
| Order manager |
Conventional Methods (in person visit, phone, fax, e-mail) |
| Any time ordering system and multiple time order collection by wholesalers. | Order collection once or twice a day. |
| Orders are managed on computers and smart phones. | Printing or hand writing, which is cumbersome and prone to errors. |
| No rush of supplier staffs at your counter. You can focus on customer service. | Somebody has to personally attend to the supplier staffs to mange ordering process. |
| No duplication of items. | There are ample chances of duplication. |
| Easy to find suppliers for new products. | You have to devote additional time and energy to find the supplier. |
| Minimal out of stock issues. | Out of stock is a common problem. |
| Easy reordering if one supplier fails to supply. | The process is really time consuming and may lead to loss of sales. |
| Easy to search, monitor and manage previously ordered items. | A clumsy process to go through all the invoices or old order pages. |
| Easy to control which supplier gets the priority for which company. | Difficult to monitor the process and you might end up buying from a supplier with less discount. |