Distribution Solutions

As a proven distribution solution, SIP extends the transaction and BI capabilities of your accounting system to all parties involved in the work flows of Presale, Ordering, Invoicing, Shipping, Payment, Return, Service and Support.

Many real life features in the distribution industry are built in SIP, i.e. Sales Target, Buying Group, Bundle / Package Sale, Sales Type, Service Visits, Service Visits Route Tracking, Service Quality Check, Retailer Chain.

Custom Fields, Page Layout, Record & Field Access can be customized on the fly without programming to fit into your company’s unique needs. [Look at a case study of SiP’s real life implementation in the Distribution Industry].

The following describes the functions of SIP to each User Role in the industry.

Business Owner or VP uses dashboard to view reports of Performance versus Targets at Company, Regional, Sales Agent and Retailer Chain levels. Useful Analytic reports for the distribution industry, such as Sell Through, Sales by Brand, Sales by Products, Inventory Reports, Sales Agent Activities, are also available. You can customize the content and layout of SIP dashboard and show only the reports of interest upon login. As high on the organizational hierarchy, Owners and VP can control what data can be accessed by whom and how by a few mouse clicks.

Regional Sales Manager can use SIP to monitor the Sales Performance of his entire region or of his individual sales agent. He can also do random Service Check visits to client sites to evaluate the service quality of his Sales Agents.

Mobile Sales Force uses SiP or SiP Mobile to Make Orders, Update Customers, Record Service Visits & Cold Calls, Generate Lead & Sales Potentials, Restocking and Submit Payment. On their login, they will see their Sales Performance versus their Targets, and other reports on demand in their dashboard customized to their particular needs. With real time business and performance reports at hand on service visits, mobile sales agents can provide better services and are pushed to make more sales. (see also Mobile Sales)

Internal Staff can use SiP to process Sales Orders, print Packing Slips, make Shipments, generate and auto email Invoices, make Purchases, process Stock Transfer and Payment, count Inventory, handle Returns and process Service Tickets. Presale functions like Lead and Account Management, Sales Potential and Marketing Campaigns are also available. Internal Staff can also use SIP to do Calendar Sharing, Document Management and Webmail integrated in SIP. They can view reports of their choice in the Dashboard.

Business Customers (i.e. Resellers, Retailers) can use SiP Customer Portal to track their orders, invoices and quotes, make and track RMA, submit service tickets, make online purchase, surf products, upload documents, update their account and contacts of their company, and search through product or other knowledge base.