Nolan eInteract Electronic Supply Chain for NetSuite

Connect NetSuite with the IT supply chain for an 80% time reduction from quotation to delivery

• Automatic imports: Products are automatically imported into NetSuite from distributors. The system always has an up-to-date list of items you sell without you having to cope with messy CSV imports. 
• Real-time stats: Real-time stock price and availability during quote entry gives your sales staff the information they need to provide industry-leading levels of customer service. 
• Full order EDI: Full order EDI with distributors means better prices, and a lower cost per transaction through less time spent on each order. 
• Distributor despatch: Automated distributor despatch advice give real time information within the system, and makes it available to sales staff and customers via on online portals.
• Automated alerts: Alert customers automatically when their goods are despatched, even in a drop ship environment with serial numbers and courier tracking details.

Purchasing Assistant: Optimizing Procurement

The Purchasing Assistant functionality increases procurement efficiency by conducting an intelligent evaluation of approved sales orders to see if the order can be processed automatically. This is achieved through a set of rules set in the configuration, including order value, customers and items. 

• Eligibility Check: Determine if the order qualifies for Purchasing Assistant at line level. 
• Real-time Enquiry: Conduct real-time price and availability enquiries from all item suppliers. 
• Supplier Selection: The system intelligently selects the best distributor based on price and availability and optimises purchase costs considering factors like delivery costs. 
• Automated Purchase Orders: Generate purchase orders automatically inside NetSuite and link them to the relevant sales orders. 
• Despatch Method: Send Purchase Orders via EDI feed directly to the supplier or email Purchase Orders to the supplier if the EDI link is not accessible.

Purchase Planner: Enhancing Purchasing Efficiency

• Simplifies complex order management by utilising filters based on suppliers, product groups, customers, locations and real-time price and availability features and gains greater control over sales order lines. 
• Acknowledgment of orders triggers automated purchase order updates 
• Supplier updates, including pricing and ETA, harmonise seamlessly with ongoing purchase order processing 
• Despatch advice from suppliers to drive purchase orders and sales order fulfilment updates, positioning Sales Orders for "Pending Invoicing" status. 
• Effortless EDI invoice reconciliation aligns incoming invoices with NetSuite purchase orders.

Detailed analysis of the actual margin achieved on a sales order

• Sourcing costs from diverse documents for individual sales order lines. 
• Dealing with various delivery costs for separate purchase orders linked to each line. 
• Streamlining multiple sales order lines within a single purchase order and delivery cost.
• Handling fluctuating delivery rates based on carriers. 
• Tackling supplier challenges and revisions and managing supplier returns, credits, and re-invoicing complexities

House Margin: Enhancing Margin Visibility and Accurate Profit Analysis

• Provides a way to increase the cost of an item based on flexible rules. The rules are based on attributes like manufacturer, supplier or item category.
• The increase is presented in the Price & Availability screen to the sales team to help guide their decision-making when setting selling prices and selecting which disti to potentially buy from.
• Gives management the ability to influence actions in line with wider company goals. Some companies accumulate this additional revenue and use it to cover the costs of staff-related benefits such as staff parties or lunches out.
• Others will simply retain it. Essentially, it is up to the company how they wish to make use of this. House Margin also enables decision-makers to place impetus on selling one line of products over another.
• By adding a House Margin, IT Resellers can incentivise sales teams to shift their focus to selling whatever is best for the business at that time.