Playbook
Field notes on FMCG distribution
Short, practical guides on the operational problems distributors across Africa face every day and how Disti iQ solves them.
Automating mobile money reconciliation for FMCG deliveries
How FMCG distributors in Africa can match mobile money and bank deposits to delivery invoices automatically and close the books daily instead of monthly.
6 min read →Inventory & fleetReducing route-to-market inventory shrinkage in FMCG distribution
Where stock goes missing between the depot and the retail shelf in African FMCG distribution, and how continuous load, delivery and return tracking closes the gap.
5 min read →Systems & operationsVan sales vs ERP and why FMCG distributors need an operating layer between them
Van sales apps capture orders in the field; ERPs keep the ledger. For African FMCG distributors, the gap between them is where credit, stock and cash break down.
6 min read →Margin & pricingThe discount nobody approved: keeping trade spend from eating your margin
How unapproved discounts, quiet price exceptions and untracked trade promotions eat an FMCG distributor's margin, and how to make every price move visible before it ships.
5 min read →Cash & receivablesGetting paid without the chase
Why FMCG distributors spend weeks chasing payments, and how a daily collections rhythm of reminders, matching and exception handling shortens days sales outstanding without straining customer relationships.
6 min read →Inventory & cashStockouts and dead stock are the same problem
Fast sellers running dry while slow stock ties up cash is one problem in two symptoms: cash in the wrong stock. How FMCG distributors can rebalance without buying more.
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