CALIQ in Distribution with Professional Services

The provision of services such as consultancy, design, installation, and training alongside the supply of products brings the need for greater control and management visibility from your busines system.

The CALIQ difference is that we have built the provision of professional services into the heart of our distribution software, meaning that any sales order for products can include service elements and that project costs can be associated with the same sales order. We call it “value-added distribution”.

One single business transaction to manage the estimating, quoting and supply of products, consumables, special bought-in items, in-house and sub-contract services.

Collate all project communications through the bidding and quotation phase, which may involve drawings, correspondence, site visits and up-front expenses etc. which follow through to the sales order providing a central repository of all related information accessible to the whole team.

Manage the fulfilment of the project order through our comprehensive distribution system which looks after the allocation of stock to the order and the purchasing of products, services and “special items” as required. As product needs to be despatched, users synchronise these despatches alongside the provision of services via easy to use shipment release screens.

Account for all project costs being incurred in terms of inventory allocated, bought-in items and services, time sheets, transport and site expenses. All are instantly associated with the project order. This provides constant visibility over margins and work in progress and early warning of any cost overruns or delivery delays. Now you have real control and your system is working for you and with you, not just doing the accounting alongside.

Manage multi-site installation projects on one single order with sub-sections, each with their own product/services content and delivery address, site contacts and communications.

Learn more from the links on the right or from the Solutions menu to explore CALIQ in Wholesale Distribution and with other activities - such as e-Commerce, Kitting and Sub-Contract Manufacturing.