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Purchasing software for Distribution is easy when you have all the right information at your fingertips. Here at Accounting Software Advisor, we have compiled a comprehensive listing of all of possible distribution system features we could find. If we've missed one, please let us know. 

This list is provided to help you get started evaluating the needs of your company, and we hope that you find this useful. Whether your company handles  your software needs are unique and can be satisfied. 

Overall Distributions Features

ABC Class Code Management

Alternate Vendors

Assign Priority for Exchange Shipments

Assign Reason Codes for Returns

Auto Assign RMA Number

Automatic Shipping Orders for Back Ordered Items

Average Cost

Average Lead Time

Average Shipping Time

Average Time to Issue Purchase Order

Bar Code Labels

Bar Code Lot Number

Bar Code Serial Number

Batch Processing

Bill of Lading

Blanket Discount

Calculate and Bill Handling Fees (per Order)

Calculate and Bill Warehousing Fees

Calculates Contract Penalties

Calculates EOQ

Calculates Shipping Weight

Change Item ID and Transactions

Checks Over/Under by Percent Limit

Close Open Purchase Orders Within Tolerances

Combine Original and Superseded Item Histories

Converts Item Number to Vendor Number

Converts Item to Dead Stock With Write Off

Copy Existing Rate Table

Copy Vendor Information for New Items

Create Automatic Repair Work Order

Create Automatic Reshipment Order if Required

Creates Unvouchered Receiver Awaiting Invoice

Credit Floor Stock Upon Assembly

Customer All Items

Customer by Item

Customer by Item Group

Customer by Product Class

Customer Exchanges

Customer On-Site Service Request

Customer Price Matrix Options

Customer Return for Credit

Customer Return for Repair

Customer Returns (to be Repaired)

Customer Returns (to be Resold)

Customer Returns (to be Scrapped)

Customer Type All Items

Customer Type by Item

Cycle Count Code

Damage

Default Revenue Account

Define Assembly Sections for Tracking

Define Item ID by Item Characteristics

Define Procurement Code (Make/Buy)

