Distribution Management System
Every tier, accounted for.
The moment goods leave your gate, most businesses go blind: what the distributor is actually holding, what moved through to retail, whether the scheme you funded ever ran. Darcio's Distribution Management System keeps your channel on the record — orders, dispatches, claims and stock, tier by tier.
You get the kind of channel visibility that usually sits behind enterprise software priced for a company several times your size, and you own your copy outright once it is handed over. How deep the tier structure goes, and whether there is a field-sales app for your team, are marked as being confirmed in the specification below rather than assumed.
IWho it is for
Who it is for
- Brands and principals selling through distributors and retailers
- Businesses settling scheme claims from distributor spreadsheets
- Sales heads who learn about channel stock-outs from angry calls
IIHow it works
The basic workflow, end to end.
How Distribution Management System works
- Step 01
Onboard
Your distributors and outlets go on the record with their territories, price lists and the schemes that apply to them.
- Step 02
Book
Primary orders are booked against that structure, so the price and the scheme applied are the ones you actually agreed.
- Step 03
Dispatch
Goods go out against the order, and what left your gate stays visible instead of disappearing into the channel.
- Step 04
Capture
Secondary sales and channel stock are recorded tier by tier, so you know what retail is moving rather than being told after the fact.
- Step 05
Claim
Scheme claims are raised against those records, instead of landing on your desk as a spreadsheet you have no way to check.
- Step 06
Settle
You settle claims, returns and damages from the book, so margin leaks show up during the year rather than after it.
IIIThe problems it retires
Problems it solves and what they cost
Channel stock is invisible after dispatch
What it costs · Stock-outs at retail while warehouses sit full — or the reverse
Scheme claims arrive as spreadsheets
What it costs · Settlements you cannot verify, and margins that leak quietly
Secondary sales are reported, not recorded
What it costs · Production planned against numbers nobody can stand behind
IVCapabilities
Capabilities
Channel structure
- Distributor and outlet records with territories
- Tier structure modelled to match your network — depth being confirmed
- Price lists and schemes by channel
Orders & claims
- Primary order flow from booking to dispatch
- Scheme definitions with claims settled against records
- Returns and damages on the book, not in dispute
Field operations
- Beat and journey planning for field teams
- Secondary sales capture — mobile app availability being confirmed
- Channel stock visibility by tier
VSpecification
Specification
| Commercial model | One-time licence + AMC |
|---|---|
| Delivery | Scoped and delivered by Saiga Technologies — discovery, implementation, training, handover |
| Channel tiers modelled | Being confirmedTBC |
| Field-sales mobile app | Whether one existsTBC |
| Integrations | Being confirmed with the product teamTBC |
| Deployment | Hosting and deployment optionsTBC |
Rows marked TBC are being confirmed with the product team. They appear as open questions rather than claims — by design.
VIQuestions, answered plainly
Frequently asked questions
Is there a mobile app for the field sales team?
Being confirmed with the product team — the honest answer today is that we will not claim it until it is on the record. This page will state it plainly once confirmed.
How many channel tiers can it model?
The tier depth is being confirmed. Describe your network — principal to distributor to retailer, or deeper — and we will scope it against the confirmed capability.
How is the Distribution Management System priced?
As a one-time licence with an annual maintenance contract (AMC). You pay once for the system, then a yearly amount that keeps it maintained, supported and current. No per-seat metering.
What does the annual maintenance contract cover?
Ongoing maintenance, support and updates for the system you licensed. The exact inclusions are being written up — the principle is that the AMC keeps your system healthy, it does not hold it hostage.
Who implements it?
Saiga Technologies, the operating company of Darcio Labs. Every engagement runs the same way: discovery, implementation, training, and a proper handover with the licence in your name.
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Tell us how the work flows today and we will scope Distribution Management System against it honestly — including which facts we are still confirming.