"The Apprise Distribution system provides full functionality for our current industry and customer specific compliance requirements, such as import management and container tracking, UCC 128 labeling, bills of lading, cross-docking and direct shipping."- CIO, Sporting Goods Company
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Sporting Goods, Toys & Novelties
Software for the Sporting Goods, Toys & Novelties Industry
Managing your business well requires a winning gameplan. Staying ahead of changing manufacturing and distribution requirements, including capacity planning, seasonal demand, overseas importing and retailer compliance issues can help. At Apprise Software, we understand the unique needs of the sporting goods, toy and novelty industry. We help bring some of the industry's most recognizable brands to market every day.
World-Class Supply Chain Solutions
Broad visibility. Flexible tools. Integrated solutions. You can count on Apprise Software for dynamic ERP solutions to your most pressing supply chain challenges. Our world-class supply chain solutions include flexible tools that help you see and respond to changing market conditions wherever they occur.At Apprise Software, we understand the compliance pressures you face. Our Apprise® solution is designed to help satisfy your most demanding retail trading partners. From EDI and RFID to custom label requirements, cross docking and direct shipments, our ERP solutions help you manage complex retail mandates to strengthen retail relationships and maximize profitability.
After the sale, our unique scorecard management analysis gives you a real-time view of profitability and trends using above-the-line and below-the-line costs. And integrated point-of-sale data lets you leverage in-depth business intelligence for a better view of future demand.
Our Industry Specific Functionality Helps You:
| • | Optimize production scheduling, capacity planning and cashflow for efficient and effective manufacturing |
| • | Gain visibility into container loads whether on the water or dry land |
| • | Use our planned bill of lading to build container and truck loads based on product dimensions and cubes |
| • | Meet retailer compliance requirements, including EDI, RFID, UCC-128 labels, crossdocking, direct shipments and more for improved margin performance |
| • | Consolidate orders for more efficient bulk picking and order staging |
| • | Track warehouse inventory real time using wireless warehouse |
| • | Integrate import lead times, sales trends, seasonality, and more for improved forecasting accuracy |
| • | Share and store new product concepts, photos, CAD drawings, costing estimates and other product development information |
| • | Capture, dispute and recover performance chargebacks |
| • | Analyze and track profitability using above-the-line and below-the-line costs |
| • | Track sales performance by retailer, region, territory, store or representative |
| • | Automate the credit process with customizable high risk/low risk rules, credit checks and payment terms |
| • | Manage sales commissions, royalties and licensing fees |
| • | Plus, dozens of other features to help drive end-to-end efficiency |
User Friendly Functionality
At Apprise Software we think technology should be easy to learn, navigate and use. That's why we provide Microsoft® Office-like functionality within the Apprise application that allows users to drag and drop data, manipulate screens and create worksheets with Excel®-like speed and simplicity. So new users warm up to the software faster. Ready to learn more? Contact us for more information or to request a free, personalized sporting goods, toys and novelty web demo.
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