Direct Store Delivery (DSD) is the method of delivering a product from a supplier directly to the point of sale – retail stores, kiosks, vending machines, and offices – bypassing warehouses. The DSD model plays a significant role in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry with a heavy emphasis in the distribution of food, beverages, and tobacco products. It is designed to help DSD suppliers keep up with consumer demand and achieve more responsive replenishment while at the same time increasing sales, improving operational efficiencies, creating merchandising opportunities, and reducing overall costs.

More and more DSD suppliers are using mobile route accounting and sales order automation applications to minimize out-of-stock situations and maximize revenue. Automating your sales and order management, inventory management, and delivery confirmation functions can achieve significant benefits for your business such as improving customer service, reducing operational expenses, providing quick access to customer and product information, and reducing errors in order processing.

Prospects recognize they need to automate their processes in order to grow and mobile offerings allow you to grow without adding costly overhead. At 4SIGHT, we have experience working with Mobile Solutions and we understand the process of evaluating and selecting the “right” Mobile Solution for your business. Our resources can help you identify your business requirements and support you through every aspect of your DSD evaluation. As part of our process, we take a close look at inventory control & inventory management on route/delivery vehicles, which also includes returns processing. We analyze customer service issues and how to manage/control credit. It's also vitally important to get an understanding of the sales process and understand how orders are placed, how orders get delivered, where resources are located and how day-end is settled.

4SIGHT offers a full range of consulting and integration services that include the implementation of Mobile Solutions and Mobile Technology with your existing business processes.