Managing complexity

Maginus Multi Channel (MCC) solutions help distributors to become more efficient by managing complexity within the distribution business; automating processes to streamline complex product portfolios, automate web orders, chase up suppliers, to improve sales and marketing processes and much more. Workflow is used for pro-actively managing complexity, allowing staff to be notified when exceptions occur that require manual intervention in cases such as the following:

Multi-site distribution

Maginus MCC has integral multi-warehouse capabilities that help in managing complexity by optimising the use of stock from a variety of locations. Sophisticated replenishment paths can be configured in a multi-site enterprise to optimise stock holding and customer service levels. Maginus MCC helps cope with the challenges of managing complexity in ‘hub and spoke’ warehousing, assigning one or more warehouses per sales office or multiple sales offices per warehouse, and designating mother/daughter relationships and trunking between warehouses. Stock search sequences can be defined and warehouse transfers and direct shipments created automatically. Maginus MCC can also help in managing complexity by recommending transfers based on replenishment requirements or in response to sales order activity or manually, and automatically generating all required picking lists and despatch notes.

Unlimited units of measure

Maginus MCC helps in managing complexity by supporting an unlimited number of units of measure for each product. This enables the distributor managing complexity to easily break bulk, split packs, and buy, sell and price in completely different units. This can include: buying by the carton and selling packs or singles; managing paper and stationery stocks by pallets, reams and choirs but selling by weight and sheet quantity; or handling the complexities of cases, bottles, magnums and miniatures in drinks distribution.

Supplier management

Providing a range of tools to help in managing complexity in supplier products and relationships, Maginus MCC supports: online reviews of back order and purchase order cover; multiple sourcing; purchase order history management for different suppliers; ABCD product classification; and rebates and retrospective discounts. Maginus MCC also supports purchase order progression, allowing suppliers to access a range of information via a web portal – checking stock levels for their products, changing price details, delivery dates and managing complexity in many different ways.

Pricing and discounting

With powerful and flexible pricing and payment capabilities, Maginus MCC enables distributors managing complexity to control even the most convoluted pricing and discounting schemes. This can include pricing across multiple catalogues, pricing according to catalogue and marketing campaigns, matrix prices, multi-buys and a range of other discount types, all of which helps in managing complexity.

Find out more about Maginus' Advanced Distribution Software, powered by Microsoft Dynamics AX and how customers such as Smeg UK, IDS and Inmans Electrical benefit from Maginus Multi Channel Solutions.