first previewed on screen so that hard copies are only printed when needed, allowing you to contribute to Green savings via technology.
  • Applications integrated with e-mail and FAX software.
  • Warehouse system using wireless handheld units to track all cartons from receiving to shipping.
  • Integration with UPS, FedEx shipping systems.