{"id":60852,"date":"2021-09-15T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sticky-highjinx.flywheelsites.com\/?p=60852"},"modified":"2024-09-06T10:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:03:11","slug":"the-four-pillars-of-an-effective-distributed-order-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envistacorp.techyscouts.dev\/en-au\/2021\/09\/15\/the-four-pillars-of-an-effective-distributed-order-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Distributed Order Management System: Definition & Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Retail is moving faster than ever before, with ecommerce sales swiftly climbing<\/a> across multiple sales channels. As consumers increasingly purchase products online, it is becoming more important for businesses to provide a positive customer experience by integrating digital and physical channels. This will help them maintain a competitive advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A distributed order management (DOM) system and strategic omnichannel commerce processes are critical for every retailer. In today\u2019s competitive retail market, distributed order management systems help retailers keep their promises to customers and maintain a sustained competitive advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is A Distributed Order Management System?
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Distributed order management combines inventory visibility with robust order orchestration to ensure that brands and retailers can fulfill orders in the most cost-effective, customer-friendly manner. Distributed order management is at the heart of all modern retail and digital commerce flows. It manages almost every function involved in the order-to-consumption process while optimizing customer service and cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As retailers continue to face supply chain hiccups and rising costs, distributed order management is becoming more critical than ever. From single-channel to omnichannel, distributed order management systems help retailers to orchestrate and optimise the balance of supply and demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Four Pillars of an Effective Distributed Order Management System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An effective distributed order management system will have four distinct pillars: inventory, orchestration, fulfilment and customer care<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inventory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every retailer needs available inventory data tracking capabilities. Inventory tracking has become especially important with the rise of buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS<\/a>) as a fulfilment method. Inventory tracking may seem simple enough, but it can become complex for retailers servicing multiple channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to always have a real-time view of your inventory availability, whether your inventory is in a brick-and-mortar store or you have several nodes across the globe. You should always know where your inventory is and where it can go to meet your SLAs. This is essential to maintaining an effective DOM system and maintaining good inventory visibility<\/a> for your target consumers. The inventory management<\/a> pillar of a distributed order management system provides the following benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n