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Smarter supply chain management starts with better ERP

Insights, guides, and proven strategies for operations leaders at Australian manufacturing and distribution businesses, backed by decades of supply chain ERP expertise.

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Built for Australian SME supply chain leaders

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Whether you run a national distribution network or manage production across multiple sites, your supply chain is the engine of your business and the source of your biggest operational risk.

This hub brings together everything Pronto Software knows about building resilient, data-driven supply chains with ERP at the centre. Explore deep-dive guides on inventory optimisation, demand forecasting, warehouse automation, and supplier management.

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Core capability areas

Four pillars of supply chain excellence

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Inventory management

Stockouts reduce margins and overstock ties up cash. Pronto Xi gives you real-time visibility to manage both before they impact your business.

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Warehouse operations

From putaway to dispatch, optimise every warehouse movement. Pronto Xi’s WMS module integrates with barcode scanning, RFID, and automated picking systems.

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Demand forecasting

Stop reacting and start planning. Use historical trends, seasonal patterns, and live customer data to build forecasts that hold up against real-world variability.

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Supplier and procurement

Build resilient supplier relationships with performance tracking, lead time analysis, and automated purchase orders that ensure supply never surprises you.

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Resources for every stage of the journey

Get the basics right before you scale. This cluster covers the essential building blocks of supply chain ERP; what it is, how it works, and how businesses use Pronto Xi to connect procurement, inventory and fulfilment into one integrated system.

Blog 5 Signs your business has outgrown its current supply chain system
Growth is a good problem to have, until the systems that served you well at half your current size start holding you back. Here are five signs it’s time to move on.
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Blog From reactive to predictive: how ERP transforms supply chain planning
Many businesses know their supply chain planning could improve. Stockouts, excess inventory and last-minute purchase orders, often stem from guesswork rather than data.
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Blog Why real-time inventory visibility is the foundation of a resilient supply chain
Blind spots in stock data are costly. Here’s why real-time inventory visibility is the most important investment you can make in your supply chain.
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Customers achieving supply chain excellence with ERP

See how businesses have transformed their supply chain operations by harnessing the power of Pronto Xi. Through tailored solutions, our customers across various industries have streamlined processes, improved data visibility, and responded faster to market changes.

Case Study Manufacturing excellence: Transforming operations through Pronto Xi
Rapid business growth exposed the limitations of Crusader Caravans’ old systems, which struggled with cost accuracy and inventory management. Pronto Xi provided greater control and visibility across all manufacturing ...
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Case Study Planning with confidence: the value of accurate forecasting and data-based decision-making
After upgrading their ERP system, woodwork supplier Carabetec achieved substantial operational gains, including streamlining inventory management, and access to accurate forecasting and demand planning.
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Case Study Connecting retail and inventory solution takes performance to new heights
Pronto Xi has enhanced Herschend Family Entertainment’s business operations by streamlining warehouse management, enabling the team to operate more efficiently and provide better service to millions of guests.
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How Pronto Xi supports supply chain management

View our solution overview eBooks to see how our supply chain modules can help optimise processes, increase efficiency, and support business growth.

