The Right Software for Wholesale Distribution Businesses
As the leader of a wholesale distribution company, you are probably incredibly focused on growing your business. In order to increase profitability, your organization must create more opportunities and win new customers. Without an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system of accounting, customer relationship management (CRM) and inventory management, it can be difficult to obtain accurate insights into all areas of your business. When companies do not have all of the pertinent data in one business management software program, they cannot streamline their entire operation. In this environment, business owners find it difficult to make improvements to customer relationships, market their products and services more intelligently, and quickly react to changing market conditions. As a result, the overall customer satisfaction does not improve, potential revenue opportunities are not quickly identified, and, as a result, the business does not grow.
As a growing wholesale distributor with disparate software systems, you may be struggling to provide your customers with the right products and/or services, at the right price, at the right time. If you would like to achieve the operational excellence and levels of service that keep your customers coming back, utilizing an enterprise resource planning system can help you react quickly to changing market conditions so you can win new customers and develop new opportunities with existing clients
With SAP’s integrated accounting, CRM, and inventory solutions for wholesale distribution, SAP Business One, you can streamline your whole operation from one completely unified platform. You can realize savings in key areas, and offer customers faster, more accurate processing and deliveries. Further, with real-time view of your whole business, you can react to changing demands quickly and efficiently, as well as easily transfer information to agents in the field.
The Priorities of Wholesale Distributors
Forty seven per cent of wholesale distribution SMEs say growth is their top priority, with 43% looking to expand into new territories to achieve it. For other similar companies, however, business improvement is higher on the agenda. But how does that compare with other SMEs in the market? Read this executive summary to find out what ambitions are currently driving the sector, and how companies are addressing those goals.
Circle Research interviewed 800 senior decision makers in small and medium sized enterprises with up to 1,000 people to find out more about their ambitions and business priorities. See how ambitious other wholesale distributors are, and what they’re doing to meet their biggest challenges. How does your business compare?
If you’d like more information about the goals of wholesale distributors, and to receive your copy of this report, please contact Cornerstone Consulting at 813-321-1300.
Wholesale Distribution Software and Technology Insights
With SAP’s solution for growing small and midsize wholesale distribution companies, SAP Business One, you can automate and integrate your key business functions, saving you time and money. You can easily analyze all your spending, and see which customers offer you the best terms and profits. You can also automate things like charge-backs, which will save time and resources necessary for chasing payments. All of which can help you optimize the profitability of your business.
SAP Business One Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System is a Great Software Solution for Businesses in These Industries:
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale Distribution
- Professional Services
- Online Retail Industries
With the right software, SAP Business One (also known as SAP B1 and Business One), you can have all transactions related to data in one place and access real-time information regarding: customer, sales, and inventory data. With this business management software, you can improve the customer experience across multiple channels. You can also empower your employees with the ability to quickly and easily analyze up-to-the-minute data. Having accurate data at your fingertips enables you to plan, execute, and improve your growth strategies locally, nationally, and globally.
SAP’s Best Selling ERP System is SAP Business One
The business management software solution is the fastest selling ERP solution on the market for these reasons:
1. The software is incredibly simple to use. Please see the SAP Business One iTour
2. The system is affordable for growing small businesses. Professional (super) users approx. $3,000. Limited (financial, logistics, CRM) users approx. $1,500
3. Built by the world leaders in ERP, SAP, on the latest software and technology platform. The business management software can be run on iPads and iPhones
SAP Business One is a fully integrated business management system which includes functionality around financials, sales, purchasing, distribution, HR and customer relationship management (CRM). In short, all the functionality you expect from a larger enterprise system, but substantially less to purchase and much faster to implement ““ a low risk option for your growing manufacturing, wholesale distribution or online retail business.
SAP’s best selling ERP for small and midsize businesses (SMB and SME) can be installed and run on your on-premise server or in a cloud. The database options are MS SQL (Microsoft Structured Query Language is a traditional database and SAP HANA (is an in-memory database for querying data at lightning fast speeds).
As a singular data system, right “out of the box” the software offers completely integrated:
- Financials
- Sales Opportunity Management
- Order Entry
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Warranty
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Business Partner (Customer/Vendor) Management
- Banking
- Inventory
- RMA
- Production Entry
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Service Management
- HR Management
- Crystal Reports Reporting Engine
- Dashboard and Analytics Displays
If you are researching enterprise resource planning business management software systems, and would like more information about the fastest selling ERP program on the market, we’re happy to help. Cornerstone Consulting specializes in:
- SAP Business One
- SAP HANA
- Electronic and Mobile Commerce
- Enterprise Mobility
- Bar codes and Scanning
- Business Intelligence (BI)
- Business Analytics
- Internet
- Cloud Computing
- Custom Programming
- Web Development
SAP Business One Free 30 Day Software Trial | Software Demo | No Cost or Obligation
With integrated accounting, CRM, inventory management, and warehouse management, your business can maximize performance. You can try this business management system at no cost or obligation and/or schedule a live demonstration to see this software.
Please call Cornerstone Consulting at 813-321-1300 for your 30 Day Free Trial of SAP Business One.
For tips on how you can more efficiently reduce and track expenses, effectively plan your budgets, maximize opportunities, minimize risk, increase your bottom line, and easily achieve bigger goals Contact Cornerstone about SAP Business One today!
See How SAP Solutions for Wholesale Distribution and Cornerstone Consulting Can Support You in Achieving Your Goals
Whichever areas are most important to you ““ from streamlining supply chains, to customer satisfaction, or reducing costs ““ there are IT solutions that can help to strengthen your business and put you on the road to success.
Leaders of Manufacturing, Online Retail and/or Wholesale Distribution companies located in FL, as well as organizations located through out the U.S., rely on Cornerstone for enterprise resource planning (ERP) business management systems, software services and on-going technical support. As an award-winning Business Partner and Value Added Reseller as well as SAP Business One Gold Partner, our expertise is outstanding. Cornerstone Consulting has been providing state-of-the-art business software systems, as well as related technical support, to small and mid-sized manufacturing and wholesale distribution enterprises for more than thirty years. Looking forward to helping your business leverage SAP Business One software and cutting-edge technology.