Display Mechanical Drawings

Displays Special Instructions

Dollar Volume Discount

Enter Customer Shipping Orders

Estimated Production

Excise Tax Rate

FIFO

Finished Goods to be Place into Stock

Fixed Assets

Forecasted Demand

Forecasted Lead Time

Function to Decide Response Options

Group Parts Using Similarities

Identify Customer(s) from Serial/Lot Number

Input Material Receipts

Input Multiple Receipt Dates Per Line Item

Internal Requisitions

Inventory Stock Count

Issue Only Against Orders

Issue to Floor Stock and Orders

Item Costing

Item File Supports Item Picture

Item Pricing

Item Volume Discount

Job/Project

Job/Project Withdrawals

Jump to Component Technical Specifications

Last Number of User Defined Orders

Last Purchase Date

Last Unit Cost

Late Shipments

Lead Time

LIFO

Machine Setup

Maintain Customer Lists and Ship-to Addresses

Maintain Multiple Contracts Per Customer

Manages Customer Owned Inventory

Manual Issue with Suggested Backflush

Manufacturer Warranty Information

Manufacturer's Lot Numbers

Manufacturer's Serial Numbers

Mass Change Cost Revaluation

Material Receipt

Maximum Stock Level

Mean Absolute Deviation Factor

Minimum Stock Level

Modify Standard Cost

Modify User Defined Items Groups

Most Recent Average Price

Most Recent Purchase Price

Moving Average

Multi-Line Item Descriptions

Multiple Price Levels

Multiple Stocking Units of Measure

Normal Reorder Quantity

Note Items Backordered

O/S/D Routine

Off-Site Processing Operations

Order Picking

Over/Under Receipts

Packing Lists

Parts Lists

Percent Usage

Percentage of Actual Cost

Percentage of Average Cost

Percentage of Replacement Cost

Percentage of Standard Cost

Period Average

Period Usage

Pick List by Section Order Start Date

Pick List by Work Order Start Date

Pick Lists by Bin Location

Pick Lists by Job/Work Order

Picks Items Based on Shelf Life

Prevents Unauthorized Alteration of Records

Print Bills of Lading

Prints Items to be Shipped on Long Term Contracts

Prints or Displays Anticipated Receiving Schedule

Prints Orders Not Shipped

Prints RMA Shipping Labels at Customer Site

Prints Shipping Schedule

Product Line Segregation

Purchase to Stocking

Purchasing Order Processing Time

Queue Time

Raw Materials

Real-Time Processing

Rebate Posted as Voucher to A/P Automatically

Receipts From Suppliers

Receives Entire Purchase Order Automatically

Receives Entire Purchase Order With Exceptions

Receives Material Subject to Inspection

Receives Material Without Matching Invoice

Recognizes Liability at Receipt

Reorder Control Includes Internal Lead Times

Reorder Point Adjusted for Vendor Lead Time

Repair Work Order Tied to RMA Number

Reports all Exceptions Automatically

Reshipment Order Tied to RMA Number

Returns From Jobs/Work Orders

Run/Production Time

Sales History

Sales History Adjusted for Extraordinary Orders

Sales History Adjusted for Seasonal Fluctuations

Sales Tax Rate

Schematic Diagrams

Separate Stock Return Function

Shipper Warranty Information

Shipping Dimensions

Single Price Only

Sort Exceptions by Buyer/Responsible Party

Special Tracking of Exchanges and Repairs

Specifies Serial Number Items to be Shipped

Standard Cost

Stock Return Creates Automatic Debit Transaction

Stocking to Selling

Stop Payment on Purchase

Sub Assemblies to be Placed into Stock

Supports "Requires Inspection" Flag

Supports Bar Code Tracking

Supports Consignment Inventory

Supports Customer Rebate Programs

Supports Exception Control System

Supports Floor Stock Tracking

Supports Input During Receipt

Supports Inventory Withdrawal Functions

Supports Lot Tracking

Supports Material Sampling/Testing

Supports Multi-Dimensional Items

Supports Negative On-Hand Quantities

Supports Printing During Receipt

Supports Reject Reason File

Supports Specific Receiving Functions/Screens

Supports Superseded Items

Technical Specifications Text

Total Cost

Track Contract Dollar Volume

Track Contract Quantity Volume

Track Customer Material

Track Floor Stock by Item

Track Trends by Reason Code

Tracks Serial Numbers of Components

Transfers From Another Warehouse

Translates Supplier Bar Code

Unit of Measure Conversions

Unlimited Note Field to Explain Material Rejections

UPS Labels

User Defined Formula

User Defined Numbering Convention

User-Defined Criteria

User's Lot Numbers

Vendor Backorders

Vendor Lead Time Tracks Time Ranges

Vendor Part Number

Vendor Reaction Time to Ship Material

Wait Time

Warranty Reshipment to Customers

Warranty Returns to Suppliers

Weighted Average

Work Order

Work Order Withdrawals

Inventory

        Inventory Master File

            User Defined Numbering Convention                           

            Define Item ID by Item Characteristics                         

            Define Procurement Code (Make/Buy)                        

            Group Parts Using Similarities                                      

            Change Item ID and Transactions                                

            Supports Superseded Items                                         

            Combine Original and Superseded Item Histories         

            Multi-Line Item Descriptions                                        

            Supports Negative On-Hand Quantities                       

            Item Status Code:                                                        

                   Active                                                                  

                   Inactive                                                                

                   Obsolete                                                              

                   Planning                                                                

            Item File Includes Technical Specifications:                   

                   Drawing Numbers                                                

                   Display Mechanical Drawings                               

                   Schematic Diagrams                                             

                   Technical Specifications Text                                

                   Parts Lists                                                            

                   Jump to Component Technical Specifications        

            Item File Supports Item Picture                                    

            Supports Serial Numbering                                          

            Tracks Serial Numbers of Components                        

            Supports Lot Tracking                                                 

            Identify Customer(s) from Serial/Lot Number               

            Supports Multi-Dimensional Items                                

            Supports "Requires Inspection" Flag                             

            Supports Bar Code Tracking:                                      

                   Material Receipt                                                   

                   Translates Supplier Bar Code                               

                   Inventory Stock Count                                          

                   Order Picking                                                       

            Product Line Segregation                                             

            Shipping Weight                                                          

            Shipping Dimensions                                                    

            Supports Shelf Life Tracking                                        

            Picks Items Based on Shelf Life                                   

            Converts Item to Dead Stock With Write Off               

            Cycle Count Code                                                       

            Cycle Count Code Based on:                                       

                   ABC Class                                                           

                   User-Defined Criteria                                           

            ABC Code                                                                  

            ABC Class Code Management:                                   

                   Total Cost                                                            

                   Lead Time                                                            

                   Percent Usage                                                      

                   YTD Usage                                                          

                   Automatic Update Option                                     

            Movement Class                                                          

            Supports Consignment Inventory                                  

            Manages Customer Owned Inventory:                         

                   Track Customer Material                                      

                   Maintain Customer Lists and Ship-to Addresses

                   Print Customer Inventory Reports                         

                   Enter Customer Shipping Orders                           

                   Print Pick Lists                                                     

                   Print Packing Lists                                                

                   Print Bills of Lading                                               

                   Calculate and Bill Handling Fees (per Order)         

                   Calculate and Bill Warehousing Fees                     

            Inventory Costing Method:                                           

                   LIFO                                                                   

                   FIFO                                                                   

                   Standard Cost                                                      

                   Average Cost                                                       

                   Weighted Average                                                

            Mass Change Cost Revaluation                                    

            Modify Standard Cost Based Upon:                            

