Aptean

Aptean offers Aptean Distribution ERP, a cloud enterprise resource planning system made for consumer goods importers, wholesalers and distributors. It links suppliers, warehouses, sales channels and customer orders in one system so that mid-sized and large distributors can guard thin margins.

What Aptean offers

• Retail compliance management — tools for meeting retailer requirements, included as standard.
• Long lead time forecasting — demand planning for goods with long supply times.
• Chargeback management — tracking and handling of retailer chargebacks.
• Direct-to-consumer shipping — support for shipping orders straight to end customers.
• EDI handling — electronic data interchange with trading partners.
• Expert support — a support team that knows the distribution business.

Who it works with

Mid-sized and large consumer goods importers, wholesalers and distributors. Customers quoted include Modus Furniture International and Dorfman Pacific, which both moved away from manual, spreadsheet-based processes.

Key facts

• Based in: United States
• Deployment: cloud