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Distribution Management Software

Take control of inventory, purchasing, warehouse operations, and omnichannel sales. Reduce carrying costs, increase inventory turns, and fulfill orders faster with connected, real-time operations.
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Unlock supply chain efficiency with a holistic platform built for distribution

Gain complete real-time visibility and control over every aspect of your distribution operations with Acumatica. Easily manage inventory levels to avoid shortages or overstocking, optimize procurement processes to save time and reduce costs, and streamline fulfillment to ensure orders are delivered quickly and accurately. With Acumatica, you have the tools to oversee and enhance your entire distribution workflow from a single, user-friendly platform.

Empower your whole team

Role-based business applications for growing retail merchants, business-to-consumer (B2C) distributors, and direct-to-consumer (DTC) manufacturers.

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Warehouse Operations

Acumatica streamlines warehouse and inventory management with real-time visibility and automated workflows for receiving, picking, packing, and connected quality control. Key features include barcoding, mobile support, batch and wave picking, and order orchestration. Improve order accuracy, speed fulfillment, cut costs, and optimize inventory to boost profits.

Distribution Leaders

Acumatica equips distribution leaders with tools to confidently manage their business. Access real-time data and insights from any device. Customizable dashboards and automated alerts let you track key performance indicators and manage operations proactively. Our secure platform provides a complete business view, giving you the control and mobility to drive growth.

Sales & Marketing

Acumatica unifies customer experiences and revenue streams. Our platform provides a single source of truth across online, in-store, and sales rep channels. With native connectors for Amazon, Shopify, BigCommerce, and POS apps, you can deliver consistent, personalized experiences. Boost sales and customer satisfaction with embedded CRM and AI-powered tools for up-sell and cross-sell opportunities.

Back Office

Acumatica connects your entire organization, streamlining processes for accounting, purchasing, information technology, and human resources. Automate financial workflows, simplify procurement, manage your workforce, and rely on a secure, modern platform built for scalability. This unified system equips support staff with the tools to work efficiently and drive business success.

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Automate inventory, purchasing, warehouse operations, and omnichannel sales with a unified cloud-based distribution and financial application.

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Inventory management

Balance inventory availability, service levels, and carrying costs

Balance customer demand, supplier lead times, replenishment requirements, and carrying costs across locations. Get real-time visibility into stock and non-stock items across warehouses while supporting the inventory complexity.

Track products by lot or serial number, manage product families with matrix attributes such as size and color, and assemble or disassemble kits as demand changes. Automated replenishment and demand forecasting help planners determine what to buy, when to buy it, and where inventory is needed, while flexible pricing rules help protect margins and respond to customer requirements.

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Purchasing and requisitions

Move toward intelligent supplier transactions with sourcing automation

Purchase Orders

Automate every step of the procurement process, giving you real-time visibility and control over all supplier transactions. Effortlessly streamline purchasing, improve accuracy, and empower your team to make smarter, faster buying decisions.

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Requisition Management

Streamline requests, approvals, and vendor bids, to automate workflows for real-time purchasing control and faster, more impactful resource allocation.

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Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)

Calculate replenishment by considering on-hand quantities, sales orders, and existing purchase orders within user-defined periods to ensure you have the right stock at the right time.

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Warehouse management

End warehouse chaos with an intuitive and embedded WMS application

Manage your entire warehouse directly within Acumatica, eliminating the complexity and cost of separate systems. Our embedded WMS connects every scan and shipment to your financials and inventory in real-time, empowering your team to work faster and smarter with a mobile-first solution. Streamline fulfillment with paperless, guided picking workflows, and define your warehouse layout with total flexibility. With automated barcode scanning and direct carrier integrations, you can eliminate data entry errors, speed up shipping, and ensure your most critical inventory is always ready.

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Omnichannel sales

Omnichannel sales, anytime, anywhere, without the overhead

Sales Orders, CRM, and Field Service

Accelerate sales cycle with Acumatica’s Sales Order Management application. Connect every step from lead and opportunity, managed seamlessly through the native CRM app, to final delivery. Quickly manage quotes, process orders, schedule field service calls, and track shipments with flexible pricing, real-time credit checks, will-call orders, inventory allocations, and integrated fulfillment workflows. Each transaction ties directly into your inventory and financials, boosting efficiency and customer satisfaction while giving you a complete view of your business.

