Improve Productivity With a Purpose-Built Suite of Applications
Ignition from Aptean is a comprehensive suite of innovative and configurable applications like enterprise resource planning (ERP), order management system (OMS) and electronic data interchange (EDI). You can choose the complete solution or individual components to handle your unique needs as a food distributor, processor or manufacturer.
Ignition is proven to drive revenue growth and reduce costs with automated processes, improved productivity and rapid time to value.
Scalable Solution for Food Distributors and Processors
Unify Your Information Through a Single ERP System
The Ignition ERP is an advanced, purpose-built solution for all back-end processing, production, deal management, procurement, financials and master data management.
Improve and Simplify Logistics From End to End
Boost efficiency, automate routine tasks and spend more time creating value with solutions designed to make your food business run seamlessly. Maximize your capabilities by integrating multiple solutions to create better visibility, control and collaboration across the entire value chain.
Ignition is available as a complete solution or as individual components to integrate with your existing systems. The software is fully scalable to support food distributors, processors and manufacturers of all sizes and will grow with you helping you take advantage of opportunities.
Customers have seen benefits such as:
Increased deal revenue
Visibility to customer buying trends
Extensive pricing and costing functionality
Increased delivery accuracy
Complete track and trace capability
Inventory accuracy up to 99.99%
Fully integrated general ledger
System generated notifications
Complete omnichannel sales management
Features and Benefits of Each Component
Enterprise Resource Planning
Grow sales and reduce inventory while improving efficiency throughout your business by leveraging advanced automation and accurate, real-time information.
Calculate costs, pads and pricing at the customer/item combination to better reflect costs and boost sheltered income.
Leverage the solution no matter how big or small your organization is and how many companies or warehouses you may have.
Purpose-built customer relationship management (CRM) components to best serve your sales team and customers.
Order Management System
Configure and integrate your systems across multiple channels, removing unnecessary barriers to your sales team’s ability to sell the right product to the right customer at the right price.
Give your sales team the tools to improve order values and gross profits, including visibility into margins and volumes and the ability to specialize every transaction.
Real-time information from your ERP gives you the visibility and control to address any customer issue quickly and effectively, helping to reduce the cost of errors and improve your relationships.
Order entry is designed to be as easy as possible, capturing your customer’s request accurately and with little manual effort, reducing errors and improving compliance.
Warehouse Management System
Grow fulfillment and decrease mispicks by automating manual processes and implementing enhanced visibility over your warehouse.
Prevent pick errors with improved inventory accuracy and system validation that the correct product lot is selected.
Built to meet stringent food safety requirements, the solution can track expiry dates, storage requirements and allergens.
Capture and convert across measurement systems and ensure you meet regulatory requirements as you ship across the globe.
Direct Store Delivery
Improve sales and order-to-cash cycle time while growing your portfolio distribution at the point of sale.
Reduce shelf out-of-stocks, inventory shrink and loss with process visibility, accountability and control of all cash and inventory transactions.
Reduce customer disputes, chargebacks and collection issues by eliminating reconciliation paperwork and streamlining proof of delivery.
Identify trends in retailer and customer preferences while iteratively improving supply chain efficiency and inventory levels.
Electronic Data Interchange
Decrease the risk of human error by automating, unifying or eliminating your manual processes, including order confirmations, changes and other tasks related to your order data.
Transparency and up-to-date communications through a web portal improve your confidence in business performance and inform decision making.
Reduce human error and eliminate costly, time consuming manual processes by seamlessly interfacing with ERP and WMS.
Gain access to extensive translation, archiving and communications options.
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