Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Software to Maximize Returns In the Bottled Water Industry

The bottled water industry expects double-digit annual growth over the next five to ten years. But your rapidly growing market has unique challenges, including public perception of spring water sources, contamination and the development of international standards. It’s tough enough without the internal road blocks you’re dealing with: your route accounting and warehouse management systems are outdated, slow and cumbersome to operate and maintain; processing invoices and orders is time-consuming and error-prone and your sales staff doesn’t have the customer information they need to sell effectively. How much are these inefficiencies costing your business?

HighJump Software understands the beverage distribution industry and its challenges and is dedicated to providing modern, effective and streamlined solutions for bottled water distributors. In fact, HighJump is the largest direct store delivery software provider in North America. We’re committed to keeping our products in-step with customer and industry requirements so that you never need to worry about falling behind.

Learn more about HighJump’s full suite of direct store delivery (DSD) software for beverage distributors:

• Route Accounting Systems (RAS)
• Inventory Management
• Truck Load Management
• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Mobile Pre-Sales and Delivery
• Sales Reporting
• Surveys and Competitive Intelligence
• GPS Route Assistance and Tracking
• TrueCommerce EDI Platform

HighJump’s route accounting and mobile pre-sales and delivery applications allow you to maximize profits by improving driver efficiency and productivity. Real-time mobile applications, integrated with forecasting tools, optimize inventory investments at the store level. Salespeople can be transformed from order-takers into sales consultants, given the time savings enabled by automated order processing.

The HighJump system processes real-time order updates to ensure the warehouse is picking the right orders at the right time. Improved client service at a lower operating cost becomes possible with voice or RF picking processes, reduced truck-loading time and more accurate shipments. Adaptable, rules-driven delivery applications combined with electronic proof of delivery and paperless settlement processes improve driver productivity and reduce fleet size. Back-office costs can also be reduced as invoices no longer need to be filed and invoice reconciliation is minimized. Your collections and settlement teams have the information they need at their fingertips, not locked in a filing cabinet. Additionally, HighJump Software offers GPS tracking software to help reduce fuel costs and eliminate wear and tear on vehicles.

With HighJump Software’s full suite of highly adaptable DSD software, you have the tools you need to close more business faster as you move the industry’s best-known brands through the last mile of the supply chain.

Key Functionality for Beverage Distribution

• Real-time presell and delivery applications
• Electronic proof of delivery
• Paperless settlement transactions
• Forecasting and inventory management at store/SKU level
• Survey management and data collection
• Field service and asset management
• Suggested and standing orders
• Empties and returns management
• Standing orders
• GPS visual route performance

HighJump Understands the Bottled Water Industry:

• Service procedures – water machine cleaning/service
• Cooler rental and tracking
• Cart loading for multi-customer stops
• Multiple delivery points within a customer
• Seasonal Fluctuation
• On demand service – emergency outage