Industrial Distribution
Industrial distributors require planning and operational solutions to manage complex supplier networks, inventories and evolving commerce models:
Pressure to reduce shipping costs while meeting customer demands for delivery timeframes and visibility plus complex global regulations
Lack of real-time information flow with supply chain partners
Balancing inventory carrying costs and costs of outages
Production and inventory planning associated with mixed direct serve and distribution demand
Evolving customer-service business models including ecommerce
Managing risk across extensive supplier networks
Digital transformation, inventory management and delivery approaches have become strategic initiatives that look to optimize cash flow, drive down inventory costs and manage the complexity of modern industrial distribution.
QAD, a trusted partner to distribution enterprises for decades, helps in the management of their global planning and delivery of diverse product offerings:
AI-driven forecasting to plan and optimize inventory and distribution delivery
Align plans and measure revenue, supply chain costs and profits against budgets
Real-time communication with suppliers, streamlined procurement and reduced inbound supply risks
Single global shipping platform ensures trade compliance, local support, (carriers/languages/currencies) while reducing/eliminating duty through Free Trade Zone or an FTA
Production and desktop shipping with the automated production of shipping documentation
Reduced costs for optimal mode and service level through standardized enterprise-wide shipping rules