Distribution--every day its survival of the fittest in a world of scant margins, tight deadlines, and increasing competition. Its not just about products; its about people. You need to work efficiently with suppliers/manufacturers, empower employees to make more informed decisions, and continuously add value to customer transactions, while keeping an eye on the future. In short, you need a technology partner who understands your unique business requirements; one who is able to provide you with a comprehensive enterprise solution designed to streamline daily operations and minimize supply chain inefficiencies, while capitalizing on the power of the Internet.
Enter Prophet 21 CommerceCenter. Brought to you by Prophet 21, the leader in distribution-centric enterprise solutions, CommerceCenters high-performance, standards-based application architecture offers the flexibility you need to accommodate evolving customer needs and technologies. By utilizing the Microsoft Windows 2000 platform and SQL Server RDBMS, in conjunction with an extendible and scalable object-oriented design, Prophet 21 CommerceCenter can power the smallest organization to the largest multi-national enterprise, while bringing unsurpassed value and commitment to all of its customers. Best of all, our component architecture provides streamlined, best-of-breed application integration, should you require additional functionality from our complementary products.

With Prophet 21 CommerceCenter, youll reap the benefits of streamlined operations, improved customer service, and lower transaction costs. Lets face it, in todays competitive environment, you need a solid foundation upon which to build a highly successful, highly profitable business. Prophet 21 CommerceCenter is your foundation for high performance and best-practice driven results, providing the comprehensive functionality, exceptional professional services, and a second-to-none customer satisfaction and retention rating that distributors need for success: Customer-Centric Operations provide the order processing and management tools, coupled with customer relationship management functionality, necessary to anticipate and surpass your customers needs.

Supply Chain Management offers a powerful range of features that manage your procurement, inventory, and warehouse activities for order-of-magnitude operational improvement. Financial Management provides a flexible, fully integrated financial suite that adapts to your specific business rules and provides you with the essential tools for optimal financial management. Workflow automates business tasks, identifies exceptions, and generates alerts, while eliminating paperwork, cutting costs, and increasing efficiency. Business Reporting and Analysis features powerful tools that improve decision making by summarizing key data, identifying trends, and enabling forecasts. System and Data Messaging Utilities optimize system performance and enable interoperability and connectivity with trading partners.

Electronic Commerce seamlessly integrates with Trading Partner Connect, Prophet 21s Internet trading network that streamlines the procurement process between distributors and their suppliers, facilitates interaction and inventory visibility among distributors, provides a comprehensive sell-side solution, and enables connectivity to the worlds leading end-user focused vertical marketplaces and exchanges.