Moving from Excel and Disconnected Tools to an ERP
A practical guide for traders, wholesalers, distributors and dealers on moving from spreadsheets and separate tools to an ERP: what to clean, import, count and check.
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What to check before buying an ERP for a trading or distribution business: workflows, GST, stock, warehouses, branches, data migration, support and vendor questions.
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How order-to-cash works for distributors, from quotation and sales order to delivery, invoice, payment and dues, and how an ERP connects each step.
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How purchase-to-payment works for traders and distributors, from purchase order and goods receipt to supplier bill and payment, and how an ERP links stock and GST.
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What weighted average cost inventory valuation is, how it is calculated with an example, and how TradeFlow values stock for traders and distributors.
Guides Reports and Dashboards a Trading ERP Should Provide
The reports and dashboards a trading ERP should provide for owners, sales managers and stores, from sales and stock to finance, and what TradeFlow includes.