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Master Inventory Control
The right inventory. The right time. The right place. BusinessFlow synchronizes inventory sales and availability across channels in real-time. Unlimited product categories, products, product variations, and product attributes. BusinessFlow supports serialization, complex products, costing, drop-shipping, track and trace and an automated inventory commitment system. It provides complete visibility (if you wish) of inventory levels for suppliers, customers and partners. Inventory catalogs enable customers to view their own product sets and to buy based on their own special pricing.
Real-time Inventory Control Across Sales Channels
BusinessFlow synchronizes inventories and availability across all sales channels in real-time. An inventory commitment system (on-hold tracking system) assures that items, serialized, unique or otherwise, are not oversold, and an on-order system enables you to keep stock levels in tight control. Changes in product offering, inventory availability, product categories, promotions, features are reflected in real-time across all sales channels.
Categories
BusinessFlow supports unlimited product categories with an unbound number of layers of categories. BusinessFlow's configuration engine enables business policy inheritance through the entire product category hierarchy. Items may belong to several categories concurrently.
Catalogs
BusinessFlow supports an unlimited number of product catalogs enabling the population of several Websites from BusinessFlow's unified inventory control or allowing customers to browse specific groupings of product based on their profiles or preferences. Items may belong to several catalogs concurrently.
Serialization
BusinessFlow has full support for serialized and unique inventories. Workflow enable coordination with suppliers such that items may be identified and registered in BusinessFlow even before they are received. At any point in the fulfillment process, BusinessFlow allows the designation of a particular serialized item to fulfill an order.
Variations
BusinessFlow manages any number of item variations such as pricing, descriptions (i.e. coloration and sizing), inventory status, and business policies (i.e. shipping method and taxation). An inheritance system enables the configuration of an item to be adopted by all variations of the item, and the override of any aspect of configuration and definition for any particular variation of the item.
Item Types
BusinessFlow support kits, assemblies, services, master items, physical items, and Website layout items. Virtually and permutation or combination of these item types is supported enabling you to offer your customers what they want in the way they want it. The broad array of item types enabled workflow such that inventory levels are adjusted properly for any type of transaction.
Attributes
BusinessFlow's attribution system enables the definition and storage of any number of aspects of each item in inventory for use in merchandising the item, sales, querying inventory, reporting, and exporting. Configuration of attributes is user-driven including the data type, display type, the universe of acceptable values, and behaviors, including whether or not ranges of values are accepted and whether the attribute is visible to customers.
Track and Trace Lots
BusinessFlow tracks batches and lots and enables the recording of events, processes, and documentation to be attached to an item or lot throughout its lifecycle.
Pricing Tiers, Volume Pricing, and Customer Specific Pricing
BusinessFlow's pricing engine enables any number of pricing tiers (for loyalty programs and wholesale/distributor/retail pricing) and enables volume pricing (discounts for bulk purchases) within each tier. The pricing engine is connected to BusinessFlow Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) such that customers can sign-in and get access to their own special pricing.
Multi-location Inventory
BusinessFlow supports any number of inventory locations including warehouses, third party logistics provider locations, and ports-of-entry for imported items. Fulfillment includes order sourcing and routing across locations. Reporting, exporting, adjustments and transfers enable granular details as to inventory levels and statuses per locations.
Multiple Units of Measure
BusinessFlow supports multiple units of measure for purchasing, storing, ordering, and shipping. The Web Services driving Ecommerce allow the flexibility for you to determine the units by which customers may purchase items and the integrated purchasing system enables the conversion of units to facilitate purchasing from suppliers.
Image Management
BusinessFlow supports any number of images per item. For any item, upload a single high resolution image and BusinessFlow will automatically produce a thumbnail, mid-view and blow-up resolution and will then automatically use each appropriately depending on the customer's view.
Up-Sell and Cross-Sell Engine
BusinessFlow supports multiple types item relationships and an unlimited number of item relationships. BusinessFlow's Up-Sell- and Cross-Sell engine is integrated with BusinessFlow's Ecommerce engine and phone/mail/purchase order engine for taking orders such that every sales channel is powered by a central merchandising strategy.
Item Code Aliases, Profiling and Grouping
BusinessFlow uses a unique item identifier that enables item codes to be dynamically configured without dis-associating relevant data. BusinessFlow's attribution system supports Item profiling, groupings, and groupings are supported through alternate item management and BusinessFlow's Up-sell and Cross-Sell engine.
Multiple Vendor Sourcing and Alternate Item Management
BusinessFlow supports the management of multiple suppliers for any item. Vendor specific item codes, descriptions, and costing are all tracked enabling smart purchasing, the optimization of margins, and smooth logistics when managing complex item sourcing.
Barcode Reading and Label Printing
BusinessFlow's RAMP client operates in a disconnected state to allow for maximum flexibility in label printing and bar code reading. BusinessFlow supports multiple barcode entry and workflow that streamlines labeling processes.
Import / Export and Reporting
BusinessFlow has a robust Web Services interface and configurable import/export tools for integration with legacy systems, third party software, and other entities including shipping providers. The toolset enables granular details as to every aspect of items, inventory status, customers, orders, purchase orders and transactions.
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