Wholesale Distribution Operations ERP
Take command of massive logistics volumes reliably. Route optimizations, specialized dispatch mapping, picking lines, and ultra-complex pricing schemas.
What a custom ERP for wholesale distribution is
A custom ERP for wholesale distribution is a system built around that company own commercial rules: pricing per client and per volume, tiered discounts, returns and terms that no generic product accepts without contortions.
The difference from an off-the-shelf ERP shows up on the invoice. When the price matrix is complex, the standard product forces manual entries, and that is where the errors later credited back are born.
What makes it useful
- Optimized warehouse picking route maps (WMS)
- Highly parametrizable pricing tables and commission matrix
- Digitally locked catalogs for field sales reps
- Direct synchronisation with PDA and barcode scanners seamlessly
Volume Operational Bottlenecks
Managing thousands of SKUs utilizing volume-based or client-tailored discount matrices needs an exactness standard out-of-the-box suites cannot correctly uphold.
Signs the system is not keeping up
- Invoices go out with the wrong price and are corrected with credit notes.
- Each client price list lives in a spreadsheet outside the system.
- Picking is done from a printed list and checking is from memory.
- Knowing the real margin on an order means joining data from two systems.
What it integrates with
In a wholesaler, the ERP is the centre. What connects to it must write to the same place, not to copies.
- Handheld terminals and barcode scanners in the warehouse
- Carriers, for transport documents and tracking
- Invoicing certified by the Portuguese tax authority
- Client portals and extranets, for self-service ordering
- Accounting, for posting movements and stock
How the project runs
Four phases. Scope, timeline and price are fixed at the end of the second, and from there on there is no budget revision halfway through.
- 01
Assessment
30 minutesWe understand the operation, the systems in use and where the manual work sits. Free and with no commitment to proceed.
- 02
Discovery and proposal
3 weeksWe map the real process, design the architecture and list the integrations. Scope, timeline and price close here.
- 03
Build
14 to 22 weeksTwo-week cycles with a demo at the end of each one. You validate every delivery before we move to the next.
- 04
Go live
1 to 2 weeksData migration, team training and documentation. Three months of support included after delivery.
What it costs
We publish the numbers so you can decide before talking to us. These are real ranges from projects we run, not a price list. The exact figure closes in the proposal and does not change halfway through.
Commercial core
€30,000 to €50,000
Items, clients, price matrix, orders and invoicing.
ERP with warehouse
€50,000 to €80,000
Adds picking, checking, terminals and returns management.
Multi-warehouse ERP
from €80,000
Several warehouses, transfers, batches and full traceability.
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