For over 20 years, Periodical Suite has set the standard for back office solutions in the periodical industry. Our robust solution suite is tailored to the needs of magazine distributors, mass market book distributors, and newspaper distributors providing sales forecasting, customer management, inventory control, billing, A/R, and A/P.
Periodical Suite enables these processes:
- Allotment/ordering and receiving
- Pick line set-up
- Order regulation and allocation
- Invoice/pick list/wrapper production
- Return and reorder processing
- Inventory control
- Publishers returns
- Accounts receivable
- Miscellaneous transaction entry
- Cash/payment entry
- Flexible payment application
- Statement production
- Credit control
Back Office 4.0’s Periodical Suite offers a series of enhanced modules for specific business needs, including:
A rapid and measurable ROI is a reality with Periodical Suite.
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Distributor Payables System
The Distributor Payables System brings speed and efficiency to the processing of publishers' statements.
It enables these processes:
- Automatic or manual transaction entry
- Publisher statement reconciliation
- Payment calculation/remittance
Pay on Scan System
The Pay on Scan System tracks off-site inventory and accounts for scan-based trading sales.
It enables such processes as:
- Accept retailer point-of-sale data
- Customer-level control
- Audit POS data against draw and returns
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) enables the transmission of invoices and credit memos.
It enables these processes:
- PC-based X.12 file creation
- Flexible document creation and formatting
- Interface to multiple networks
IPDA System
The IPDA System enables the electronic exchange of allotment and affidavit information between publishers and wholesalers.
It enables these processes:
- Allotments
- Affidavits
- Statements and Credit Memos
Document Archiving System
The Document Archiving System provides electronic file storage with easy access and retrieval.
It provides:
- Flexible document selection, indexing, and retrieval
- Hard disk or optical storage
Document Imaging System
The Document Imaging System manages the electronic file storage of signed documents.
It enables these processes:
- Scanning, indexing, and retrieval of signed documents
- Automatic proof of delivery
Data Warehouse
The Data Warehouse provides flexible access to data and ad-hoc reporting:
It enables these processes:
- Nightly or weekly extract of system files
- Tab-delimiting of files for easy database import
- Optional auto-load into Oracle RDB data base
Publisher Credit System
The Publisher Credit System tracks publisher payments based on distribution fees and payment schedules.
It enables processes such as:
- Multiple payment schedules
- Multiple fee types
- Prompt and final payments
- Miscellaneous transaction entry
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