Distribution & Transfers

Distributions & Store Transfers
Merchant Plus! is designed to help a merchant better leverage inventory across stores to prevent lost sales and increase stock turn rates, cash flow and margins. From analysis to operations, distribution tools are provided to help properly balance, affect and control the initial distribution of inventory and the efficient transfer of merchandise between stores for both customer sales requests and merchant initiated consolidations for improved stock balancing.
Store Distribution Methods Order and receive for a single store Receive at a store and distribute to other stores Cross dock through a Distribution Center Direct Store Delivery  Distribution Features Single integrated tool for Initial Receipts, Transfer Directives or simple Transfers Optional Confirmation Entry in receiving store by scanning the packing lists Track in-transit inventory Transfer by Style, Color, Size or SKU	Distribute and modify distributions at any time! When Purchase Orders are entered Based on Stock Replenishment As merchandise is received After merchandise is received in a Distribution Center Option Transfer Directives requests Scan and transfer orders on the fly Inter-store Transfers Scan merchandise being transferred Request transfers between stores En mass transfers of groups of inventory Transfer by Style, Color Size or SKU Integrated re-ticketing at either the sending or receiving store Identify customers on Transfer Directives (requests)

The same Merchant Plus! tools are used to distribute and check merchandise into stores for initial distributions, store initiated transfers and buyer initiated stock re-balancing. This easy to use program is provided to record vendor receipts: both direct store deliveries or through a distribution location. The same program also records and facilitates transfers both out of and into a store or distribution center. Merchandise can be transferred based on flexible distribution methods and control settings but can be moved simply by scanning documents or individual item bar codes. Packing lists, audit reports, and merchandise tickets may be generated when merchandise is shipped out and/or received into a store. Price changes are not only identified but automatically taken. Flexibility is provided to accommodate multiple distribution methods based on operational or transactional needs.

Distribute merchandise any time: Store Distributions of merchandise can be entered and edited at any time: as Purchase Orders are entered, anytime before the merchandise is received, as it is received, or after it is received. Of course, merchandise can also be transferred between stores at any time based on customer demands as well as to re-balance inventory for merchandising purposes.

Operational Flexibility: Merchandise can be ordered and received for a single store, to a distribution center and distributed as part of or subsequent to receiving, or pre-distributed for drop shipment directly to each store. Distribution can be made from distinct locations, as part of a store, or through a warehouse. Multiple distribution locations can be used and different options can be used for each shipment.

Control and Automation Flexibility: The distribution process can be setup between optimal automation and optimal controls. Distributions and packing lists can be created for each transfer and/or receipt or a single distribution packing list can be created for all sources for each shipment. Transfers can be distributed based on a Transfer Directive requested by a store or buyer or can simply be recorded by scanning the merchandise. Optionally, all distributions can be confirmed by the receiving store by simply scanning a bar code on each distribution packing slip.