Blue Link ERP inventory system provides tightly integrated inventory management and accounting software tools, normally used in higher-end operations, at an affordable price for small to medium size distributors and wholesalers. As a wholesale and distribution business, inventory is your livelihood. Blue Link helps your business track and manage inventory in order to sell and ship product to customers in the most efficient manner possible.
Blue Link inventory management features are tightly integrated with accounting, order entry/processing and warehouse management functionality for an all-in-one solution. Blue Link ERP also provides specialized features for specific industries, such as our landed cost tracking system and lot tracking (traceability). Other specific inventory management features include:
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Blue Link provides the following advanced features as part of its ERP inventory system:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Inventory Counts | Supports full cycle counts and retroactive entry of counted items. |
| Lot Tracking | Allows for the tracking of internal and external lot numbers. Crucial for companies in the food, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Auto or manual lot number assignment with optional use lot (specific) costing. |
| Serialized Inventory | Blue Link ERP handles serialized inventory and the transfer of serialized items between locations. |
| Backorder Management | Rules-based automated allocation of received inventory to backorders. |
| Multiple Warehouses & Inventory Locations | Track inventory across multiple warehouses and locations. Automates transfers between locations within the same company. |
| Inter-Warehouse & Inter-Company Transfers | Manage the movement of products between warehouses or related companies. |
| Automated Replenishment Routines | System-generated purchase orders. Ability to link purchase orders directly to sales orders. |
| Multiple Units of Measure | User defined multiple UOMs |
| Kitting & Bill of Materials (BOM) Support | Track kits made up of multiple products grouped together for sale, and manage raw materials and product components that are assembled into finished products. |
| Landed Costs | Enables tracking of true inventory costs including duty, brokerage, freight etc. |
| Sales Analysis | Pre-built reports plus access to detailed sales information using various external report writers. |
| Sales Budgeting | By product or by customer. |
| Advanced Accounting Features | Check out our distribution accounting software here |
We’ve gone from not being able to understand where inventory is to having complete visibility of our inventory at every moment of time – whether it’s sitting on a cart, whether its in a bin, regardless of where it might be.
Blue Link’s inventory management functionality allows you to track inventory across multiple sales channels including eCommerce, tradeshows, walk-in customers, phone, email and more. Know exactly what product you have on hand at any given time.
Blue Link’s inventory management functionality streamlines the receiving, picking, packing and shipping process by helping you pick efficiently according to bin and shelf location, easily pack-to-container and then mark the order as shipped within the system.
Your business can easily transfer inventory between multiple warehouse locations, work with 3rd party logistics companies and track inventory across locations, all from within the same system.
The following resources will help you get a better understanding of Blue Link’s robust inventory software.
Blue Link ERP provides integrated Accounting Software and Inventory Management Software to small and medium sized businesses, primarily wholesalers & distributors. READ MORE