                   Most Recent Purchase Price                                 

                   Most Recent Average Price                                  

                   User Defined Formula                                           

                   Modify User Defined Items Groups                       

            Normal Vendor:                                                          

                   Name                                                                   

                   ID Number                                                           

                   Vendor Part Number                                            

                   Converts Item Number to Vendor Number           

                   Last Purchase Date                                               

                   Last Unit Cost                                                      

            Alternate Vendors                                                       

            Copy Vendor Information for New Items                     

            Default Revenue Account                                             

            Default Cost of Goods Sold Account                           

            Sales Tax Rate                                                            

            Excise Tax Rate                                                           

            Pricing Conventions:                                                    

                   Single Price Only                                                  

                   Multiple Price Levels                                            

                   Percentage of Actual Cost                                    

                   Percentage of Average Cost                                 

                   Percentage of Standard Cost                                

                   Percentage of Replacement Cost                           

                   List Price                                                              

                   Blanket Discount                                                  

                   Dollar Volume Discount                                        

                   Item Volume Discount                                          

                   Item Costing                                                         

            Supports Warehouse Level:                                         

                   Item Pricing                                                          

                   Costing                                                                 

                   Pricing                                                                  

            Customer Price Matrix Options:                                   

                   Customer All Items                                               

                   Customer by Item                                                 

                   Customer by Item Group                                      

                   Customer by Product Class                                  

                   Customer Type All Items                                      

                   Customer Type by Item                                        

            Other Customer Contract Options:                               

                   Maintain Multiple Contracts Per Customer            

                   Copy Existing Rate Table                                      

                   Track Contract Quantity Volume                          

                   Track Contract Dollar Volume                              

                   Calculates Contract Penalties                                

            Supports Customer Rebate Programs                          

            Rebate Posted as Voucher to A/P Automatically          

            Reorder Conventions:                                                  

                   Manual                                                                 

                   Automatic                                                             

                   Minimum Stock Level                                           

                   Maximum Stock Level                                          

                   Normal Reorder Quantity                                     

                   Average Usage                                                     

                   Period Usage                                                        

                   Average Lead Time                                              

                   Calculates EOQ                                                   

            Reorder Control Includes:                                            

                   Forecasted Demand                                             

                   Estimated Production                                            

                   Sales History                                                        

                   Sales History Adjusted for Seasonal Fluctuations   

                   Sales History Adjusted for Extraordinary Orders   

            Reorder Point Adjusted for Vendor Lead Time            

            Vendor Lead Time Includes:                                        

                   Average Time to Issue Purchase Order                 

                   Vendor Reaction Time to Ship Material                 

                   Average Shipping Time                                         

            Vendor Lead Time Based On:                                     

                   Moving Average                                                   

                   Period Average                                                    

                   Forecasted Lead Time                                          

                   Mean Absolute Deviation Factor                           

                   Last Number of User Defined Orders                   

            Vendor Lead Time Tracks Time Ranges                      

            Reorder Control Includes Internal Lead Times:             

                   Purchasing Order Processing Time                        

                   Machine Setup                                                     

                   Queue Time                                                          

                   Run/Production Time                                            

                   Wait Time                                                            

            Define Commission Rate                                              

            Define Commission Types:                                           

                   Define for Each Item                                             

                   Define Commission Rate Groups                           

            Prevents Unauthorized Alteration of Records                

        Inventory Control/Assembly Systems

            Supports Multiple Warehouses                                    

            Multi-Warehouse Communications Protocols:              

                   On-Line With Host System                                   

                   Batch Update at Day's End                                   

                   Multiple Updates During Day                                

                   Supports Intranet Query                                       

                   Supports Internet Queries                                     

            Supports Radio Frequency Management                      

            Multiple  Stocking Locations in Same Warehouse         

            Central Warehouse Feeds Satellite Locations               

            Supports Bin Locations                                                

            Multiple Bin Locations for Same Item                           

            Supports Nettable/Non-Nettable Locations                 

            Multiple Units of Measure for Same Item                     

            Supports Kits/Bill of Materials:                                     

                   Single Level Bill of Materials                                 

                   Multi-Level Bill of Materials                                  

                   Unlimited Level Bill of Materials                            

                   Calculates Yield for Whole Bill                              

                   Calculates Yield for Individual Components           

                   Supports Decimal Quantities in BOM                    

            Bill of Material Types Supported:                                 

                   Engineering                                                           

                   Manufacturing                                                       

                   Planning                                                                

            Cross Reference Bill of Materials to:                            

                   Drawing Number                                                  

                   Engineering Change Number                                 

                   Engineering Change Date                                      

                   Vendor Part Numbers                                          

            CAD Integration:                                                         

                   AutoCAD                                                            

                   Pro-Engineer                                                        

                   Other                                                                   

            Engineering Change Management Functions:                 

                   Effective Date Established for MRP Planning         

                   New BOM Effective When Material Consumed    

                   Automatic Revision When Effective Date Reached

                   System Main