Distribution
Stock that moves fast, with the paperwork that keeps up.
Distributors live on margins, expiry dates and reps on the road. Fritech ERP tracks every unit by warehouse, bin, lot and status, ships the oldest expiry first, takes orders on the rep's iPad with the customer's own prices, and turns each shipment into an invoice without re-keying.
Problems it solves
- Orders taken by phone and re-keyed in the office
- Expired or short-dated stock shipped by mistake
- Stock counts that never match the books
- Reps quoting prices that do not match the customer's agreement
- Receivables that lag behind what shipped
Workflows
How a distributor runs on Fritech ERP
Order on the road
Reps carry the catalog with pictures, the customer's prices and last-synced stock on an iPad, offline. Orders arrive in the office, re-priced by the server and held for review when something changed.
Learn morePick oldest expiry first
Release to pick reserves lots by expiry and pick-face before bulk, then creates pick tasks that come out in walking order on the scanner.
Learn moreShip, then invoice from the shipment
Shipping posts one inventory issue at cost and marks the shipment billable. The invoice is built from the shipment lines and books receivables when it is posted.
Learn moreReceive against the order
Goods receipts check quantities against the purchase order, label pallets with license plates and create putaway tasks.
Learn moreCredit and collections
Credit limits and holds refuse posting; the collections worklist sends reminders by hand or on a schedule; AR aging as of any date.
Learn moreMargin by customer and product
Analytics views by customer, product and trend drill down to the documents; the home screen shows bookings, overdue and cash per role.
Learn moreReps on the iPad
The customer's prices and stock, with or without Wi-Fi.
The Sales app holds the catalog, special prices, price lists and a stock snapshot on the device. Several carts can be open at once, the customer signs on screen, and the confirmation e-mail goes out from your own mail server.
Lots and expiry
Every lot with its dates, flagged before it expires.
Lots keep their manufactured and expiry dates from receipt onwards. The lots list flags what expires in 30 or 90 days, and allocation uses the oldest expiry first without anyone checking a date.
Capabilities behind it
The parts of the platform this solution runs on
- Sales and CRMQuotes, orders, one pricing rule set, leads, opportunities and a pipeline board.Open
- Inventory and warehouseStock by warehouse, bin, lot and status; waves, directed putaway, counts and the scanner app.Open
- Mobile appsThe Sales app for reps on iPad or phone, offline, and the RF scanner app for the dock.Open
- Finance and accountingA full general ledger with posting rules, period close, receivables, payables, banking and multi-currency.Open
See how Fritech ERP connects sales, inventory, warehouse operations and invoicing.
A demo on your own orders, lots and shipments: the rep's order on the iPad, the pick on the scanner, the invoice that follows the shipment and the receivable behind it.