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Wholesale

Wholesale: diversified, building and industrial supplies

Many SKUs and trade accounts. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.

Close fit Planned NAICS 423 / 424

Status

Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.

How the industry works

Operating characteristics

  • thousands of items
  • contract pricing
  • trade accounts
  • counter and delivery
  • drop-ship
  • returns

Typical roles

  • inside sales
  • counter clerk
  • warehouse
  • driver
  • credit controller

Day-to-day flows

  • quote
  • order
  • pick
  • deliver or counter-sell
  • invoice on terms
  • manage contract prices

Tenders and payments seen

  • invoice on terms
  • cash
  • cheques
  • bank transfers

Inventory and assets

  • many units of measure
  • bin locations
  • serial numbers
  • consignment

Reports they ask for

  • customer profitability
  • aging
  • stock turns
  • backorders

Integrations they need

  • supplier price lists
  • ERP
  • carriers

A day in the life (illustrative scenario)

What the catalog covers

Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.

CapabilityStatusCatalog modules
Selling and checkoutC CataloguedSALE, TKT
Inventory, lots, purchasingC CataloguedINV
Pricing, discounts, tax rulesC CataloguedPRC, DISC
Returns, credit, special salesC CataloguedRET
Delivery, waybills, logisticsC CataloguedDLV, CONN, LOGI
Cash drawer, shifts, safeC CataloguedCASH
Tender types and paymentsC CataloguedPAY
Customers, loyalty, gift cardsC CataloguedCRM, LOYL, GIFT
Staff, time clock, payroll basicsC CataloguedEMP
Bookkeeping and ledgerC CataloguedBK, LITE
Reports and analyticsC CataloguedRPT, ANL
Multi-store, multi-register, syncC CataloguedMULTI
Security, audit, backup, failsafesC CataloguedSEC, DATA, FAIL
Hardware and peripheralsC CataloguedHW
Country fiscal packsC CataloguedPE, LATAM
Integrations, API, settingsP PartialECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR
Enterprise accounting (consolidation, intercompany)P Partialno dedicated module

Gaps

  • no EDI
  • no advanced replenishment forecasting
  • no drop-ship workflow

Closest catalog items

Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.

Sub-verticals

Sub-vertical

Industrial supplies distributor

maintenance parts, repeat accounts

Open →Sub-vertical

Building-materials wholesaler

heavy goods

Open →

Regulation themes to verify

These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.

  • tax invoicing and tax-exempt buyers
  • hazardous-goods rules
  • import documents (themes to verify)

Edge cases that break naive systems

  • contract price expires
  • backorder split
  • customer returns after 90 days

Classification

NAICS
NAICS 423 / 424 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 42
Fortune 500 industry labels
Wholesalers: Diversified; Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment
Fit
Close fit

Public references consulted

  • Distribution ERP (Infor M3, Bizowie, Arion) (excerpt)

Questions

Is Simca ready for wholesale: diversified, building and industrial supplies today?
No. Simca is in the design stage and has no released app. The catalog lists planned items relevant to this industry; Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
What is missing for wholesale: diversified, building and industrial supplies?
no EDI; no advanced replenishment forecasting; no drop-ship workflow.
Does this page give tax or regulatory advice?
No. Regulation entries are themes to verify with local authorities and advisers.

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