Distribution Module

Automate the sales order process with a centralized sales order desk.
Distribution Module

DMS ERP's Distribution Module

The Distribution Module is designed for small and medium-sized businesses that are looking to maximize cash conversions. It supports single or multiple field store locations, with an option to set up a central distribution centre, empowering you to easily replenish field stores from a central warehouse. Regardless of whether you distribute equipment packages, valves, stainless steel products, OCTG, chemical products, submersible pumps, or even motors, this module is built to support a wide range of product types in your warehouse.

Applicable Industries & Sectors

Oil & Gas
Mining
Construction
Agriculture
Telecommunications
Aerospace
Environmental
Machinery
Others

Don’t see your industry or sector listed above? Book a 15-minute call to see if our Distribution Module is the right fit for your operations!

Distribution Module Core Features

Purchasing

Take the guesswork out of procurement with a purchasing system that streamlines supplier management and automates replenishment based on real-time demand. Easily generate purchase orders, track incoming shipments, and monitor vendor performance. With full integration to inventory and costing, your team can make smarter buying decisions and maintain healthy supply levels - without the administrative overhead.

Purchasing

Sales Orders

Simplify your sales process with a centralized system that manages quotes, sales orders, and fulfillment workflows from start to finish. Create and manage sales orders directly from your ERP, view current inventory levels, apply customer-specific pricing, and trigger automated workflows for approvals and invoicing. By integrating sales activity with inventory and accounting, your team stays aligned, and your customers receive accurate, on-time deliveries - every time.

Sales Orders

Running Orders

A unique feature of this module is the ability to create a running order. Your customers often want to have one invoice for all the products they purchase over a period of time. This feature empowers you to ship products multiple times to a customer’s location and create a single summary invoice at their convenience.

Running Orders

Traceability

We understand that your inventory may have unique transaction and traceability requirements. This is why a core feature of this module enables you to track: 

  • SKUs
  • Serial Number products 
  • MSDS attachments 
  • Joint counts 
  • Lot numbers 
  • Mill certifications 
  • MTR and heat numbers 
  • And more
Traceability

Pricing Contracts

Easily manage complex pricing agreements with customers and vendors. Whether you’re offering tiered discounts, customer-specific price lists, or volume-based incentives, the Pricing Contracts feature helps ensure accuracy and consistency. Contracts are automatically applied to sales and purchase transactions, minimizing manual entry and pricing disputes. Keep your margins intact while offering your customers the flexibility they expect.

Pricing Contracts

Inventory Replenishment

The inventory replenishment feature is extremely flexible to meet your specific needs. As such, it supports several types of purchasing models including min/max, sales forecasting, order cycles, and non-inventory purchasing. Provide your purchaser a central display of all the details they need to support an informed purchasing decision. Examples include past sales performance, vendor performance, sales forecasts, prime and secondary vendors, and buyout analysis.

Inventory Replenishment

Warehouse Management

Gain full visibility and control over your inventory across multiple warehouse locations. With real-time tracking of stock movements, intelligent replenishment alerts, and seamless barcode scanning, the Warehouse Management feature ensures your team can fulfill orders faster and more accurately. From receiving to put-away, picking, and shipping, every step is streamlined to reduce errors, cut down on manual work, and improve overall operational efficiency.

Warehouse Management

Management Insights

As a manager, you need to have direct access to critical information that ultimately influences your distribution operations. This feature offers you just that by presenting you with daily sales activity, daily purchasing activity, margin analysis, and transaction exceptions, among other key insights.

Management Insights

Distribution Module Workflow Example

Wondering how your operations could benefit from the power of our Distribution Module? Explore a common workflow below of how existing customers are currently utilizing it.

Do your operations go beyond distributions? Don’t sweat it. The Distribution Module integrates with all other DMS ERP modules to collectively address the operational demands of your entire business through a single, interconnected software.

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