KORUS Distribution

The CORUS Consulting system integrator underwent official registration of the solution "KORUS|Distribution" in Microsoft corporation. Registration confirms that the solution really expands standard functionality of the ERP system of Microsoft Dynamics AX in terms of automation of industry business processes. One of conditions of registration of industry solutions in Microsoft corporation is the demand of the solution in the market. The solution "| Distribution" is already implemented by KORUS in companies "May Chuai" - one of the largest global manufacturers of tea and coffee, Ahlsell - the largest trading company in the field of the engineering systems, the Rybinsk Construction base - one of the largest distributors of construction materials in the Northwest of Russia, "BIRS" - construction holding in Rostov-on-Don, etc.

The solution "| Distribution" based on Microsoft Dynamics AX is developed by KORUS for the companies distributors and producers developing own distribution network. The solution represents a set of modules and functionality in addition to standard opportunities of the ERP system.

"KORUS|Distribution" solves such problems as assortment management and trade inventories, purchases, supply chains and transport, settlement with suppliers and buyers, pricing, marketing campaigns and even such specific tasks as monitoring of the prices of competitors of certain groups of goods. "KORUS|Distribution" is provided the specialized block for accounting of operational cash flow in the solution - Treasury.

One of the most important functions of the ERP solution for the distribution company is logistics management of goods. "Our experts in the field of logistics deeply worked merchandising optimization mechanisms. For example, the possibility of reservation of goods under the specific client is provided in a system, and it is not important where these goods are now – the main thing that it appeared in a system. In reality goods can only be in process of a customs clearance or go to a warehouse, and managers can already distribute orders for them. Several types of warehouses are provided in a system: central warehouse, distribution center, warehouses of branches, transit warehouses, warehouses of defects and quarantine. Such organization provides constant control of location and end-to-end accounting of each specific commodity unit, and also allows to increase considerably efficiency of logistic service", -Mikhail Burachkov, the associate director on development of Corus Consulting [[Burachkov Mikhail|]] emphasizes.

"Use of industry solution allows to reduce significantly costs for implementation and terms of the project and also to consider all specifics of distribution activity, with its huge range of goods, work with suppliers and buyers, difficult logistics and other features, - the director of the department of Microsoft ERP "CORUS Consulting"Anna Korchminskaya notes. – In addition, further "KORUS|Distribution" helps to optimize business costs – for example, it is essential to cut down overheads, to minimize risks of overstocking or the shortage of products in warehouses, to reserve goods under the specific client and to timely provide their delivery. One more demanded function of a system is the quoting mechanism - fixing of arrangements of all parties according to the specific transaction and tracking of their accomplishment".