An overview of LinkGreen's Supply chain technology solutions for Greenhouse and Floral distributors. LinkGreen's solutions offers API and ERP integration improving order and inventory management.
2. ““The Greenhouse and FloricultureThe Greenhouse and Floriculture
industry has been long overlooked andindustry has been long overlooked and
are desperately in need of a digitalare desperately in need of a digital
solution to streamline ordersolution to streamline order
management between retailers &management between retailers &
growers and distributors & growers.growers and distributors & growers.
3. ““LinkGreen is a SaaS company that providesLinkGreen is a SaaS company that provides
businesses with an online ordering solutionbusinesses with an online ordering solution
that streamlines their order managementthat streamlines their order management
and vendor/customer relations”and vendor/customer relations”
““ All in ONE SOLUTION.”All in ONE SOLUTION.”
4. ORDERING DONE BETTER.
A BETTER WAY TO BUY & SELL. A BETTER WAY TO BUY.
GrowerGrower
A BETTER WAY TO SELL.
RetailerRetailerDistributorDistributor
5. Benefits to Growers
Distributor now receives real-time data on a
growers products and current inventory, allowing
distributor to process orders more efficiently,
directly from the distributor’s ERP system into
growers ERP system
Benefits to Customers
Retailers order seamlessly from any mobile device
or computer with access to current inventory in
real-time including distributor product updates, full
order history, order tracking and order updates..
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SUPPLY CHAIN CLARITY WITH LINKGREEN
DISTRIBUTOR ERP
Benefits to REWHOLESALER
LinkGreen’s suite of products bring together both
sides of supply chain management into your ERP
system. You can now process everything via your
ERP system with all parties using their own level
of technology.
6. Robust & Diverse Inventory
Your suppliers inventory is completely transparent to your end-user, so
you can present all your suppliers products as your inventory to your
customers.
Focus on Your Core Strengths
With less inventory management, you can now focus on customer
relations
and logistics. This makes it so much easier to fulfill more of your
customers orders.
Immediate Visibility
Your suppliers current inventory is always accessible within your system
or via the web.
Speed of Delivery
All data through API and ODBC integration is updated in real-time, so you
ever have to worry that you are looking at outdated information.
Increase Sales Revenue
As a distributor, presenting more inventory means you can sell more to
your customers.
7. Connect Directly with Customers
Suppliers can provide their customers with an online
solution for them to keep up-to-date on their products
and streamline the customers order process.
The Mobile Sales Rep
LinkGreen Rep™ gives your sales team the flexibility to
place orders and track customer order history.
ERP Integration
Provide customers with real-time data on your products
and current inventory, while automatically receiving
orders directly into your supplier ERP system. Updates
in your system propagates any changes across to your
customer, website and sales rep channels.
Website Integration
Vendor sites can now have integration “hooks” to
transform their site into a dynamic and responsive
commerce site with integration of their catalog, online
ordering and current availability
Extend Your Data
Take you business to the next level with LinkGreen
Extend. With integration to Amazon, Shopify and a host
of other data analytic platforms, you can open up entirely
new business opportunities and analysis
8. Robust & Diverse Inventory
Your suppliers inventory is completely transparent to your customer, so
you can present all your suppliers products as your inventory to your
customers.
Focus on Your Core Strengths
With less inventory management, you can now focus on customer
relations and logistics. This makes it so much easier to fulfill more of
your customers orders.
Mobile Ordering
Retailers have a variety of ways to search for products, including the
ability to scan UPC codes directly into LinkGreen Connect, turning your
tablet or smartphone into an extremely powerful and efficient order
management tool.
Speed of Delivery
All data through LinkGreen Sync integration is updated in real-time, so
you never have to worry that you are looking at outdated information.
Extend Your Data
Take you business to the next level with LinkGreen Extend. With
integration to Amazon, Shopify and a host of other data analytic
platforms, you can open up entirely new business opportunities and
analysis
.
9. BENEFITS TO THE DISTRIBUTOR
Increased Visibility
Relationship
Management
Revenue Generating
Opportunities
More product shared with customers provides more revenue
generating opportunities. With order history, growers and distributors
can now forecast and predict customer behaviour more easily.
Achieve greater visibility into grower availability that can be shared
with customers in real-time. Order status is also updated in real-time.
A distributor has more control over the connectivity with both growers and
customers using the same technology. Customer product & UPC codes can
be referenced to both distributor product codes and grower product codes.
10. BENEFITS TO THE GROWER
Real-time Data
Eliminate Manual Entry
Integrated Solution
Growers can enjoy the benefits of having their distributors and
sales reps connected in real-time with very little investment.
The integration is flexible and easy to implement.
Product availability is always up-to-date for the distributor. Customers
and sales reps work off the same availability.
Save time on reporting, record management and operations
management when orders are processed online. Electronic orders
can automate all your labeling and phytosanitary requirements.
11. BENEFITS TO THE CUSTOMERS
Anytime, Anywhere Access
Eliminate Manual Entry
Order direct from POS
Receive real-time data on a vendors products and current
inventory, allowing retailers to process orders more efficiently,
directly from their POS system.
Retailers order seamlessly from any mobile device or computer with
access to current inventory in real-time including supplier product
updates, full order history, order tracking and order updates.
Retailer POS integration resolves time-consuming manual entry and
errors by automatically syncing supplier SKUs, UPCs and pricing.
12. WHAT IT MEANS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT
IT
Executive
Operations
Operations now has much more visibility into growers availability, allowing
customers to access more product sooner and easier. This equates to
better communication between customer, distributor, and grower.
A technology solution that is common to distributor, customers and
growers. Increased efficiency due to the speed of data & ease of
execution will allow IT to focus on internal technology requirements.
Business is a lot closer to an electronically connected supply chain,
which in turn optimizes the product offering. Achieving a significant
jump in business efficiencies, with minimal investment.
Editor's Notes
SIZE & MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM
$64 BILLION INDUSTRY
MADE UP OF 400,000 Independtenly owned businesses
Dealing with upward of 200 vendors differently
Nothing is standard