Direct Store Delivery is a component of the MEISolutions SuperPOSS backoffice Point of Sale solutions. The scan support system controls interactions between the store’s master computer and the electronic cash registers. The DSD system controls receiving of goods into the store.

DSD has three main components, each with its own user interface and reporting features:

• The cost and price change module
• The vendor item list maintenance module
• The receiving module

The goal of DSD is to allow stores to control the receiving process. Vendors commonly deliver price lists in advance, and then deliver products. The DSD system allows store personnel to enter the price lists as store costs, including cost changes on specific date. When the vendor arrives at the store to deliver products, the DSD system adds all delivered products into store inventory and computes the total bill for the delivery based on the previously entered price lists. The system also notes items being delivered that have no record on the store computer.

Receiving

Direct Store Delivery will provide quick and accurate “back door receiving” via FM or keyboard that is fully integrated with your POS scan file. MEISolutions DSD maintains retail prices and costs, as well as discounts and allowances, and assures accuracy when DSD products are delivered to your store. It also assures that only authorized vendors and vendor items will be delivered.

• Check the quantities and dollar amounts on vendor invoices against the actual shipment items delivered
• Protect yourself against unauthorized deliveries
• Reduce mathematical errors.

POS Data Tracking

Make Informed Management Decisions

The integration of MEISolutions DSD into your front-end system gives you the ability to track the profitability of DSD items based on actual POS movement. The latest, most accurate data allows you to make informed management decisions in buying, shelf space allocation and category management. You can use the “What If” capabilities of the system with discounts, allowances, TPRs and sale prices to evaluate marketing/buying strategies.

Maximize Profitability

MEISolutions DSD allows the retailer to control future costs through:

• Efficient recording and easy tracking of special deals
• Discounts and allowances
• The ability to generate retail price changes from cost changes.

• Future cost
• Retail price changes
• Vendor discounts and allowances
• Temporary price reductions
• Sale prices
• Corresponding PULL batches are automatically created for TPR’s and sale promotions to return prices to regular on scheduled ending dates.  

MEISolutions DSD will provide the means to obtain accurate storewide pricing and current sales information. Single-file maintenance means you only need to maintain one file for both DSD and PLU item information. This helps reduce errors and saves you time and effort. Plus, the easy to use design of MEISolutions DSD means you begin to benefit from the system right away

Features

• FM and keyboard receiving
• Extended vendor invoices
• Update on-hand inventory
• Suspend/Resume receiver(s)
• Control future costs
• Track current and future deals
• Generate retail price changes based on cost changes, deals and allowances, and on gross margin
• Generate retail price changes based on desired margin
• Transfer receiving detail to A/P
• Weekly recap
• Verification of item cost, retail price, authorized item, authorized vendors
• Host support
• Item profitability
• Vendor recap reporting
• Print shelf tags through FM
• Automatically compute deposit changes
• Send DSD data to host: A/P recap, receiver detail, discounts, allowances, cost changes
• FM in Background Advantage