{"id":14164,"date":"2022-02-06T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alistar.net\/?p=14164"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:20:57","slug":"planning-and-dispatch-in-erp-for-construction-and-technical-wholesale-no-more-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alistar.net\/en\/blog\/planning-dispatch-in-erp-voor-bouw-en-technische-groothandel-geen-puzzelwerk-meer\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning & Dispatch in ERP for Construction and Technical Wholesale \u2013 No More Head-Scratching"},"content":{"rendered":"

Planning and dispatch are vital for wholesale and construction supply businesses. And they\u2019re not as straightforward as they seem. You\u2019re working with a limited number of available trucks, items of widely varying sizes, and customers who need their orders NOW. It\u2019s often a logistical nightmare. ESCs ERP-specific software<\/a> helps you out of a tight spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Old-Fashioned Scheduling & Dispatch Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For wholesalers and building supply stores, planning and dispatch are a key part of their business. Customers often expect their orders to be delivered directly to the job site, and a late delivery can sometimes result in additional costs or disrupt their schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet, many companies still use a physical \u2018board.\u2019\u00a0 On it, you can see the days of the week with the sales orders taped under the corresponding day. Drivers take a sales order from the board and hit the road. A tradition for many, but it hasn\u2019t been the right tool for handling last-minute orders and changes for quite some time now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With you ERP for Construction and Technical Wholesale<\/a> Your planning and dispatch are in your ERP system, where they belong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning & Dispatch in Your ERP System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Planning & Dispatch is a digital dashboard that displays all sales orders that need to be shipped. Using this overview, you can assign individual orders to drivers and select a shipping time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The software<\/a> Gathers all orders that need to be shipped into one convenient overview. This overview serves as the planner\u2019s digital workspace. From here, you have access to all the tools you need to efficiently manage shipments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n