Accon SGA

Ask a food distributor what keeps them awake and the answer is rarely sales. It's a pallet with the wrong expiry date going out the door. Accon SGA, the warehouse management module of Accon ERP, is built around that kind of traceability.

This page is built from what Accon publishes about the product and from user reviews, so it doesn't carry Softabase's own score.

What It Does

• Stock control across multiple warehouses, by reference and by attribute, in real time
• Unlimited product parameters: size, colour, lot, expiry date, serial number
• A barcode for each unique attribute combination
• Traceability from goods-in to sale
• Removal rules by category or advanced conditions
• Automatic replenishment rules, reorder points and requests for quotation
• Demand forecast and 'forecast stock' control
• Batch processing of delivery notes, purchases and supplier price lists

Accon says the module can cut the cost of warehouse inefficiencies by up to 50%. That's the vendor's number.

Where It Fits

The sector pages are specific: beverage distribution, food distribution with traceability and expiry dates, auto parts, electronic components, chemicals and cosmetics. Because it's part of the ERP, a goods receipt updates stock, purchasing and accounting in one step. Isn't that what most small warehouses actually want?

The Trade-offs

No public pricing. The site talks about barcodes but doesn't list supported PDAs or scanners, so check your hardware. And this is an SME warehouse module inside an ERP, not a tier-one WMS: if you run automated storage or wave picking across 50,000 locations, look at Manhattan or Blue Yonder.

Who It's Best For

Distributors and manufacturers with one to a handful of warehouses that need lot, expiry or serial traceability without a separate WMS.