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The complete IBM System i5/iSeries/AS400-based distribution management ERP solution.
 
Whether you distribute plumbing components, medical supplies, safety equipment, or HVAC systems, you know the demands of being a distributor. You have to service the needs of your customers while managing your inventory and acquisition costs. At the same time, you need to keep up with the technological advances of business today, like the Internet, electronic data interchange (EDI), bar coding, and data warehousing. DPS understands the day-in, day-out demands distributors face and answers with the DPS Extend ERP Distribution and Financial Management System. DPS Extend ERP is specifically designed to help your business keep on the cutting edge within the competitive distribution industry.
DPS Extend ERP is the easy-to-use, web-enabled system that helps you run every aspect of your distributorship more efficiently and profitably. DPS Extend ERP handles all functions of your business from purchasing, receiving, and inventory management to customer service, shipping, and billing, and makes them work for your organization in an eBusiness environment. DPS Extend ERP also supports EDI, Internet/Intranet applications, and other third party applications and databases to provide a close link to your customers and vendors.
With increasing pressures to integrate applications along the supply chain, DPS recognizes the importance of supporting interchange methods such as EDI and XML. Since first working with EDI more than 20 years ago, DPS continues to create and maintain a variety of transaction sets to meet the ongoing demands of our clients, and has developed standard interfaces for our core applications. Additionally, key business partner relationships have been established to provide full data transfer functionality.
Core distribution applications include order processing, inventory control and management, purchasing, work order management (outside processing), service management, sales analysis, and DPS Blast™, a web-based, electronic iSeries/400 or PC report distribution utility.
Core financial applications include billing/accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets, and general ledger.
Standard interfaces include shipping manifest, credit card processing, sales tax support, address cleansing, fax, EDI, business intelligence/EIS, and supply chain management.
Bringing Together Your Internal Teams...
- Finance
A complete suite of financial applications that is fully integrated to reduce redundancy of transactions from all departments. Secure, detailed, and completely audited interfaces allow your CFO the reassurance of a controlled financial environment. Turning receivables faster and taking advantage of vendor discounts are key benefits of Extend’s contribution to your bottom line.
- Sales/Marketing
Tools to assist your sales managers in finding product and customer niches, resulting in greater sales volumes and increased profit margins.
- Purchasing and Inventory Management
Integrated systems that provide automated, immediate purchasing and inventory requirements, allowing your buyers more time to focus on vendor issues and partnerships.
- Warehouse Management
Explore a whole new dimension of warehouse management – RF technology to help your warehouse supervisor more efficiently manage the day-to-day warehouse operations. Benefit from increased inventory accuracy, increased turns and service levels, with reduced errors. Stay ahead of your competition in today's fast-paced, customer service-driven world.
- Customer Service
An integrated system that helps your customer service department foresee delays and respond to customer needs before the customer realizes a need exists.
Integrating With Your External Partners...
- Internet/Intranet
The IBM System i5/iSeries/AS400 is the ideal application server, already Internet-friendly.
- e-Business
The system allows customers to place orders, check order and delivery status, and receive online customer support and product availability.
- Groupware
Communication updates happen seamlessly with compatibility to internal e-mail, word processing, calendaring, and spreadsheets.
- EDI/Fax
Integrated EDI and fax functions that help streamline your business processes.
- Credit Card Clearinghouse Processing
Connecting your systems to outside credit card clearinghouses to facilitate electronic transactions.
Extend Business Advantages
- Professional implementation
Implementation is managed by one of our DPS Project Managers at your side throughout the entire project. Detailed project plans are prepared jointly by you and your DPS Project Manager, allowing for both parties to understand all expectations and requirements in order to achieve a successful go-live experience.
- Proven system performance
The IBM System i5/iSeries/AS400 has one of the best performance records in the industry.
- Unsurpassed security
DPS Extend ERP takes full advantage of all the security features built into the IBM System i5/iSeries/AS400 system, including different levels of access. It's virtually impossible to circumvent the system. Separate security software is not a requirement.
- One Experienced Source for Training and Support
With DPS, you also get unsurpassed technical, application, and business consulting support from one convenient, knowledgeable source. We’ll train your technical staff and users on the new system and provide ongoing support. DPS on-site staff consists of systems engineers, project managers, business consultants, programmers, and software support analysts, all ready to serve your business areas.
- DPS SureSource™ Hosting
We’ll implement DPS Extend ERP on your server or host it for you through DPS SureSource™ -- our Application Service Provider (ASP) program that allows you to access and run DPS Extend ERP over the Internet on a subscription basis.
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