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Parts and Hard Goods
Warehouse Distribution Software that Centralizes Your Supply Chain Operations
Information about products and technologies travels with Internet speed, meaning that demand for new or broader assortments reach professional buyers and consumers everywhere in virtually no time. Ability to act on these changing market conditions is the difference between success and failure
A key driver for companies distributing durable products is to ensure high product availability for these buyers at the point-of-sale – in the distribution center, at the local outlet, repair shop and online web shop. Additionally, it is necessary to offer and support a wide-array of value-added services to keep and increase revenues and the profitability of each and every customer.
We also see increased emphasis on environmental impact and reverse logistics, not least in Europe with initiatives like the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, which pushes retailers and suppliers to efficiently reorganize their returns processes.
CDC Supply Chain capabilities enable you to effectively manage long and short term vendor relationships, a broad and changing product assortment and the complete customer lifecycle – from selection to retention. With a common tool and a centralized information repository you can execute efficient purchasing across a network of suppliers, coordinate just-in-time planning and fulfillment, and perform analysis of customer and product profitability to deliver premium customer value.
Specific benefits for the Parts / Hard Goods vertical
- Collaborative Internet tools to facilitate multi-channel sales and sourcing and meet global competition
- Support a very broad range of products with varying product turnover patterns – from slow-moving parts to high-volume campaign products sourced off shore.
- Centralized supply chain operations – allowing coordinated storage, flow-through, cross-dock and drop ship channels.
- Flexible warehouse production processes scalable from small satellite depots to automated central warehouses.
- Efficient reverse logistics – with integrated business processes for customer and vendor return collaboration.
- Support for international operations with multiple divisions, markets, languages and currencies.
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