xVP – Distribution and Wholesale

The perfect ERP system for distribution and wholesale businesses from Epicor, formerly Solarsoft.

xVP is designed to help distributors handle a large product range with maximum flexibility in pricing and discount structures. Sales, marketing and CRM tools are built in to help grow your business while smart inventory management will help keep an eye on profit margins and stock turn.

Streamline Sales and Purchases

xVP offers multiple sales order processing options with all the flexibility you'll need for complex pricing, discounts and delivery schedules.

With e-commerce options for online business-to-business and business-to-consumer services and modules for tele-sales and trade counter service, xVP provides a single view of your order flow however business comes in.

Purchasing mirrors sales processing with flexible requisition controls and full integration with the financial ledgers and inventory management.

xVP will generate orders for non-stock items automatically, cutting clerical effort and getting the goods to your customer as quickly as possible via drop shipment where available.

Optional Bankers Automatic Clearing Services (BACS) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messaging is available for automation of orders and payments direct to suppliers or buying associations.

Powerful Inventory Management

For a single storage location or across regional distribution centers and branches, xVP has the flexibility and power to optimize your inventory movements.

Inter-branch orders and stock transfers can be fully automated.

Multi-location and multi-attribute directed pick and put away make sure your goods are stored efficiently and in the right environmental conditions to maintain quality. Split lot management with full batch traceability and ageing help cut waste and ensure that you can account for every item you handle.

xVP promotes efficient warehouse operations, precise stock management and timely delivery. xVP is fully integrated with Epicor's warehouse management systems for barcode automation, voice picking and RFID.

Multiple Applications

xVP is ideal for builders' merchants, kitchen and bathroom, electrical parts, plumbing, HVAC and tiles and flooring. xVP is also widely used for pharmaceuticals and healthcare, hi-tech parts, food and drink, leisure and CPG and general trade distribution.

From a simple sale of a replacement part to multiple shipments of bathroom suites for a large housing project, xVP will help you control and track your orders whilst ensuring margins are maximized.

Localization and Technology

Available as standard in an English language version, xVP supports multi-lingual catalogs including Asian character sets. European VAT and environmental regulation is standard with multi-currency, multi-company and multi-period ledgers for full and easy financial control.

xVP is available on Windows and Unix and is easily installed on low-cost industry standard servers. xVP is a scalable, low-risk investment that delivers a high return.

xVP supports the Solarsoft Open Services Architecture (SOSA), which allows systems to be easily and securely connected to business partners and customers via simple web services. SOSA compliance means that xVP works with the full range of Epicor added-value options including Management Information "Dashboards" for graphic performance analysis.