When your ERP and warehouse system don’t “speak the same language,” the result is inefficiency, frustration, and higher costs. For distributors, these disconnects aren’t just inconvenient; they directly impact margins, customer satisfaction, and growth.
Here are the five most common breakdowns between ERP and warehouse systems and how Warehouse Integration for Acumatica can help fix them.
1. Duplicate Data Entry
The problem: Sales orders and purchase receipts are often keyed into both systems manually, wasting time and increasing the risk of errors.
The fix: Automating document exchange between Acumatica and the warehouse system eliminates re-keying, ensuring a single source of truth.
2. Inventory Inaccuracies
The problem: Without real-time updates, stock levels in the ERP rarely match what’s in the warehouse, leading to overselling, backorders, or write-offs.
The fix: Real-time transaction updates keep ERP and warehouse systems in sync, giving both teams the same accurate inventory data.
3. Slow Fulfillment Updates
The problem: Orders sit in limbo because fulfillment confirmations from the warehouse take hours—or days—to reach the ERP.
The fix: Integrated systems send fulfillment updates instantly, improving visibility for customer service and speeding up billing.
4. Purchase Order Bottlenecks
The problem: Approved purchase orders don’t reach the warehouse system fast enough, causing delays in receiving and put-away.
The fix: Automatic PO transmission ensures the warehouse system has the information it needs right away, so receipts can be created as goods arrive.
5. Disconnected Workflows
The problem: Warehouse teams and back-office staff often follow different processes, resulting in gaps, extra steps, and miscommunication.
The fix: A unified integration aligns ERP and warehouse workflows, so everyone works from the same playbook, reducing complexity and boosting efficiency.
Bringing It All Together
Your warehouse is the heart of your distribution operation, but it only works at full potential when it’s connected to your ERP. Blue Moon’s Warehouse Integration for Acumatica ensures that sales orders, purchase orders, receipts, and inventory transactions flow in real-time between systems, delivering accuracy, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Want to see it in action? Join us at Acumatica Demo Day on October 1 for a live 15-minute demo: Warehouse Automation Without the Hassle.
