Mobility Innovates Route Accounting/DSD

Road Warriors’ Secret Weapon

Route salespeople are often the faces and voices of their company. They must balance productivity demands with the highest level of accuracy for their customers. And they do this on the road – all day, every day – personifying the image of a “road warrior.” A typical day in the life of a route salesperson may involve visiting up to 30 convenience stores, retailers and pharmacies. Checking inventory, re-stocking shelves and removing expired product are just a few of the many tasks to complete after they arrive at a store. A typical transaction at a c-store or retailer will have anywhere from 30 to 150 items selected from an inventory list of 200 to 7,000 items, so route salespeople need a solution that combines speed and performance.

With Solid Route Accounting by Solid Innovation, route salespeople can service more customers more effi ciently because each transaction is automatically identifi ed by an invoice with its own unique number. The route salesperson synchronizes the day’s transactions back to the company’s system using his or her mobile computer. Accounts receivable and inventory are automatically updated for both billing and payments. As a result, invoices are more accurate and the process is far more effi cient, requiring only an approval from the store manager for fi nal processing and reimbursement.