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Acumatica ยท Distribution Edition

Your warehouse and your
financials should be
telling the same story.

Most distributors run the same wall: inventory data lives in one place, orders in another, and nobody has an accurate picture until something goes wrong. Acumatica Distribution Edition connects them โ€” so every purchase order, shipment, and inventory movement hits your financials in real time.

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Multi-warehouse inventory management
Real-time stock visibility across all locations, with automated replenishment and demand forecasting
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Embedded WMS โ€” no separate system
Barcode scanning, wave and batch picking, guided receiving and put-away โ€” all native, all connected to financials
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AI Cross-Sell Assistant โ€” 2025 R2
AI-powered cross-sell suggestions at order entry, based on historical buying patterns. Live now.
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Omnichannel โ€” Amazon, Shopify, BigCommerce
Native connectors sync orders, inventory, and shipments across every sales channel automatically
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Core Capabilities

Built for the complexity
of real distribution operations.

Every capability below is native to the Distribution Edition โ€” built to work together and share the same data. Click any tab to explore.

Inventory Management

Know exactly what you have.
Where. Right now.

Real-time inventory visibility across all warehouse locations, with automated replenishment that keeps the right stock in the right place. From matrix items and lot tracking to demand forecasting and flexible pricing rules โ€” built for distributors who can't afford to guess.

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Multi-warehouse inventory control โ€” Track stock and non-stock items across all locations with real-time visibility, transfer management, and site-level cost tracking
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Matrix items and lot/serial tracking โ€” Manage size/color/style variants with matrix attributes, track items by lot or serial number, and link serial numbers to item-specific valuation
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Demand forecasting and automated replenishment โ€” Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) calculates replenishment by considering on-hand quantities, sales orders, and existing POs within user-defined periods
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Flexible pricing and valuation methods โ€” Standard cost, FIFO, LIFO, average cost. Complex customer and vendor pricing rules by warehouse, UOM, volume, and quantity
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Live inventory across every location
Every receipt, shipment, transfer, and adjustment updates inventory in real time โ€” no batch syncs, no end-of-day reconciliations, no wondering what's actually on hand.
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Automated replenishment that works
DRP calculates what to order, when, and from which supplier โ€” based on actual demand, current stock, and open purchase orders. Tuned to your reorder rules, not generic defaults.
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Kit assembly and disassembly
Assemble and disassemble kits directly in inventory โ€” components consumed, finished goods updated, costs tracked. Useful for bundling, promotional packs, and value-added distribution.
Warehouse Management

Run your warehouse
without a separate WMS.

Acumatica's embedded WMS connects every scan, pick, and shipment directly to your inventory and financials โ€” no third-party system, no integration to maintain. Guided, paperless workflows from receiving through shipping. Mobile-first. Barcode-native.

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Barcode scanning and mobile-first operations โ€” iOS and Android support for receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping โ€” every scan updates inventory in real time
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Wave and batch picking โ€” Group orders into waves or batches for efficient multi-order picking. Paperless, directed workflows with pick priority by warehouse location
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Order Orchestration โ€” 2025 R2 โ€” Automatically selects the optimal warehouse to fulfill each order using Destination Priority or Warehouse Priority
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Carrier integrations and automated shipping โ€” Direct carrier integrations eliminate data entry errors, auto-generate shipping labels, and update order status from dispatch through delivery
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No separate WMS license or integration
Most distributors pay for a WMS separately and maintain an integration to their ERP. Acumatica's WMS is embedded โ€” one system, one data set, no reconciliation between the two.
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Order Orchestration โ€” new in 2025 R2
When you run multiple warehouses, deciding which one to fulfill from used to be manual. Order Orchestration automates the decision based on rules you define.
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Quality control built into the workflow
Define and perform quality tests during receiving, shipping, kitting, or returns. Quality certificates generated automatically. Non-conforming items flagged before they reach the customer.
Purchasing & Procurement

Procure-to-pay.
Automated end to end.

Automate every step from purchase requisition through vendor payment. Real-time visibility into every supplier transaction, with approval workflows that keep purchasing under control without slowing it down.

