Enterprise-Wide Distribution Software and Solutions - Purchasing & DRP

In order to maximize revenue opportunities while minimizing costs, distributors require efficient purchasing processes, streamlined supplier management, and integrated inventory forecasting and planning. AppriseŽ Distribution's purchasing and distribution resource planning (DRP) capabilities provide consumer goods distributors with powerful, yet flexible, rule-based and time-phased tools - so they can effectively manage their inventory and supply chain, from forecasting and demand analysis to purchasing and inventory management and control.

Key Benefits

• Flexible rule-based environment provides automatic alerts on business issues based on customer defined exceptions
• Robust forecasting and planning algorithms utilizing a broad array of industry standard inputs - alongside customer specific inputs - to optimize purchasing decisions
• Enterprise-wide integration across all of a business' operations and locations means data is entered only once and is immediately available throughout the organization to those authorized to view it
• Time-phased approach helps manage and track multiple purchase orders and shipments and provides valuable insights into inventory levels and shipping status for comparison to pending customer orders and sales forecasts
• Historical product sales and performance trends can be integrated in real-time with new product forecasts for improved assumptions, testing, and planning
• Streamlined supply chain management enables timely recommendations for purchasing to help ensure the receipt of inventory aligned with customer demands - maximizing order fulfillment rates and improving customer satisfaction
• Profitability is enhanced through increased revenues - achieved by an improved ability to meet the fluctuating demands of customers - and lower inventory carrying costs
• Efficiencies are gained through automated buyer alerts and tasks, which streamline purchasing approval processes