Orders live in chat apps and spreadsheets — one person goes on leave and nobody knows where the deal stands.
Trading
You buy and sell goods without owning a truck or a warehouse — your profit lives in the spread between purchase and sales prices.
The three biggest headaches
Customers ask "do you have it in stock?" and the answer takes a phone call and two spreadsheets to find.
Freight and fees pile up on every shipment, and true margin per order is only a guess until the money settles.
Recommended apps, in rollout order
- Purchase · PurchasingFrom request to approved PO to planned arrival — no more guessing what’s coming in.
- OMS · Order ManagementOne place for every order: check live stock, promise wisely, ship, and handle returns.
- TMS · Transport ManagementPlan, dispatch, track live, capture PODs, and reconcile freight — office and drivers in sync.
A typical day
- 1
Morning: check today’s purchase arrivals and sales orders due — everything in one queue.
- 2
Midday: confirm stock or inbound POs before promising a customer a date.
- 3
Afternoon: book transport for what must ship today, from the same order screen.
- 4
End of day: check each closed order’s margin — purchase, freight, and fees already in.