Supply Chain and Warehouse Solutions that Deliver

Every day, distribution companies have the challenge of balancing supply with demand, ever changing prices, and faster deliver. Affected by a constantly fluctuating worldwide supply chain, consumer demand, and competition, distributors must anticipate accurately or risk a warehouse full of excess inventory.

“We love our ArcherPoint team. Not only do they have strong technical skills, but they also have a solid understanding of business processes.”

At the same time, distributors must look for opportunities in new markets and with new suppliers, both locally and abroad, while working on ways to streamline operations, control costs, and provide great customer service through efficient order fulfillment and post-sale service.

A Partner That Knows Distribution and All the Moving Parts

The right technology is vital to tackling all your challenges, but that is only half the solution. What gets all those parts moving in the same direction is a partner with industry expertise, combined with deep knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and the complete Microsoft ecosystem of solutions.

We put that skill and knowledge to work to help you accomplish your goals and gain value from your technology investment on day one—from getting your inventory under control and gaining much-needed visibility into the entire supply chain to delivering a consistently amazing customer experience while saving you money. When your implementation is complete, you’ll have the knowledge and a sustainable solution that will ensure continued success.

Expertise in Distribution, Combined with Targeted Technology

ArcherPoint’s distribution experts work with your team to design and deploy a full function solution with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central at the core. Business Central comes out of the box with robust functionality for distributors, which we use as a foundation to build a solution tailored to your unique requirements.


Inventory Management

Define profit margins and set prices accordingly, drill down on pricing details, monitor stock and inventory levels, and keep abreast of customer needs. Identify and keep successful pricing strategies. Leverage management alerts and mobile device access to get the visibility you need to proactively manage rather than operate in a reactive mode.

EDI

Powerful data transformation tools mean extensive EDI functionality, all without extensive customizations to Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Financial Reporting and Analysis

Analyze past and current operations to determine those that are most profitable and make accurate forecasts to determine where to take your company in the future. Manage global operations, including handling multi-currency transactions and staying in compliance with global and local government and regulatory entities.

Profitability Analysis

Review costs in detail and in real time, by customer, sales order, region, or product, giving you confidence in making business decisions to increase profitability. Uncover barriers to profitability— such as recurring product issues, stagnant inventory, compliance obstacles, inaccurate sales data, and operational lags.

Trade Spend Management

Better manage the process of tracking promotions, prices, and discounts, to maximize profits and avoid losses. Track pricing arrangements for margin security, measure trade spend budgeted, committed, and implemented—and maintain your competitive advantage.

Purchasing and Procurement

Simplify purchasing and procurement with both compliance and purchasing in a single, automated solution to better control costs through improved efficiencies and increased transparency in your purchasing cycle.

Inventory Forecasting and Replenishment

Through collaborative forecasting and complete access to historical data, trends, and market conditions, you can confidently forecast inventory demands and tailor your inventory control strategies. Avoid overspending on deliveries with container loading optimization that provides accurate benchmarking data for purchases with suggested order processing to help you avoid inaccurate order analysis.

Pricing and Promotions

Get the power and flexibility to manage and accurately tailor your pricing and promotions to fit your needs. Build revenue optimizing pricing strategies using real-time data, reporting of past campaigns, current market conditions, and buyer behavior. Leverage trend analysis and forecast sales based on actual results. Set special pricing parameters using the calculation method of your choice–by key accounts, single or multi-location stores, and more. Tailor promotions by individual customer groups or groups with item exceptions.

Order Processing

Fully integrated tools include sales price/discount engine, email invoicing, sales commission management, estimated shipping costs, and mobile device support to streamline order processing.

Warehouse Management

With accurate, real-time communication, access to data, and detailed reports—either on your desktop or handheld device—you can more effectively determine staff requirements, estimate productivity levels, and visualize wave picking arrangements for an efficient warehouse.

Shipping and Receiving

Gain control of your shipping operations, improving accuracy of shipping forecasts, decreasing missed shipments and improper packaging, and increasing customer satisfaction. Ensure quantities and goods received match what was ordered, and provide notifications to managers throughout the process.