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PROWERB — Elevating Brands

Marketing Operations Backbone since 1979. Promotional products, logistics, kitting and digital commerce. One partner with its own operations in Kleve.

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1.2 · Logistics & Fulfillment · Order-to-Cash

An order isn't done until the invoice is right.

PROWERB operates the order-to-cash process for brand and promotional-products logistics: individual orders, standard order call-offs, changes and cancellations, date changes, credit notes. From order intake through picking and dispatch to invoicing, every transaction runs through one system — PROWERB CORE, the in-house ERP with warehouse management and process engine.

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Since 1979 · more than 2M shipments/year · ISO 9001 & 14001 · EcoVadis Silver

  1. The goods are back. What happens to the document?↓
  2. Keep the order, goods and document connected.↓
  3. Five transaction types. One process. One system.↓
An order isn't done until the invoice is right.
Example workflow

The goods are back. What happens to the document?

A customer returns part of an order. Received quantity, condition assessment and commercial correction must agree. The credit refers to the original order, while stock is adjusted only after the agreed inspection.

    Index 01 · Starting point

    Keep the order, goods and document connected.

    A promotional product order may contain several cost centres, later PO references or a partial return. Before the start, the client and PROWERB define required data, document ownership and correction procedures. Executed or posted steps are considered with their current status.

    Index 02 · Service

    Five transaction types. One process. One system.

    Order-to-cash at PROWERB covers the complete commercial stretch of order processing — regardless of whether the order comes from a shop, an interface, or a standardized call-off.

    01Individual orderOrder intake and confirmation via shop, interface or email — with inventory check, picking order and dispatch confirmation in the same system.
    02Standard order call-offRecurring, attachment-based call-offs from warehouse inventory are processed systemically. The standard format turns correspondence into a process.
    03Change, cancellation, date changeOrder changes before dispatch, cancellations with inventory reversal, date changes with reserved inventory — documented rather than improvised.
    04Credit notes and invoice corrections →Credit note requests, invoice corrections and the addition of missing PO numbers run as a defined transaction — until the invoice is right.
    05Dropshipping trigger →In dropshipping models, order intake automatically triggers supplier notification. Without manual handoff, without a break in the data chain.
    Five transaction types. One process. One system.
    Index 03 · Operations

    Order, warehouse and invoice book into one system. In real time.

    Changes, cancellations and credit notes need a reference to the original order. Execution status, incurred costs, returned goods and approval rights are checked before a decision. A credit note closes a commercial issue; release of returned goods for resale remains a separate decision.

    Index 04 · Proof

    At Vaillant, the standard order call-off is the dominant transaction on the account.

    Ongoing operations rather than campaign: order and call-off transactions, plus inbound/goods receipt, dispatch and exception handling — hardly any transaction is campaign-related. The order channel is deliberately unspectacular: standardized call-offs by attachment, processed systemically.

    PROWERB operates order processing on the same pattern for Oatly — order intake, cancellations and credit note processing since 2023 —, for an international bank in promotional-products ongoing operations, and for a nationwide financial sales company where order intake automatically notifies the dropshipping supplier.

    Index 05 · Workflow

    The process view shows steps; owners make decisions.

    The following process view summarises the standard path. Missing required data, a changed order or a quantity discrepancy are clarified before the next affected step.

    Process view

    Order-to-cash: one closed loop

    1. 01Ordercall-off / API
    2. 02Pick & packwarehouse
    3. 03Dispatchtrack & trace
    4. 04Invoicecredit note

    Every step booked in the same ERP — no media break, no handover.

    > 2 million shipments a yearover the same recurring processes

    What this shows

    Connected from order to document.

    The visual orders recurring process steps. The important part is continuous booking without a manual handover.

    Index 06 · Related services

    Order-to-cash doesn't stand alone.

    The commercial stretch connects to the physical one: inbound/goods receipt before, dispatch and exception handling after.

    01Promotional products fulfillment →Storage, pick and pack, dispatch of permanently listed promotional products.
    02Inbound/goods receipt and inventory managementBooking-in, posting reconciliation, stocktaking — the inbound stretch before the order.
    03Dispatch, shipment tracking, notification →The outbound stretch after the order, with track-and-trace.
    04Exception handling and returns management →Transport exceptions, non-receipt, returns — worked through in a structured way.
    05Dropshipping and supplier connection →Automated supplier notification from order intake.
    Index 07 · Questions

    Questions about order processing

    Which channels do you accept orders through?

    online shop, interface to existing systems, SFTP order files, or a standardized email call-off with attachment. The channel follows the customer's system — not the other way around.

    How fast is dispatch after order intake?

    The figure of over 95 percent dispatched on the order day refers to permanently stocked promotional products. The mandate defines the reporting period, order/working day, available stock, complete approved order data and cut-off. This concerns dispatch, not delivery. The service level above 99 percent is a separate operating metric; its measure, denominator and exceptions are defined in the service scope.

    What happens on cancellation or date change?

    Before dispatch, the order is changed or cancelled, inventory is reversed or reserved. Every step is documented and traceable in the system.

    How do credit notes and invoice corrections work?

    As a defined transaction: request, review, corrected invoice — including the addition of missing PO numbers. Not as a special case, but as a standard process.

    Can the process connect to our ERP?

    Yes. The PROWERB MEP platform connects existing online shops, ERP and WMS systems. Alternatively, we work via interface or standardized file exchange.

    Related topics

    These pages fit too.

    • 01Promotional-Products Fulfillment: Pick, Pack & Ship
    • 02Shipping, Tracking and Notification: Outbound in Ongoing Operations
    • 03Exception Handling and Returns Management: Exceptions as a Process
    Index 08 · Contact

    Tell us about your order process. We'll answer with a workflow.

    A briefing is enough: order channels, assortment, recipient structure. PROWERB responds with a concrete process proposal — from order channel to invoice.

    Request a callback
    Your contact replies within 24 hours on business days.