ERP software for Australian distributors and wholesalers

Systems commonly shortlisted include NetSuite, Business Central, MYOB Acumatica, SAP Business One, Pronto Xi, Odoo and ERPNext. The right one depends on your number of warehouses, SKU count, pricing complexity, import volume, EDI requirements and sales channels. We map your process first and compare each option against it, so the choice rests on how well the system handles your orders and stock rather than on brand.

Common signs are multiple warehouses, landed cost that has to be calculated rather than estimated, complex customer pricing, growing EDI or marketplace volume, and too many connectors between apps that keep breaking. If most of those apply, an ERP is usually worth evaluating. If only one or two apply, improving the current setup may be enough, and we will say so.

Yes, in systems that support it, including ERPNext and the main mid-market ERPs. Freight, duty, insurance and broker fees are allocated to each shipment or purchase order line by value, weight or quantity, so stock is valued and margins are reported on actual cost. We set up the allocation rules during implementation and test them against a few real shipments.

We connect the ERP to an EDI provider, which then exchanges purchase orders, advance shipping notices and invoices with the retailer. The work on our side is mapping those documents to sales orders, deliveries and invoices in the ERP, and setting up error reporting so a rejected document is seen quickly. Each retailer has its own requirements, which we confirm during discovery.

ERPNext includes multi-warehouse stock, batch and serial tracking, landed cost vouchers, pricing rules, reorder levels and multi-currency purchasing as standard, which covers many distributors' needs. It has no per user licence fee. Areas such as EDI and advanced warehouse management usually need integration or extra configuration, which we scope honestly during selection.