Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Distribution Software
Maintain tight control over distribution and streamline your pick/pack/ship cycle to gain competitive advantage. From forecasting to delivery, Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains) Software can help you accelerate sales order processes and lower costs per transaction. Integrated applications let you better manage inventory, fill orders faster and provide e-commerce—driving superior customer service.
Success Stories: Distribution
Retail and Hospitality
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- Improved business capabilities, including warehouse management
- Increased user productivity through automated inventory and shared folders
- Improved manageability
- Enhanced security and reliability thanks to automated updates and backups
Software and Services
- Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Microsoft Active Directory
- Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
- Windows PowerShell
Demos - Distribution Software
Distribution I
Meet customer demand with inventory and order management that helps reduce cost, improve accuracy, and speed fulfillment.
Distribution II
Meet customer demand with inventory and order management that helps reduce cost, improve accuracy, and speed fulfillment.
Fact Sheets - Distribution Software
Advanced Distribution
Maintain tight control over your distribution channels, improve processes, and drive superior customer service with new Advanced Distribution capabilities.
Advanced Picking
Keep pace with competitive markets and low margins. Advanced Picking capabilities provide you with the flexibility needed to reduce handling and increase accuracy for both single and multi-site warehouse operations.
Available to Promise
Empower your employees to make strategic decisions and provide superior service. New inventory and order management capabilities help ensure the right inventory is available at the right time to meet customer needs and boost profitability.
Demand Planner module
Balance supply and demand effectively and gain competitive advantage by establishing a well-defined process for demand planning—or simplifying your current process—and improving the quality of forecasts.
Electronic Document Delivery
Organize and schedule the e-mail delivery of invoices, credit memos, and other sales documents to your customers in XML, HTML, Microsoft Office Excel, or PDF format, reducing administrative overhead and increasing customer responsiveness.
Inventory Management
Give your business a competitive edge. By controlling inventory effectively and setting prices on a customer-by-customer basis, you can reduce operating costs and achieve the fast, efficient fulfillment that keeps them coming back.
Purchase Order Processing
Take control of your business processes and empower your employees to make sound business decisions and minimize costs. Purchase Order Processing capabilities streamline purchasing tasks and equip employees to track and manage vital commitments on the fly.
Receivables Management
Maintain tight control over your accounts receivable with capabilities that help you track invoices, process receipts, and analyze customer activity, so you can manage sales made on account more effectively and yet maintain lower overhead costs.
Requisition Management
Help increase control and visibility over your entire purchasing process, reduce paperwork, and automate approval processes. With Requisition Management, employees can enter purchase requisitions online for manager approval and automatic transfer to Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains) Purchase Order Processing.
Sales Order Processing
Enhance employee productivity and streamline your distribution process with sales order and invoicing capabilities that help you enter and process orders quickly and accurately and give you more control over your business process.
Sample Reports - Distribution Software
General
View more than 150 samples of general reports including multiple reports in the following categories: Bank Reconciliation, Bill of Materials, General Ledger, Inventory Control, Invoicing, Multidimensional Analysis, Multicurrency Management, Payables Management, Payroll, Purchase Order Processing, Receivables Management, Sales Order Processing, and more.
