Avanade Offers New Microsoft Dynamics AX-based Wholesale Distribution Solution

Avanade has launched a new supply chain solution to help companies better manage order processing and warehousing, forecasting, pricing and rebate management.

The Avanade ERP for Wholesale Distribution solution is built on the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform. It was developed based on customer feedback, and insights from industry experts and Avanade's consultants, according to company officials.

Avanade ERP for Wholesale Distribution helps companies manage the inventory lifecycle to simplify sourcing and warehouse fulfillment as well as improve customer service, officials said. Because industry best practices are embedded in pre-defined business processes, the solution will give companies more visibility into the supply chain so they can operate more efficiently.

Avanade ERP for Wholesale Distribution is designed to help companies:

• Give embedded business intelligence for improved customers visibility and real-time insight into the entire business supply chain
• Adopt new business practices, improved compliance and workflow support
• Improve their supply chains with streamlined order processing and warehousing, better forecasting and better collaboration with supply chain partners.
• Become more profitable by offering pricing and services geared toward specific customers
• Improve customer satisfaction with enhanced flexibility in pricing, service levels, product availability, delivery performance, and ordering options

"With the help of Avanade, we implemented Microsoft Dynamics AX to create an integrated logistics management platform," said Bob Van Steenweghen, sales and marketing director at H. Essers, in a ...