Boost productivity by digitally optimising your operations
Automation, digitisation and Cloud solutions, custom-designed for your wholesale distribution business.
We’ll rebuild your digital ecosystem and operating environment to unlock the hidden pockets of productivity and profit.
Our specialist team will assess every corner of your organisation to gain a deeper understanding of how your business functions. With this understanding, paired with our extensive experience of working with other clients in the wholesale distribution industry, we tailor-design a meaningful digitisation and automation plan for your business.
Next, we deploy it for you with limited disruption and full change management coverage, so your team knows exactly what they’re doing, and why.
Demand Planning & Sales Forecasting
Old way
- Buy based on manually reviewing existing sales trends.
Nexon way
- Buy based on predictive insights drawn from existing sales, market research and consumer trends.
Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Old way
- Disparate, clunky manual and automated distribution processes that sit outside your other technology.
Nexon way
- Completely integrated distribution process, with your WMS seamlessly talking to your other technology platforms.
First-Expired-First-Out (FEFO)
Old way
- Manual or semi-automated stock checks and reallocation of orders as required.
Nexon way
- Fully automated reallocation of stock and expiry alerts.
Proof of Delivery (POD)
Old way
- Manual signing for goods on delivery then followed by office reconciliation.
Nexon way
- Fully automated thanks to seamless integration of your POD reconciliations into your financial software.
Internet of Things (IoT)
Old way
- Time constraints and errors caused by manual product tracking, logistic transparency and planning into stock and customer news and demands.
Nexon way
- Inventory efficiencies using RFID tags and sensors
- Better transparency through supply chain to customer delivery alerts
- Decisions informed by real time data insights
The result?
Costs controlled, errors reduced, efficiencies gained and a future-proofed pathway for business growth.
How we do it
1
Review of your current digital ecosystem and manual operations
We broadly categorise our review into three overarching areas of discovery – people, processes and technology. Every business is different, so no two discovery processes are the same. But we know what to look for and where to find it. Some of the things we examine include:
People
- Day-to-day activities
- Roles and responsibilities
- Manual tasks
- Physical work environment
- Organisation structure
- Communication channels
Processes
- Supply chain design
- Inbound and outbound logistics
- Warehouse and inventory management
- Finance and compliance reporting
- Supplier collaboration and agreement monitoring
- Marketing and Sales planning
Technology
- Legacy systems
- Existing spreadsheets and on-premise databases
- WMS
- CRM
- ERP
- Financial platform
- eCommerce platform
2
Design of an automated, digital and accessible ecosystem tailored to your business
Once we have unpacked your operations we’ll work on creating an automated, digital and accessible ecosystem that will increase productivity and support cost control.
The solution we recommend will map uniquely to your operations, and will likely be driven by a combination of:
- Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms
- IoT devices and data integration
- Wholesale eCommerce platforms
- Custom Cloud-based app solutions
- Power Apps, Power Portals and custom Cloud-based app solutions.
3
Solution delivery while ensuring no disruption to your business, people and customers
Change management is critical, so that’s part of our service too. We don’t just implement the solution. We ensure uptake across the entire business for a seamless transition.
4
Ensuring the solution keeps evolving as your business does
As a trusted partner who intimately understands the ins and outs of your business, we can help you to continually future-proof your operations to support growth.
We offer a managed services agreement which will help you on your continuous improvement journey.
FAQs
While every transformation project is different, we’ve been through the process many times before. We understand the complexities of the wholesale distribution environment and the need for a seamless transition. Continuity is business-critical for you – so it is for us, too.
We treat all warehouse projects as though we’re upgrading a piece of highly complex, precision machinery, and we have the experience to manage all the moving parts. And by taking a holistic view of all your processes, we mitigate disruptions and minimise risks across your supply chain.
None of this happens by chance. Our depth of experience with various industry-specific systems allows us to foresee any flow-on effects of the change process by putting steps in place to mitigate them.
No matter what legacy systems and software (or even manual processes) you work with, you can always integrate cloud-based and SaaS solutions into your operations. The key is to work with a partner who has the industry knowledge and experience to deploy a complete solution for your needs.
While other business solutions providers may shy away from the challenges of legacy systems, we don’t. Instead, we embrace the opportunity to transform your operations and take your business to the next level.
The exact cost savings and efficiencies your business will see depend very much on the specific business solutions we deliver. However, as part of our approach, we work with you to establish your goals to maximise revenue opportunities and drive greater efficiencies across the organisation, then align our recommendations to achieve those.
One of the greatest changes you will see is timely, effective financial and operational reporting across your business. Beyond that, our solution will streamline your operations, increase visibility across your business, and reduce complex and costly processes.
Delivering a smooth adoption process is important to ensure the overall success of the solution. This is where change management comes in. By understanding how people, processes and operations will be impacted, we can put a plan in place to manage transition risks, impacts and blockers.
We do this by taking employees on the journey. We first identify key users and departments and then build a communications and training program. Through this program we help them to understand why the new system has been deployed, what they need to do and who to go to for support.
We will look into the future so we can smooth the road ahead, leading to better ROI, benefits realisation, smoother implementation and better adoption.
You're in good company
At Nexon, we work with the best. We surround ourselves with innovative thinkers and digital disruptors to deliver the best tailored solutions for our clients.
