When Sales, the Warehouse, and Accounting Don't Agree
If you run a distribution or wholesale business, the wasted time hides in the gaps between systems: orders typed in twice, stock reconciled by hand every morning, and salespeople promising what isn't really on the shelf. We find it and fix it.
WL Solutions builds custom software and automations for distribution & wholesale businesses across Dallas-Fort Worth and East Texas, in the office and out where the work happens. We map where the repeated work and broken handoffs are, fix the process first, then build only what pays for itself.
Built for local, owner-run operations
We work with local, owner-run distributors and wholesalers across DFW and North and Central Texas whose order, inventory, and accounting systems have never quite talked to each other.
The repeated work we look for
Where the paperwork piles up
- The same order keyed into the order system, scheduling, and shipping
- Stock counts reconciled by hand every morning and still a step behind
- Pricing and customer terms tracked in spreadsheets outside the system
- Reports exported and rebuilt manually to see what's actually selling
- Modules you pay for in your ERP that were never fully turned on
Where the handoffs break
- Salespeople promising stock the system says exists but the shelf doesn't
- Warehouse counts that drift from what the office believes is on hand
- Picks and shipments that reach the office late or by hand
- Reorders triggered by memory instead of by real stock levels
- No live picture of inventory without someone walking the racks
The back office matters as much as the front line. Estimating, billing, purchasing, and reporting are often where the fastest wins are.
What a fix can look like
A connection that keeps orders and inventory in sync so an order is entered once
Live stock counts that reflect what has actually shipped, not yesterday's snapshot
Low-stock flags that surface reorders before items run out
Reports that pull live from your systems instead of being rebuilt by hand
Turning on and configuring the ERP module you already pay for
Capabilities this fits with most
System integration
Most duplicate entry exists because two systems that should talk simply don't.
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Most recurring reports are rebuilt by hand from the same sources every time: hours of copy, paste, and formatting.
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When your real records live in a database, the manual work around it (imports, cleanups, exports, reports) is usually the part worth automating.
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Learn moreDistribution & Wholesale: common questions
Do you build software for distribution & wholesale businesses?
We work with local, owner-run distributors and wholesalers across DFW and North and Central Texas whose order, inventory, and accounting systems have never quite talked to each other.
Where do the fastest wins usually come from?
Often the back office, not the front line. Estimating, billing, purchasing, and reporting are where the repeated entry and rebuilt reports pile up, so that is where we look first.
Do you serve distribution & wholesale businesses outside Dallas-Fort Worth?
WL Solutions is based in Dallas-Fort Worth and works with small businesses across North, Central, and East Texas, on site within about a three-hour drive and remotely beyond that.
How do we get started?
Email admin@wlsolutionstx.com with the problem that bugs you. We scope it at no charge and tell you honestly whether this is the right approach, us or not.
Got something that bugs you?
Tell us the problem that's eating your time. Email us and we'll tell you straight if it's worth fixing, and point you to the best next step, us or not.