Industry · Wholesale & distribution

Software for wholesale distributors from order to signed delivery

Distributors live on thin margins and full trucks. SPS plans the routes, proves every drop, and turns the paperwork that follows - invoices, credits, customer approvals - into ERP transactions.

Route planningProof of deliveryAP automationCredit approvals
Up to 15%lower delivery costs
Every dropsigned and photographed
Real timedelivery data in the ERP
Wholesale & distribution operations
// The challenge

Margins are made - or lost - after the truck leaves

For a wholesale distributor, taking the order is the easy part. The cost sits in what happens next: how many stops fit on a truck, how many trips a driver makes, and how long it takes to turn a delivery into an invoice the customer won’t dispute.

When routes are built by hand and delivery notes come back crumpled at the end of the day, short deliveries, returns and price disputes surface weeks later - as credit notes and late payments. The longer the gap between delivery and invoice, the more it costs.

// A day in the operation

From order to cash - and where SPS fits

01Orders in

Customer orders that arrive as PDFs and email attachments are read into the ERP by DocReader instead of being retyped.

DocReader
02Pick and pack

xPress3 prints case and shipping labels from the order, so the right goods reach the right truck.

xPress3
03Route planning

ShipSnap AI builds tomorrow’s routes from orders, weights, volumes and each customer’s receiving hours.

ShipSnap
04Delivery

Drivers capture signature, photo, shortages and returns at each stop - even offline.

ShipSnap
05Invoicing and credits

Delivery data reaches the ERP in real time, so invoices reflect what was actually delivered; credit requests are approved in DocCycle.

ShipSnapDocCycle
06Supplier invoices

DocReader reads supplier invoices, checks them against the ERP and posts them.

DocReader
// Products

How distributors use each SPS product

// Route planning + proof of delivery

ShipSnap

Plan routes that fit more stops per truck and respect each customer’s receiving window - ShipSnap customers cut delivery costs by up to 15%. Every stop ends with a proof of delivery finance can invoice from.

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// AI document reading

DocReader

Read supplier invoices and incoming customer orders in any layout and post them to the ERP, with 99% recognition accuracy from day one.

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// Approvals + e-signature

DocCycle

Route credit notes, price exceptions and customer agreements to the right approvers - inside the company and at the customer - without email chains.

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// Labels from live data

xPress3

Print case, shipping and shelf labels from live ERP data, so warehouse labels never drift from what is in the system.

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// Proof of delivery without an app

ShipSnap QR

For orders handed to couriers or partner carriers, the customer signs by scanning a QR code on the delivery note - no app for the driver.

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// Outcomes

What changes for a distributor

  • More stops per truck - and fewer trips for the same orders.
  • Invoices that match the delivery - and fewer credit-note disputes.
  • Shortages recorded at the door - not discovered at month end.
  • AP handles exceptions - not data entry.
// Where to start

Pick the routes that generate the most credit notes or customer calls and run them in ShipSnap first, then compare the results with the rest of the fleet. A natural next step is DocReader for supplier invoices, because the same ERP connection is already in place.

// FAQ

Wholesale & distribution FAQ

By planning routes from orders, weights, volumes, pallet counts and customer time windows, so more stops fit on each truck. ShipSnap customers see delivery cost reductions of up to 15%.

Yes. Short-shipped items and returned goods are recorded at the stop, with photos, and reach the ERP together with the proof of delivery.

Yes. SAP Business One is supported out of the box; Oracle, NetSuite, Priority, IBM AS/400 and other ERPs connect through Winsert.

Yes. DocCycle sends the document by email, SMS or messaging apps, and the customer approves it in the browser – no app to install.

DocReader reads invoices and other incoming business documents, including header fields and line items. Send us a few sample orders and we’ll show you the result on your own documents.

Yes. ShipSnap can send automated text messages that tell customers when the truck is on its way, so someone is ready to receive the goods.

// Next step

See SPS on your own routes and orders

Book a demo and tell us how many trucks you run and which ERP you use.