Datalliance Announces New Collaborative Special Pricing Reconciliation Service

CINCINNATI--Datalliance, a leading provider of collaborative commerce services, including Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and others, today announced immediate availability of Datalliance SPR, a new special pricing reconciliation service. Offered via the web using the Software as a Service (SaaS) approach, Datalliance SPR’s patent-pending processes enable manufacturers and distributors to collaboratively manage the ship & rebate process when distributors sell products to customers who have special pricing agreements with the manufacturer.

Using Datalliance SPR, manufacturers and distributors utilize a common system that automatically performs all the proper payback calculations using information provided by both parties. Each party need only submit the information they currently maintain, eliminating the redundant effort to acquire and process each other’s information. The system calculates just one number, eliminating the need to compare and reconcile different calculations. Both parties can be confident in payback amounts because the process is fully transparent, with a single statement of agreement terms and detailed audit trails.

In a recent research report titled The State of SPAs in the Electrical Distribution Industry, Allen Ray Associates cited an example of a distributor that was able to identify and claim 27% more parts and realized a 15% increase in rebate dollars during the first few months of using Datalliance SPR. Download the full report at www.datalliance.com/wpandarticles.html. Also, as an example of the value of Datalliance SPR to both manufacturers and distributors, read a recent announcement from one of the Datalliance SPR pilot users in the automotive industry at http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=67754&news_category_id=31.

Carl Hall, Datalliance President and CEO said: “Special pricing agreements are a common business practice across many of the industries we serve with VMI. When we studied the way it is typically done today, we found that special pricing agreements were a source of considerable cost and frustration on the part of both manufacturers and distributors. When we developed Datalliance SPR, we didn’t just automate the existing manual processes; we took a very different approach that is truly collaborative and highly transparent. In reality, Datalliance SPR eliminates the need to ‘reconcile’ two different numbers as it calculates just one number from the information provided by both trading partners. We have delivered a process that both parties can confidently trust to be accurate, while saving considerable time and resources. We think Datalliance SPR will transform special pricing agreement management across multiple industries, and that it will ultimately strengthen sales partnerships and remove cost from those supply chains.”

Datalliance SPR is available immediately. For more information as well as manufacturer and distributor subscription pricing, contact Datalliance at info@datalliance.com or 513-791-7272.

About Datalliance - Datalliance is a leading provider of collaborative commerce services, and the world’s largest independent VMI service provider. Delivered via the Internet using the ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS) model, Datalliance solutions make it easy for suppliers and their customers to establish sales and inventory management relationships that fully align business objectives, improve collaboration, and streamline supply chain operations. Datalliance manages billions of dollars in orders, millions of SKUs, and thousands of locations for leading Fortune 1000 companies in a number of industries. For more information about Datalliance, visit www.datalliance.com.