"We selected Apprise Distribution for its demonstrated productivity and efficiency gains and the improved global supply chain visibility it will provide us by integrating and automating our beginning-to-end operations."- President and CEO,
Catalina Lighting
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Housewares & Giftware
Software for the Housewares & Giftware Industry
Home and giftware manufacturing and distribution require precise supply chain execution. Choosing a software partner who understands your business can help. At Apprise Software, we offer ERP solutions specifically designed to meet the manufacturing, global sourcing, importing and compliance challenges of the home and giftware industry. Apprise® provides end-to-end visibility to help you see and respond to changing market conditions wherever they occur.
World-Class Supply Chain Solutions
Broad visibility. Flexible tools. Integrated solutions. You can count on Apprise Software for dynamic ERP solutions to your most pressing supply chain challenges. Our world-class supply chain solutions include flexible tools that give you enterprise-wide visibility. So shipping and logistics activities in Shanghai can be managed from the comfort of your regional office in Sydney.At Apprise Software, we understand the compliance pressures you face. Our ERP solutions are designed with EDI, RFID and custom label requirements in mind, to help satisfy your most demanding retail trading partners. And our unique chargeback functionality helps you capture and dispute chargebacks to maximize your profitability.
After the sale, financial management features let you consolidate invoices to meet the requirements of large retailers. Our unique scorecard management analysis gives you a real-time view of profitability and trends using above-the-line and below-the-line costs. And integrated point-of-sale data lets you leverage in-depth business intelligence for a better view of future demand.
Our Industry Specific Functionality Helps You:
| • | Optimize production scheduling and capacity planning to help you manufacture efficiently and cost effectively |
| • | Combine multiple purchase orders for more efficient and cost effective container loads |
| • | Automate retailer freight and shipping rules to eliminate manual processes and chargebacks |
| • | Integrate with third-party applications such as BarTender® and LabelMatrix |
| • | Maximize picking and packing efficiencies with integrated pre-pack and cartonization rules |
| • | Improve warehouse productivity using integrated wireless warehouse technologies |
| • | Create automatic e-mail alerts to advise trading partners of shipment status |
| • | Meet retailer compliance requirements, including EDI, RFID, UCC128 labels, retail hang tags, and more for improved margin performance |
| • | Streamline the design planning process using product lifecycle and project management tools |
| • | Share and store new style concepts, photos, CAD drawings, costing estimates and other product development information |
| • | Integrate real-time data to drive better forecasting and demand planning |
| • | Consolidate invoices to meet retail trading partner requirements |
| • | Analyze and track profitability using above-the-line and below-the-line costs |
| • | Track sales performance by individual store or corporation |
| • | Automate the credit process with customizable high risk/low risk rules, credit checks and payment terms |
| • | Plus, dozens of other features to help drive end-to-end efficiency |
User Friendly Functionality
At Apprise Software we think technology should be easy to learn, navigate and use. That's why we provide Microsoft® Office-like functionality within the Apprise application that allows users to drag and drop data, manipulate screens and create worksheets with Excel®-like speed and simplicity. So new users warm up to the software faster. Ready to learn more? Contact us for more information or to request a free, personalized housewares and giftware web demo.
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