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Empowering Consumer Packaged Goods Distributors
Drive growth, efficiency, and customer satisfaction with a purpose-built ERP for the world’s most competitive distribution markets.
Epicor Prophet 21 is an ERP solution designed for consumer packaged goods distributors. It helps businesses succeed in fast-paced, competitive markets by streamlining operations and adapting to changing customer needs. The system offers comprehensive tools for order management, inventory control, pricing, and supply chain visibility, all in a cloud-ready platform.
- Centralizes quotes, orders, and customer forecasts for efficient management.
- Automates EDI transactions and shipping label generation.
- Tracks inventory and shipments across global supply chains.
- Supports flexible pricing and contract management.
- Enables customer/vendor-managed inventory for added value.
Benefits
Streamlined Order Management
Epicor Prophet 21 enables distributors to handle quotes, orders, and customer forecasts efficiently, whether orders are received via EDI, email, fax, or Excel. The system’s single-screen order entry reduces errors and speeds up processing, ensuring customers receive fast, accurate service.
Integrated EDI and GS1-128 Compliance
The platform automates EDI transactions and supports GS1-128 shipping labels, connecting digital documents to physical shipments. This integration reduces manual work, lowers costs, and ensures compliance with trading partner requirements.
Advanced Inventory and Supply Chain Control
Prophet 21 offers robust tools for lot and serial number tracking, landed cost calculation, and vessel/container management. These features help distributors accurately track products from origin to delivery, manage long lead times, and optimize purchasing decisions.
Multicurrency and Global Operations
The system supports transactions in multiple currencies, automates currency conversions, and keeps financial statements accurate for international business. This is vital for distributors working with overseas vendors and customers.
Challenges Solved for Consumer Packaged Goods Distributors
Epicor Prophet 21 enables distributors to handle quotes, orders, and customer forecasts efficiently, whether orders are received via EDI, email, fax, or Excel. The system’s single-screen order entry reduces errors and speeds up processing, ensuring customers receive fast, accurate service.
The platform automates EDI transactions and supports GS1-128 shipping labels, connecting digital documents to physical shipments. This integration reduces manual work, lowers costs, and ensures compliance with trading partner requirements.
Managing long lead times, overseas shipments, and landed costs is challenging. Prophet 21 provides real-time tracking and calculation tools, ensuring distributors never undercharge and always meet delivery commitments.
Manual stockroom and bin management is tedious and inaccurate. Epicor’s solution automates inventory tracking, cycle counting, and replenishment, improving control and customer satisfaction.
EDI and GS1-128 standards are essential for many customers. Prophet 21 ensures compliance, automates documentation, and links digital records to shipments for seamless operations.