Enterprise resource planning (ERP)—distribution software is designed for companies in the distribution and logistics industries. Traditional distribution businesses focus on moving goods through a supply chain, and the distribution software market has developed products to meet these needs. The software solutions developed for ERP for distribution includes functionality for supply chain management (SCM), distribution process management (DPM), and retail and commerce.
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TGI's Enterprise 21 (E21) is an ERP system encompassing manufacturing, distribution, customer relationship management (CRM), and accounting. The purchase price of E21 also includes TGI’s Enterprise WMS and Enterprise DSS.For more information, visit the company's web sitehttp://www.tgiltd.com/or the product homepagehttp://www.tgiltd.com/erp_software_solutions__erp_sy.html
Epicor Enterprise delivers financials, budgeting,
distribution, manufacturing, sales and marketing, business intelligence, and
customer service solutions into a common integrated suite of applications. The
front office customer relationship management (CRM) application, combined with
back office financial, distribution, and manufacturing applications, leverages
integration technologies with extensible markup language (XML) to transform
a line of business applications into an overall enterprise solution. Epicor
Enterprise leverages the Internet through advanced architecture, easy-to-use
portals, and e-business applications. It also supports various industry
technologies, including Microsoft's Message Queue Server (MSMQ), Microsoft
Transaction Server (MTS), .NET enterprise servers, and component object model
(COM) architecture, along with XML documents to improve componentization and
support reliable integration between applications on different servers at
different sites. Epicor Enterprise uses Microsoft Visual Basic for
Applications (VBA) technology.
For more information, visit the company's web site:
http://www.epicor.com/
or the product homepage
http://www.epicor.com/www/products/enterprise/
PRONTO-Xi, Pronto Software’s flagship ERP product, is a fully integrated solution that can be tailored to suit an organization's unique needs. PRONTO-Xi offers flexible, scalable performance, and a strong base from which to achieve an accelerated return on investment.PRONTO-Xi enables users to achieve strategic and operational excellence by providing tools to increase productivity, lower costs, and simplify tasks. Fully integrated across a number of business functions, PRONTO-Xi delivers support for financials, supply chain, retail, manufacturing, project costing management, service management, customer relationship management, facilities management, e-business, and business intelligence.These capabilities are powered by PRONTO-Xi’s layered architecture: The foundation and technology layers abstract the underlying database and operating system to minimize system administration; the business logic layer at the center delivers application functionality; and the presentation layer delivers the user interface via PRONTO-Xi Client.PRONTO-Xi enables businesses to achieve strategic and operational excellence by providing the tools to increase productivity, lower costs, and simplify tasks. In addition to a powerful ERP system, users also receive exceptional service and support, which ensures that they can concentrate on core business drivers such as cash flow, profitability, operational efficiency, and customer relationships.For more information, visit the company's web sitehttp://www.pronto.com.au or the product homepagehttp://www.pronto.com.au/productoverview/index.php
Within the store, Retalix provides a tightly integrated suite of products
that include point of sale (POS), fuel, back-office, vendor receiving, loyalty
program, self-service checkout, wireless hand-held solutions, and Web-based
reporting functionality.
At the headquarters, Retalix provides host functionality for grocery
retailers to manage and gain insight into price and item management, with the
ability to develop and deliver targeted customer promotions.
In the Warehouse, Retalix provides a feature-rich inbound and outbound
solution with voice-picking capabilities.
For more information, see the company's web site
http://www.retalix.com/
or the product homepage
http://www.retalix.com/index.cfm?pageid=999
Apprise Distribution is Apprise Software’s enterprise-wide application designed to meet the unique challenges associated with the overseas manufacturing, importing, and distribution of consumer goods. The application has been developed to include industry-specific functionality to help consumer goods distributors streamline their operations, reduce their costs, and increase their profitability. This functionality includes long lead-time inventory forecasting, purchasing, and tracking; landed cost management; real-time inventory visibility; and retailer compliance, including electronic data interchange (EDI) and RFID.
For more information, visit the company's web sitehttp://www.apprise.com/or the product homepagehttp://www.apprise.com/products/distribution/
Microsoft Dynamics AX (formerly Navision Axapta) was created through the merger of Navision Software A/S and Damgaard A/S in December 2000, and it was acquired in 2002 by Microsoft. Dynamics AX is a multilanguage, multicurrency enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for growing or mid-sized and larger companies. With applications for financial management, customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM), human resource management, project management, and analytics, Dynamics AX integrates with Microsoft products such as SQL SERver, BizTalk Server, Exchange, Office, and Windows. Dynamics AX was designed with one database, one toolbox, one business logic, and one source code.For more information, visit the company's web sitehttp://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/ or the product homepagehttp://www.microsoft.com/BusinessSolutions/Axapta/default.aspx
abas ERP/abas Distribution is an ERP solution which focuses on a range of business processes, from manufacturing, order entry, purchasing and sales, to production, warehouse management, financial accounting, and e-business.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions Navision) integrates financial, manufacturing, distribution, customer relationship management (CRM), and e-commerce data into a customizable business management solution for growing mid-sized businesses.
Oracle | JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (formerly PeopleSoft) is a suite of modular pre-integrated industry specific business applications designed for rapid deployment and ease of administration on a pure internet architecture.
Lawson Quickstep for Distribution is a pre-configured
yet flexible enterprise resource planning (ERP) package created specifically for
the needs of small- to medium-sized distribution companies.
Oracle E-Business Suite is an integrated suite of
business applications for the enterprise. Users can implement one module at a
time, multiple modules, or the complete suite.
Formerly Adonix X3, Sage ERP X3 version 5 is the fifth major version of this
enterprise resource planning (ERP) software package for mid-sized enterprises.
Through the SAP All-in-One-Distribution platform, people in businesses around the globe are improving relationships with customers and partners, streamlining operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout their supply chains.
Changing business requirements have forced supply chain execution (SCE) vendors to expand via add-on modules. Seeing this upward push from the SCE vendors, enterprise resource planning vendors are now pushing downward and including SCE modules within their solutions.
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Due to the inherent challenges of the industry, most chemical companies are still unable to profitably respond to highly variable demand, or to execute predictable product supply strategies.
The software as a service (SaaS) delivery model is here to stay, and most vendors have noticed. Recently, the endorsement for SaaS in the realm of manufacturing enterprise resource planning has come from a veteran vendor and SaaS pioneer.
