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Top QAD Distribution Styles
Posted on: October 22, 2024 | By: Guy Logan | QAD Business Process, QAD Distribution, QAD Financials, QAD Manufacturing
QAD provides a comprehensive suite of tools to manage distribution processes within an organization, offering solutions for Sales Orders (SO) Shipping, Distribution Orders (DOs), Enterprise Material Transfers (EMTs), and Inter-site Inventory Transfers. In this blog, we discuss each distribution style and how they can help with logistics and operations.
Sales Orders (SOs)
Sales Orders facilitate the process of fulfilling customer requests by streamlining order creation, tracking, and shipment. One significant advantage of using SOs is the integration with inventory and financial modules. This allows for real-time updates on inventory levels and financial reporting, which results in improved visibility and control over sales and inventory data.
QAD can handle simple discrete SOs, as well as scheduled SOs with multiple delivery dates and quantities for a single item. SOs can also handle customer-specific pricing or unique delivery requirements.
Distribution Orders (DOs)
Distribution Orders are used primarily for transferring goods between different sites within the same organization. This method simplifies internal logistics by consolidating multiple inter-site requests into single orders, streamlining the picking, shipping, and receiving processes. DOs can be useful in managing demand fluctuations between sites, ensuring that inventory is optimally distributed across all locations.
Enterprise Material Transfers (EMTs)
Enterprise Material Transfers enable the seamless movement of materials across domains and databases within an organization. This approach is beneficial for businesses operating in a multi-domain environment, as it allows for the automated conversion of sales orders into purchase orders, reducing manual effort and minimizing errors. EMTs also support direct allocations and electronic data interchange (EDI). Read the EMT/EDI Integration in QAD blog for more information.
Inter-site Inventory Transfers
Inter-site Inventory Transfers facilitate the movement of inventory between different locations within the same site or across multiple sites. This type of transfer is helpful for balancing inventory levels. Inter-site transfers can be executed with detailed tracking of inventory attributes such as lot and serial numbers. This helps with maintaining inventory accuracy and traceability throughout the distribution network. Inter-site inventory transfers can be utilized, when more complex distribution orders are not required or necessary for the business scenario.
Conclusion
QAD’s distribution styles offer a versatile set of tools to manage a wide range of logistical scenarios. While each method has its strengths and specific use cases, selecting the appropriate
style depends on the unique needs of the business. These various distribution styles offer capabilities that can help with efficiency and organization to make sure operations run smoothly.
Next Steps
If you are interested in learning more about QAD distribution styles, contact us here to find out how we can help you grow your business. You can also email us at info@loganconsulting.com or call (312) 345-8817.
