You can manage and control jobber stores from a central warehouse with Activant
Central Services, also called “Central Control.” This application gives you the flexibility
to establish a “light” or “heavy” level of control from the warehouse. A controlling
warehouse generally uses heavy services to manage company-owned stores; independent
jobbers can choose a light to heavy service level depending on their relationship with the
warehouse.
In general, Central Services enables jobbers to smoothly access the latest
inventory levels and instantly place and receive orders for critical parts. They improve
efficiency by pulling all the details of needed part numbers from the warehouse system
into the Eagle system without human intervention. Dozens of fields are populated
instantly and accurately on demand. Controlling warehouses can improve profits by
instantly passing along price changes, promotions and forecasts and controlling
customer pricing plans and credit worthiness. The warehouse can use automated sales
history and forecasting tools to better manage buying decisions.
Automated collaboration between warehouse and jobber:
Ordering via AConneX
Advanced Data Management (ADM)
Central customer account management and A/R control