Acumatica In-depth Part 6 - Managing A Distributor Operation

Editor's Note: This is a prologue to Murph's new 'Warehouse Wednesday' series, which features an in-depth look at Acumatica ERP. While the Introduction to the series was published within Insightful Accountant, the series is part of Insightful Accountant's new "Be Insightful" Premium content. Future series will provide an in-depth look at various other ERP alternatives to QuickBooks Enterprise for users considering migration.

I wrote about Acumatica as an ERP focusing on Wholesale and Distribution a few weeks ago. In today's Warehouse Wednesday edition, I'm diving into Acumatica's distributor and warehouse functionalities in even greater depth.

Managing a distributor operation is relatively easy when you are small. However, inventory and warehouse management requirements become increasingly tricky as your distributor business grows and new locations and product lines are added.

Growing distributors find themselves needing to modernize their operations to compete. This often necessitates replacing the business's current accounting system with an ERP incorporating warehouse management functionality.

Distributors must consider various features when modernizing their inventory, warehouse operations, and business systems. These features should provide distributors with the tools to eliminate manual data entry, streamline business processes, and improve the visibility of inventory and warehouse activities.