The Centerprism Blog
Practical writing on distribution ERP, inventory, warehouse operations and Microsoft Dynamics GP — from the team that built the Full Spectrum ERP.
Field notes from real distribution projects
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Excel on Steroids: How PrismView Replaces SmartLists and Exports
A SmartList export is stale the second it lands in Excel, and somebody has to rebuild it by hand the following week. PrismView™ keeps the same data live on screen, with Field Chooser™, Prism Filter™ and Prism Summaries™ doing the work the spreadsheet used to.
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The Hidden Cost of Running Distribution on Ten Add-Ons
Every bolt-on bought to patch a gap in a generic ERP arrives with its own login, its own upgrade cycle and its own support number. We add up what that really costs a distributor, and what changes when the whole operating loop runs on one database instead.
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Inventory Turns: The One Number Every Distributor Should Track
Inventory turnover says more about the health of a distribution business than almost any other line on the balance sheet, yet most teams calculate it once a year. Here is how the number is built, what quietly drags it down, and where better forecasting actually moves it.
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Fixed-Fee vs Time-and-Materials: Who Really Carries ERP Project Risk
Under time and materials, every hour of discovery, rework and scope drift lands on the customer's invoice; under a fixed fee, that exposure sits with the implementer. The difference reshapes how a project gets scoped, how change requests are handled, and who is motivated to finish.
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Counter Sales, Will-Call and the Order Entry Gap in Generic ERP
Generic ERP assumes an order arrives, gets picked, and ships a day or two later — counter sales and will-call break that assumption on the first transaction. The gap shows up as re-keyed orders, margin given away at the counter, and a customer standing there waiting.
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What Barcode-Driven Picking Actually Changes in a Distribution Warehouse
Barcode scanning is usually sold as a speed upgrade, but the bigger win is what it removes: paper pick tickets, hand-keyed counts, and the guesswork between the shelf and the invoice. We walk through what a wireless warehouse changes shift by shift.
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