Some typical scenarios of some sectors of industry

Distribution:
How to increase the efficiency to generate higher margins?

A company that distributes books and periodicals to supermarket chains had an organic growth, but did not think strategically in their management systems. Consequently, he could not clearly analyze links between customer orders and deliveries, resulting in a loss of margin and unnecessary investments in stocks. The company needs to use SAP Business One to get a better perspective on their businesses specifically on the trend of demand of customers and suppliers to achieve a better stock rotation, improved margins and an overall increase in sales per customer.

The benefits that this company must analyze include the following:

• Monitoring of the margins

A good picture of the costs of stock versus selling prices improved margins probably was significant.

• Best customer billing

More accurate reporting of stocks in warehouses can help identify incorrectly stored products, and other problems that lead to reduced turnover.

• Labor savings

More accurate distribution systems can reduce returns, allowing the recruitment of a smaller number of operators responsible for this area.

• Stock optimization

An improvement in inventory can speed rotation of stock or allow the company to market a greater number of product lines.