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Purchase order management โ€” Blanket orders, drop-ship from vendor to customer, prepayments, partial receipts, and consolidated billing across multiple POs
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Requisition management โ€” Internal purchase requests routed through configurable approval workflows before becoming purchase orders. Eliminates rogue purchasing and enforces policy.
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Drop-ship management โ€” Create drop-ship POs directly from sales order entry. Vendor ships to customer, costs flow back to the order. Full traceability from customer order to vendor shipment.
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AP automation and vendor payments โ€” AP Document Recognition streamlines invoice entry. Vendor payments automation (new in 2025 R2) eliminates manual payment runs and reduces errors
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From requisition to receipt in one system
Purchase requests, approvals, PO creation, receiving, and vendor billing all connected in one workflow. No spreadsheet tracking, no approval emails, no reconciliation between systems.
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Drop-ship without the coordination headache
Sales order entry creates the drop-ship PO automatically. The vendor ships direct to your customer. Costs and margins tracked on the original order. No manual hand-off between sales and purchasing.
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Vendor payments automation โ€” 2025 R2
Automated vendor payment runs eliminate manual processes, reduce errors, and give finance teams time back. New in 2025 R2 across all Distribution Edition deployments.
Sales & Omnichannel

Every channel.
One source of truth.

Quote-to-cash across every sales channel โ€” direct sales, Amazon, Shopify, BigCommerce, EDI, and field reps โ€” all connected to the same inventory, pricing, and financial data. No more channel-specific spreadsheets or inventory mismatches.

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Sales order management โ€” Multi-warehouse fulfillment, credit limit verification, backorder management, RMA processing, and complex pricing rules โ€” all on a single sales order
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AI Cross-Sell Assistant โ€” 2025 R2 โ€” AI-powered cross-sell and upsell suggestions at order entry, based on historical customer buying patterns. Learns from feedback over time.
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Native Amazon, Shopify, and BigCommerce connectors โ€” Orders, inventory, payments, and shipments sync automatically. BigCommerce multi-location inventory sync new in 2025 R2.
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CRM integration โ€” Convert CRM opportunities to sales orders without re-entering data. Customer history, pricing, and credit information visible to sales at order entry.
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AI Cross-Sell Assistant โ€” live in 2025 R2
At order entry, the system surfaces products that historically sell together based on that customer's buying pattern. Suggestions improve as the system learns from your team's feedback.
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Channel inventory stays in sync โ€” automatically
Every order from Amazon, Shopify, or BigCommerce pulls from the same Acumatica inventory. Customers see accurate stock levels. Overselling becomes a non-issue.
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Margin visibility at order entry
Estimated margin percentages and amounts visible on every order line during creation โ€” so sales can catch margin problems before they ship, not after they invoice.
Free Tool for Distributors

What are your manual processes actually costing you?

Most distributors know they have inefficiency. Very few have put a dollar figure on it. This tool does that in under 3 minutes โ€” using your own numbers, not industry averages.

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Inventory reconciliation and cycle counting โ€” how many hours does your team spend manually counting, adjusting, and researching discrepancies every week?
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Manual order entry and processing โ€” keying orders from email, fax, or phone into your system. Every hour here is a cost that automation eliminates.
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Warehouse data entry โ€” paper-based receiving, pick lists, and shipping documents. Barcode scanning eliminates most of this immediately.
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Customer order status calls โ€” time spent answering "where is my order?" because sales and customers can't see live shipment status themselves.
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ERP Cost of Inaction Calculator
See your estimated savings before you talk to anyone.
Eight sliders. Three minutes. A specific dollar figure โ€” based on your hours, your team, your operation.
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Free ยท No spreadsheet required ยท Results emailed to you instantly
90%
Reduction in order processing times
Reported by Acumatica customers after implementing automated order and warehouse workflows
20h
Saved per week on average
By automating manual processes across inventory, warehouse, and purchasing operations
65%
Reduction in inventory reconciliation time
When real-time barcode scanning replaces manual counting and end-of-day inventory entry
See it in action

Acumatica Distribution โ€” a look inside the platform.