Maximise throughput by intelligently controlling inventory movement. Facilitate: multiple bin locations; 3D warehouse layouts; unit/carton/pallet storage; picking location selections, wave picking; optimised top-up & putaway routines.
Chart the flow of finished goods across the entire network. Aggregate demand from customer orders back to a central distribution centre for replenishment. Plan for production by acquisition through MPS, MRP & automated purchase orders.
Predict demand based on sales orders, goods shipped & inventory transfers – and apply smoothing factors based on a ‘best fit’ method of forecasting with algorithms & moving averaging. Graphical displays, exception handling & forecast period choice increase clarity.
Exchange orders & invoice information with suppliers and customers for fast & efficient processing. Direct connection via Value Added Network (VAN) increases visibility and minimises manual intervention – reducing transactions costs.
Wirelessly transmit orders from Pronto Xi Sales to handheld/vehicle-mounted terminals. When used with Pronto Xi WMS or Scanpack, perform stocktaking; putaway; replenishment; inventory transfers – inter/intra-warehouse; store allocations; picking; packing; order despatch; stock & location enquiries; receipts of incoming goods & more.
An efficient way to pick, pack & despatch goods, Scanpack streamlines warehouse processes, increases accuracy of stock movements & enhances ‘track and trace’ visibility. Large numbers of items, cartons and pallets can be scanned, tracked & managed via barcodes with automated printing of packing and SSCC labels.
Keep records of thousands of catalogue items. With formatted/unformatted text & cross-references to other Pronto Xi objects, searches can be performed via inventory enquiries with the option of dynamically creating them as normal inventory master records. Catalogue items can hold unlimited information and supplier contracts can be linked to multiple catalogue items.
Provide all required information to delivery drivers & capture customer acknowledgement when goods are delivered. From delivery addresses, maps & special instructions to the best route – and make updates for traffic disruptions. Know exactly where an item is on the delivery journey.
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Ready to assess your supply chain?

Talk to a Pronto supply chain specialist. We’ll map your current operations and show you exactly where ERP can make the biggest difference.

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What supply chain leaders ask us most

Supply chain ERP integrates inventory, procurement, warehousing, demand planning, and financials into a single connected system. Unlike standalone tools, ERP eliminates data silos, so your purchasing, warehouse, and finance teams always work from the same live information.

Yes. Pronto Xi was designed and built in Australia, and is used by 1,500+ local businesses across manufacturing, wholesale distribution, retail, and services. It includes Australian tax compliance, local support, and integrations with key Australian logistics and freight providers.

Disconnected systems between the shop floor and warehouse are one of the biggest pain points for manufacturers and wholesalers, leading to stockouts, overproduction, and costly delays. Many businesses run separate tools that don’t talk to each other.

Pronto Xi unifies inventory management, warehouse operations, and production planning on a single platform. Real-time stock visibility syncs automatically with manufacturing schedules, so your procurement, production, and dispatch teams always work from the same live data, eliminating manual handoffs and reducing errors.

Many businesses waste hours each week exporting spreadsheets, reconciling numbers from different systems, and building reports that are already out of date by the time they’re shared. Decision-makers are often flying blind.

Pronto Xi includes built-in business intelligence and live dashboards that surface KPIs across finance, operations, inventory, and sales, no manual exports required. Role-based reporting means your CFO, warehouse manager, and sales team each see the metrics most relevant to them, updated in real time as transactions occur.

Paper-based picking is slow, error-prone and hard to scale. Mispicks, delayed dispatch, and lost consignment notes are common pain points, and they flow directly into customer satisfaction problems and costly returns.

Pronto Xi’s Warehouse Management System (WMS) combined with Radio Frequency and Scanpack eliminates paper from the warehouse floor entirely. Orders are transmitted electronically to operators’ handheld or vehicle-mounted terminals, with intelligent pick paths guiding staff through the warehouse in the most efficient sequence. Scanpack tracks and validates carton and pallet contents using barcodes, including automated printing of Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC) labels, so every order is verified before it leaves the dock. The Proof of Delivery App then closes the loop, capturing digital signatures and delivery confirmation in real time.

Businesses with multiple sites or distribution centres often struggle to balance stock levels across locations, carrying too much in one warehouse while running short in another, and relying on manual spreadsheets or gut feel to manage replenishment.

Pronto Xi’s Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) plans the flow of goods across even the most complex networks of satellite, branch and central locations. It considers supplier priorities, transport costs, lead times and inventory targets to optimise replenishment automatically, and can generate purchase orders and warehouse transfer orders without manual intervention. Combined with Advanced Forecasting, which uses statistical methods like triple exponential smoothing (Winter’s Method) to identify seasonal trends and predict demand, you get lean inventory and the right stock in the right place, without the spreadsheet marathon.