FOR Customers With A Single Location

Each an expert in their local markets, AFFLINK Distributor Members have the industry knowledge and experience to help you uncover opportunities and develop solutions to your procurement problems. So whether you’re an elementary school in Portland, Maine, or a manufacturing plant in Portland, Oregon, there is an AFFLINK Member ready to service your unique business needs. Click to see the AFFLINK Members that can help in your area.
 
Understand how you can benefit through the AFFLINK Advantage:
 

Improve Profitability	Enhance Technological Capabilities	Gain Operational Efficiencies
AFFLINK partners are focused on enhancing your procurement experience. Savings on Acquisition Costs Distributor Capabilities AFFLINK streamlines the product acquisition process by reducing or eliminating many steps in the process, yielding significant savings through: Product standardization/SKU reduction Vendor/Supplier reduction Cost analysis Price negotiations Electronic catalog development with product descriptions and pricing Electronic transmission of Purchase Orders Single point of contact AFFLINK distributors participate in ongoing training and education programs to ensure that their sales representatives are among the most knowledgeable and competent in the field. As independent distributors, AFFLINK members offer a wide variety of services to customers, including (but not limited to): Cleaning equipment/Packaging/Safety/Foodservice/Healthcare sales and service Some offer 24/7 local service and delivery Online products and supplies catalog Online ordering Parts replacement Equipment and product training Vendor Managed Inventory programs Just In Time delivery EDI Our innovative electronic commerce package makes doing business with us easier:   Electronic Ordering (EC-DOXTM) through the AFFLINK system enables distributors and suppliers to conduct business more cost effectively by facilitating the electronic transmission of orders, invoices and acknowledgements between the two. By creating a low-cost channel, we are able to pass these savings along to you. We can conduct business using nearly any data communication method imaginable: EDI, FTP, and procurement software applications including Ariba, Commerce One, Oracle and SAP AFFLINK partners are focused on driving costs out of your procurement system. Savings on Acquisition Costs Distributor Capabilities: AFFLINK streamlines the product acquisition process by reducing or eliminating many steps in the process, yielding significant savings through: Product standardization/SKU reduction Vendor/Supplier reduction Cost analysis Price negotiations Electronic catalog development with product descriptions and pricing Electronic transmission of Purchase Orders Single point of contact AFFLINK distributors participate in ongoing training and education programs to ensure that their sales representatives are among the most knowledgeable and competent in the field. As independent distributors, AFFLINK members offer a wide variety of services to customers, including (but not limited to): Cleaning equipment/Packaging/Safety/Foodservice/Healthcare sales and service Some offer 24/7 local service and delivery Online products and supplies catalog Online ordering Parts replacement Equipment and product training Vendor Managed Inventory programs Just In Time delivery EDI Our innovative E-commerce capabilities make doing business with us easier.   Electronic Ordering (EC-DOXTM) through the AFFLINK system enables distributors and suppliers to conduct business more cost effectively by facilitating the electronic transmission of orders, invoices and acknowledgements between the two. By creating a low-cost channel, we are able to pass these savings along to you. We can conduct business using nearly any data communication method imaginable: EDI, FTP, and procurement software applications including Ariba, Commerce One, Oracle and SAP Come to know the value-added services that will help streamline your business and improve your efficiency.   Savings on Possession Costs   As your one source, AFFLINK helps you reduce the resources and cost required to receive and process inventory deliveries and payment. By consolidating vendors, you reduce the number of deliveries, freeing up labor and reducing administrative activities associated with receivables. Through AFFLINK's E-commerce and central billing capabilities, P.O reconciliation and payment is made simple. Cost of Possession Savings with AFFLINK: Local JIT and emergency delivery Reduces capital investment in inventory Frees up storage space Prevents costly stock outs or obsolescence Proof of delivery and invoice administration Consistent re-order points Central billing

 

 
 
 
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