Watch the official Acumatica distribution overview โ€” inventory management, warehouse operations, purchasing, and omnichannel sales in one connected system.

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Why SOS for Distribution

We know what a distribution
implementation actually takes.

Not every Acumatica partner has worked inside a distribution operation. Our team has โ€” which changes how we configure, what we anticipate, and what we never skip.

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Inventory setup that reflects how you actually stock
Valuation methods, reorder rules, safety stock, matrix items, lot tracking โ€” configured for your product mix and supplier lead times, not textbook defaults.
Inventory & Replenishment
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Warehouse workflows your team will actually follow
If the pick, pack, and receive workflows aren't built for your floor layout and team size, they'll be worked around. We configure for how your warehouse actually operates.
Warehouse & WMS
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Pricing and discount rules that protect your margins
Customer-specific pricing, volume discounts, promotional rules, and UOM conversions โ€” set up so your sales team quotes accurately and your margins don't erode by accident.
Pricing & Sales
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Dashboards that tell you what needs action today
Inventory turns, open orders, backorders, fill rate, and margin by customer โ€” built for the people who make decisions, not one-size-fits-all reports nobody opens.
Reporting & Visibility
99.5%
Implementation success rate
10.5yr
Average client relationship
<1%
Billing disputes
Senior partners on every engagement. The people who scope your project configure it, migrate your data, and train your team.
Distribution Models Supported

One platform. Every way distributors actually operate.

Select your distribution model below.

Wholesale Distribution

Buy low, add value,
sell to business customers.

You buy in bulk from manufacturers or importers and sell to retailers, contractors, or other businesses. Volume pricing, credit terms, multi-location inventory, and procurement discipline define your operation.

Where wholesale distributors typically struggle
โš ๏ธCustomer-specific pricing that sales reps have to look up manually โ€” or memorize
โš ๏ธInventory spread across multiple locations with no unified real-time view
โš ๏ธPurchasing and AP running in a separate system from inventory and sales
How Acumatica handles this
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Customer-specific pricing and discount rules
Complex pricing by customer, volume, UOM, and product group โ€” applied automatically at order entry so sales quotes accurately every time.
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Multi-site inventory with real-time visibility
Every warehouse location visible in one system โ€” stock levels, transfers, and replenishment managed centrally.
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Unified procure-to-pay and order-to-cash
Purchasing, receiving, inventory, sales, and financials in one platform โ€” no manual reconciliation between systems.
B2C / Direct-to-Consumer

Sell direct to consumers
at volume and speed.

You sell directly to end consumers โ€” through your own channels, online, or both. High order volume, fast fulfillment expectations, and returns management define your day-to-day operations.

Where B2C/DTC distributors typically struggle
โš ๏ธHigh order volume that overwhelms manual entry and processing
โš ๏ธReturns management that takes more time than it should
โš ๏ธNo real-time inventory visibility for the customer-facing team
How Acumatica handles this
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Automated order processing and fulfillment
Orders from any channel processed automatically โ€” inventory allocated, shipment scheduled, warehouse notified. No manual hand-off.
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RMA and returns management
Return Merchandise Authorization with reason codes, credit or replacement processing, and inventory restocking โ€” all on a single returns workflow.
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Available-to-promise at order entry
Sales and customer service see live inventory across all locations โ€” so every promise to a customer is a promise you can actually keep.
Drop-Ship Distribution

Sell what you don't stock.
Ship from your vendor.

You take customer orders and fulfill them by having your supplier ship directly to your customer. Inventory risk is lower, but the coordination between sales, purchasing, and the customer is everything.

