Are you facing shrinking margins, consolidation, and competition from third-party logistics providers? In this kind of business environment, operational excellence is the key to profitable growth. One that puts a spotlight on information technology.
To be successful in wholesale distribution, you need to be able to control the cost of:
- Integrating new acquisitions
- Launching new product portfolios
- Identifying profitable customers – and offering them the value-added services they expect
- Performing simple yet crucial tasks, such as closing the books and complying with government reporting requirements
But if you're dealing with disparate, nonintegrated IT systems, these tasks are time-consuming and labor-intensive. Now's the time to put information technology to work as a competitive weapon – with a single, modular, integrated solution from SAP.
SAP Business All-in-One for Wholesale Distribution: Driving Operational Excellence and Profitable Growth
The SAP Business All-in-One for Wholesale Distribution solution combines proven SAP software with SAP Best Practices and "quick start" accelerators to address core industry business processes – from daily order-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes to value-added services – getting every facet of the business running smoothly.
SAP Business All-in-One was created specifically for companies of your size, at a price you can afford. In fact, a solution to handle your core business processes can be implemented in 12 - 24 weeks. And, because it's built on open standards, SAP Business All-in-One supports modular deployment – so you can add to and adapt the solution as business needs change.
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SAP Business All-in-One for Wholesale Distribution meets the business needs of midsize wholesale distributors. Every part of the solution – from procure-to-pay and order-to-cash processes to reporting and analytical tools – is built with deep expertise based on 35 years of experience with more than 1,600 wholesalers worldwide.
Select SAP Business All-in-One, and you get:
- Improved forecasting and inventory management – Engage in collaborative forecasting with suppliers and customers to reduce out-of-stocks, better manage "aged" inventory, and decrease overhead and carrying costs.
- Accurate, real-time views into daily transactions – Better predict demand and reduce inventory carrying costs with visibility into data stored in multiple locations and across your extended business – from customers, suppliers, and logistics service providers.
- Reduced costs and better margins – Integrate your complete order-to-cash process, so you can better understand the profit percentage for each customer, order, and SKU – controlling costs and increasing razor-thin margins.
- Increased revenues – Offer your most profitable customers the value-added services that keep them loyal, including vendor-managed inventory and stock replenishment, product assembly and repackaging, and detailed invoicing.
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In wholesale distribution, success begins with best practices – proven practices that have enabled successful companies improve processes, control costs, and grow profitably in the midst of challenging business realities.
The SAP Business All-in-One for Wholesale Distribution solution includes SAP Best Practices, providing preconfiguration settings to handle your core business processes. With SAP Business All-in-One, you can become operational quickly with a system configured to meet your needs for:
- Demand and supply planning
- Supplier management
- Purchasing
- Inventory management
- Warehouse management
- Transportation management
- Supply chain visibility and control
- Customer management
- Chargeback management
- Order processing
- Billing and collections management
- Supplier and customer services
- Human capital management
- Master data management
- Financials
- Operational analytics
Experience You Can Count On. Results You Can Measure.
With SAP Best Practices, you can take advantage of proven industry practices without reinventing the wheel. Our best practices:
- Target key business performance metrics
- Are localized for specific regions
- Provide a solid foundation that can be adapted to meet your own unique processes and changing business needs
Plus, preconfigured software based on SAP Best Practices – along with our SAP ASAP Focus methodology and extensive documentation – make implementation fast and predictable. Your solution can be ready for use in 12 - 24 weeks, with tools to ensure successful end-user adoption and continuous improvement over time.
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With SAP Business All-in-One, you can
introduce efficiency and automation into your core business operations. And because the
solution is fully integrated, you can automate and streamline your entire business,
end-to-end. Your SAP Business All-in-One solution includes:
- SAP ERP
application – The same enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that runs
Fortune 500 companies can integrate your core business processes, giving you a full view
into your business operations. The software provides comprehensive support for managing
financials, human resources, operations, and corporate services.
- SAP CRM
functionality – Leveraging standardized best practices, SAP CRM empowers sales
professionals with full visibility into the opportunity pipeline and sales performance,
providing the tools and information they need to reduce the sales cycle, enhance revenue
potential, and improve sales productivity.
- SAP NetWeaver
platform – The SAP NetWeaver platform powers all SAP software, including SAP
All-in-One solutions. As a standards-based, open technology platform, SAP NetWeaver ensures
that you have a solution that can grow with your business. Partners can easily add
industry-specific functionality or business processes to the system to help address your
unique requirements.
- SAP Best Practices
– Because SAP Business All-in-One comes with preconfigurations based on industry best
practices, you don't need extensive customizations before streamlining processes and
reducing costs. SAP Best Practices include the documentation, forms, and reports needed to
get your system up and running quickly.
SAP Business All-in-One Innovations
Recognizing your need for a
comprehensive solution that can be easily implemented, adopted, and adapted to meet changing
business requirements, SAP has further enhanced SAP Business All-in-One solutions with:
- An enhanced user
experience driven by role-based navigation and a user-friendly interface
- Enhanced SAP Best
Practices optimized for productivity and ease of doing business
- Extended functional
capabilities designed to help midsize companies run their entire business
- Added extensibility by
partners, enabling personalization and configuration to meet granular, industry-specific
needs
- Streamlined
implementation processes that offer a lower, more predictable total cost of ownership
Learn more about SAP Business All-in-One.
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