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Commerce Connectors and Counter Sales

Modernize your sales channels with Acumatica’s native connectors for leading platforms like Amazon, Shopify, and BigCommerce. Seamlessly integrate your B2B and B2C ecommerce operations with Acumatica Cloud ERP for real-time inventory and financial data. Extend this unified experience to your physical locations with our Counter Sales application, creating a complete omnichannel solution across all sales channels.

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Choose the videos that matter most to your distribution business

▶️ Acumatica Distribution Edition Overview
▶️ Inventory Management Video
▶️ Purchasing Video
▶️ Sales Order Video
▶️ Warehouse Management Video
▶️ Demand Planning Video
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What’s new in 2026 R1 for distribution?

Drive growth and control costs with flexible inventory management, automated approvals, and optimized order fulfillment processes.

  • Change picking locations directly during the process to accommodate real-time inventory movements.
  • Strengthen control over your inventory transactions with configurable approval workflows for inventory adjustments.
  • Speed up the receiving process and optimize warehouse space using system-recommended put-away locations.
  • Generate lot and serial numbers automatically to improve traceability and reduce manual data entry.
  • Create pick lists for batches of orders despite inventory shortages to manage backorders efficiently.
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Distribution pricing calculator

Acumatica’s APEX for Distribution is the fastest way to build your customized software package with support and implementation services built into a starting price USD 1,495 monthly!

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Marketplace solutions for distribution

Marketplace solutions for distribution

Acumatica offers open APIs and prebuilt connectors for WMS, EDI, shipping, labeling, commerce, and supply chain apps, streamlining your operations from quote to cash.

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Resources for the distribution industry

Explore solution briefs, analyst reports, evaluation checklists, product videos, and other featured resources for the distribution industry.

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FAQ

What is Distribution Management Software?

Distribution management software helps businesses manage the flow of inventory from purchasing and receiving through warehousing, sales, fulfillment, and delivery. Acumatica connects these processes with financials, CRM, ecommerce, and reporting in one cloud ERP platform, giving distributors a real-time view of operations across locations and sales channels.

How does Acumatica help distributors manage inventory across multiple locations?

Acumatica provides real-time visibility into inventory across warehouses and locations, including available, allocated, and on-order quantities. Distributors can manage lot- and serial-tracked items, matrix items, kits, replenishment, and demand planning while using shared inventory data across purchasing, sales, warehouse, and financial workflows.

What is the difference between Distribution Management Software and Warehouse Management Software?

Warehouse management software primarily supports warehouse execution, such as receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping. Distribution ERP covers a broader set of business processes, including inventory, purchasing, sales, customer management, financials, and planning. Acumatica includes warehouse management capabilities within its broader cloud ERP platform, helping keep warehouse transactions connected to the rest of the business.

How does Acumatica support demand planning and inventory replenishment?

Acumatica helps distributors evaluate inventory levels, sales demand, open purchase orders, supplier requirements, and planning periods to determine what products need to be replenished, where they are needed, and when. These capabilities can help buyers reduce stockouts and excess inventory while maintaining appropriate service levels.

Can Acumatica support both B2B and B2C distribution channels?

Yes. Acumatica supports B2B and B2C distribution through connected sales, CRM, ecommerce, counter sales, inventory, fulfillment, and financial workflows. Integrations with commerce platforms such as Shopify, BigCommerce, and Amazon help distributors synchronize online activity with ERP data and maintain a consistent view of inventory and orders across channels.

What should distributors look for when choosing a Distribution Management System?

Distributors should consider how well a system supports inventory complexity, multiple locations, purchasing and replenishment, warehouse operations, customer-specific pricing, ecommerce, reporting, and financial management. It is also important to evaluate whether these processes share real-time data or depend on separate applications and integrations. Acumatica is designed to connect these functions on a unified cloud ERP platform.

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