Where drop-ship distributors typically struggle
โš ๏ธManual coordination between sales and purchasing to create drop-ship POs
โš ๏ธFreight costs from the vendor not flowing back to the customer order for margin tracking
โš ๏ธNo visibility into vendor shipment status to give customers accurate updates
How Acumatica handles this
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Auto-generate drop-ship POs from sales orders
Drop-ship purchase orders created directly from sales order entry โ€” vendor address, items, and delivery instructions pre-filled. No manual step between sales and purchasing.
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Freight and cost tracking back to the order
Vendor freight costs linked to the originating sales order โ€” so your margin reporting reflects the true cost of fulfillment, not just product cost.
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Vendor receipt creates customer shipment
When the vendor confirms shipment, the customer order updates automatically โ€” tracking information flows to the customer without manual data entry.
Multi-Warehouse Distribution

Multiple locations.
One unified operation.

You run inventory across two or more warehouse locations and need to decide which location fulfills each order, how to transfer stock between sites, and how to manage replenishment for each location independently.

Where multi-warehouse distributors typically struggle
โš ๏ธManually deciding which warehouse to fulfill from for each order
โš ๏ธNo unified inventory view โ€” each location managed separately in spreadsheets or siloed systems
โš ๏ธInter-warehouse transfers that create reconciliation problems in the financials
How Acumatica handles this
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Order Orchestration โ€” automated warehouse selection
Configurable rules automatically select the best warehouse to fulfill each order based on proximity to customer or available stock โ€” no manual decisions.
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Unified inventory across all locations
One view of all stock across every warehouse. Transfers between locations tracked with full cost and document trail. No spreadsheet aggregation needed.
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Site-level replenishment and DRP
Distribution Requirements Planning runs at the site level โ€” each location gets its own replenishment rules, reorder points, and safety stock settings.
Omnichannel Distribution

Every channel.
Same inventory. Same data.

You sell through multiple channels โ€” direct sales, Amazon, Shopify, BigCommerce, EDI, or field reps โ€” and need every channel connected to the same inventory so nothing oversells, nothing goes untracked, and every order lands in one system.

Where omnichannel distributors typically struggle
โš ๏ธInventory not syncing between channels fast enough โ€” overselling on one platform while stock sits allocated elsewhere
โš ๏ธOrders from different channels ending up in different systems with no unified view
โš ๏ธAmazon settlement reconciliation that takes hours every month
How Acumatica handles this
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Native Amazon, Shopify, and BigCommerce connectors
Orders, inventory levels, shipments, and tracking numbers sync automatically. BigCommerce multi-location inventory sync available in 2025 R2.
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Automated Amazon settlement reconciliation
Acumatica imports and reconciles Amazon settlement data automatically โ€” pulling reports, validating data, and importing transactions without manual work.
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One order management system for every channel
Every order โ€” regardless of channel โ€” flows into a single Acumatica sales order queue. One fulfillment workflow, one inventory pool, one financial record.
How We Work

What to expect from first call to long after go-live.

Every SOS engagement follows the same sequence. No surprises, no hand-offs.
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No-Cost Assessment
60 minutes. We review your operation, current system, and gaps โ€” and give you an honest recommendation.
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Project Scoping
Full scope before pricing. Deliverables, timeline, and team defined before you sign.
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Implementation
Senior-led configuration, data migration, and training. Same team from scoping to go-live.
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Ongoing Support
Still there when the edge cases appear. Support and optimization long after go-live.
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Already on Acumatica Distribution?

Live but inventory still doesn't match what's on the shelf โ€” that's fixable.

Most Acumatica distribution problems aren't platform failures. They're inventory setups that were done generically, replenishment rules that were never tuned, or warehouse workflows the team worked around instead of through. A No-Cost Assessment tells you honestly what's wrong and what it would take to fix it.

Ready to see it?

A distribution demo
built for your operation.

Every SOS demo is configured around your specific distribution model, your warehouse setup, and the problems you're actually trying to solve. You'll see Acumatica the way your team would use it โ€” not a generic walkthrough.

No-Cost ยท 60 Min ยท Senior Partner-Led
No-Cost Technology Assessment
Not a sales call. A genuine review of your current system, your gaps, and whether Acumatica Distribution Edition is the right fit.
โœ“ Current system and workflow review
โœ“ Distribution edition fit recommendation
โœ“ Honest readiness and timeline assessment
โœ“ Written summary within 48 hours
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