PCL Direct Group has announced their recent collaboration with Asolvi. The partnership has enabled PCL Direct’s Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) ordering procedure to fully integrate with Asolvi’s system to help dealers streamline the ordering processes of PCL Direct’s remanufactured toners and other consumables to be sent directly to the end user.

Many dealers utilise Asolvi’s Vantage Online system to place orders and with the integration of PCL Direct’s EDI with Asolvi’s systems, can combine the processes of order placement, delivery, and stock monitoring for the dealer channel by creating a virtual warehouse designed for smaller orders and will make the ordering process more efficient.

How the PCL Direct Dealers benefit from the integration partnership

The system operates via an API (Application Programming Interface) link from Asolvi’s website to those dealers who order through Vantage Online and other systems. Asolvi then links to the PCL Direct EDI on-line process. Once connected, dealers can order toners and consumables and can email any further daily orders via the Asolvi link, while keeping an eye on their stock levels at the same time. Another major benefit to dealers is that the Asolvi and PCL Direct integrated system helps to identify the right consumables for each device, too, simplifying the ordering process and saving the dealers’ time.

In addition, because PCL Direct can send out orders directly to the dealers’ customers it reduces the number of manual processes required to fulfil several smaller orders, by dealers, and saves them having to keep high levels of stock at their own premises. This also means that the entire order-to-despatch procedure is much faster.

What is more, dealers will see a reduction in delivery costs to their customers, so long-term profitability is improved and the impact on the environment is also lowered, which, in turn, aligns perfectly with PCL Direct’s sustainable goals of supplying more refurbished OEM cartridges and reducing waste.

The advantages of the PCL Direct-Asolvi integration can also be passed on to dealers’ customers through improved service, with products and consumables being delivered to them directly. Also, with stock levels being easier to monitor, the supply and servicing of equipment becomes much more reliable and productive which benefits both the dealers and their customers.

Overall, ordering PCL Direct remanufactured toners via the Asolvi integrated system enables the dealer to make better use of their current procedures and combine many factors that are so important for their future success: cost savings, efficiency, environmental sustainability and improved customer satisfaction.