Distribution

Background

The distribution industry is an essential link in the supply chain, connecting manufacturing companies and suppliers with various businesses, contractors and partners

Distribution means spreading the product throughout the marketplace such that a large number of people can buy it.

Distribution involves doing the following things:

1. A good transport system to take the goods into different geographical areas.

2. A good tracking system so that the right goods reach at the right time in the right quantity.

3. A good packaging, which takes the wear and tear of transport.

4. Tracking the places where the product can be placed such that there is a maximum opportunity to buy it.

5. It also involves a system to take back goods from the trade.

Case Study

Inventory management
Market competition
Changing demand
Shrinking margins
Increase product complexity
Labor costs
Customer expectations

Our Solutions

Infor LN is a versatile solution that engages every party in the supply chain. With connected parties, challenges are proactively addressed.

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