Solution: Dealer ordering and stock
Manufacturers with dealers
Stock and dealer orders sit in spreadsheets that never agree, and stock runs out mid-order.
Is this also your problem?
“Stock is in one spreadsheet and dealer orders in another, and they never agree. Dealers phone to ask what we have. I find out we’re out of something halfway through packing an order.”
How it works
- Your products go into one list, each with the quantity on hand and a reorder level.
- Dealers sign in to an ordering page that shows what’s available right now.
- Each order takes its items off the stock list and shows the dealer its status.
- When a product reaches its reorder level, whoever buys materials gets an alert.
What changes
- Stock and orders always agree, because they’re the same data.
- Dealers check availability and order status themselves.
- Low stock is news when it happens, not when an order is half packed.
What it runs on
Airtable holds products, stock and orders. Softr gives dealers their sign-in and ordering page. Make sends the alerts. We use Claude to merge your old spreadsheets into one product list and flag duplicates for you to sort out.
- Airtable
- Softr
- Make
- Claude
Time and price
About six weeks, most of it tidying your spreadsheets. The dealer page is custom work, so we quote it after a first call, and it comes with a maintenance plan.
Get Organised
$1,750£1,450€1,450AED 4,100A$1,750C$2,050₹29,000 one-time
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Sell through dealers, or keep stock in spreadsheets? Tell us how you track stock and orders today.
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