From end to end, ADS offers complete supply chain management. including+
Warehousing & Inventory Management
- Forecast and Demand planning
- WMS
- Real time inventory management
- Fast turnaround and flexibility
- End-of-life product management
- FIFO / LIFO management
- And more
Procurement
- Turnkey process
- Packaging
- Media - Replication and ESD
- Components
- Competitive tier-based pricing
- JIT and VMI
- Inspection and documentation
- Product testing and reporting
- Serial code and license testing
- POSA and vendor score cards
- And more
Manufacturing
- Component flexibility
- Increased throughput
- Compact and DVD disc manufacturing
- Disc printing services
- Automated CD and DVD box packaging
- Automated paper sleeving
- Kitting
Order Management
- EDI
- Dedicated Account Services Managers
- Manual order entry management
- Order change management
- DTC
- Retail
- DC
- DTS
- In stock management
- Script order generation
- Sell through reporting
- And more
Returns Management
- Retail returns
- End user returns
- Product inspection
- Refund management
- Product rework
- Component reclamation
- Timely reporting
- DIF
- Rebates
Market Research
- Retail Sell Through
- Weekly and Monthly Data
- Category Trends
- And more
Channel Sales & Marketing
- End-to-End Channel Marketing
- Retail Channel Launch Strategy
- Retail account management with feet on the street
- Sales team with 20+ years experience in retail technology channels
- Retailer advertising and promotion
- In-store fixtures
- Merchandising
- Complete retail lifecycle management
- Direct relationships with all major retailers
- Sales Representation
- Regular meeting with buyers
- Line review planning
- Customized product pitches
- Quarterly forecasting
- Weekly update calls
- Dedicated advocate for product line
- Retail Channel Business Development
- Develop specific strategies by account
- Tie-ins to retailer and national promotions
- Quarterly business reviews with Sales & Marketing team
- Invitations to national sales meeting events
- Sales & Marketing Administration
- Product submission and setup
- Inventory management
- Forecasting and in-stock execution
- Logistics, distribution, outbound freight
- EDI communication
- Reverse logistics
- Product lifecycle management
- Promotion planning
- MDF budget management (including absorption of risk that program costs may increase)
- Merchandising, detailing fees and costs
- Rebate fulfillment
- Online rebate processing and status checking
- Coverage of data processing and fulfillment costs
- Streamlined process managed directly by Avanquest
- Rebate fulfillment call center managed directly by Avanquest
- Easy use = Satisfied Customers
- Finance Administration
- Credit and collections
- Weekly sell-through reporting
- Inventory reporting
- No-hassle weekly payments to partners
Product Marketing Services
- New product presentations
- Packaging design & development
- Market research
- Focus groups
- Surveys
- Pricing studies
- Over-and-above retailer marketing
- Marketing program administration
- All retail channel advertising and promotion