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      Distributor

      The strong inventory management, product pricing options, order entry, and integrated accounting are important tools required for a growing distribution company.   The unit-of-measure, lot tracking, serialized item, multiple warehouse, and special order tools are also important inventory tools included.  

      Scenario:  A wholesale produce distribution company is required to trace the source of fruit and vegetables sold to their customers.  Some produce purchased to resell already has a GTIN number and others are assigned a GTIN number before it is sold.  The GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) is a 12 - 14-digit number used to identify grouping of identical items such as cases or lots.  EBMS tools are used to scan the GTIN when product is purchased, create GTIN labels of newly assign numbers, and scanned and recorded when sold to trace produce from the source to the customer.  Some lots are assigned expiration dates.  The lots, barcode, and scanning features gives this distributor the tools required to meet the traceability requirements of a food distributor.   

      Scenario:  A food distributor uses the MyInventory Scanner to fulfill orders within the product warehouse.  A pick list is printed within the warehouse as soon as the order is entered into EBMS which prompts the warehouse staff to pull the order.  The product is sorted based on the warehouse location along with a barcode which identifies the customer’s order.  Products are scanned and marked shipped as they are picked and placed on a staging pallet.  The scanner is used to verify the correct product and quantity is being pulled and adjusts inventory in real time.  The systematic process used to fulfill orders and manage inventory is important to the efficiency and accuracy of this growing warehouse.

      Denver Wholesale Foods

      Product Catalog

      Review the following tools to organize both a large or varied product catalog:

      Inventory Management

      Order Entry

      Warehouse Management

      Mobile Scanners