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Building Materials Manufacturer

An order takes 3-30 minutes today (sometimes 3 hours in queue). What does it cost?

Distributor B2B portal, centralized OMS, agents in the platform, discount approval workflow, automatic credit-risk release, SAP S/4HANA integration and Arvis AI - orders drop to under 2 minutes.

Distributor B2B PortalCentralized OMSSFA AgentsDiscount Approval WorkflowCredit Risk AutomationSAP S/4HANA IntegrationArvis AIProject OrdersReal-Time StatusModern Retail Integration (EDI)

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From 30 minutes to under 2 minutes per order: I calculated what that means for a building materials producer.

Volume & Team

2500
Business parameter - stays constant
25 min
Current: 25 minWith CRMconnect: 2 min
12
Business parameter - stays constant
2.500 EUR
Derived hourly cost: ~14.5 €/h
600/lună
Current: ~15 min/cotațieWith CRMconnect: ~3 min (configurator)

Quality & Friction

60/zi
Current: 60/ziWith CRMconnect: ~12/zi
2.200 EUR
Business parameter - stays constant
8%
Current: 8%With CRMconnect: ~0%
18%
Current: 18%With CRMconnect: ~4%

Ecosystem & Self-Service

35%
CRMconnect projection - set your target
250
Business parameter - stays constant
150
Current: 150 (manual)With CRMconnect: 150 (100% auto)
4/zi
Current: ~12 min/vizităWith CRMconnect: ~2 min (voice-to-text)

Stock, Payments & Delivery

10%
Current: 10%With CRMconnect: ~0%
1200
Current: 1200With CRMconnect: ~180
25%
Current: 25%With CRMconnect: ~0%

CRMconnect costs

Executive summary

3-year net benefit

€0

Payback

1 months

Cost of delay / month

€0

10,1 full-time agents freed up
0 orders recovered / year

At current volume, every month without CRMconnect means ~48.140 EUR in foregone benefits. The investment pays back in ~1 months, then generates steady net profit.

25→2

Order time (min)

0

Calls eliminated / year

€0

Total savings / year

0%

Estimated ROI

Order confirmation lead time (serial processing)

1,3h

Today (avg queue)

~5 min

With CRMconnect

At the current delay ~0,5% of manual orders are lost; instant confirmation recovers 44.010 EUR/yr.

Cumulative net benefit projection (36 months)

The moment savings overtake the investment (break-even) and the value accrued afterwards.

Visual impact analysis

The same numbers from several angles: savings, operational maturity, per-department benefits, information access and risk - all recalculated live from your parameters.

Savings by category

Order entry time savings108.568 EUR
Customer support savings (status)18.405 EUR
Sales recovered from auto-release126.720 EUR
Coordination & discount approval savings8.366 EUR
Self-service order savings (B2B Portal)63.543 EUR
Active distributor support savings21.786 EUR
Self-managed change savings5.229 EUR
Sales recovered from slow confirmation (queue)44.010 EUR
Sales recovered from real stock & availability105.600 EUR
Payment reconciliation savings (12-bank sync)11.852 EUR
Loading/delivery date planning & comms savings8.714 EUR
Modern-retail EDI automation (re-keying + OTIF penalties)17.193 EUR
Field-visit reporting savings (voice-to-text + in-app client sheet)30.675 EUR
Quote preparation savings (quoting configurator synced to the price list)20.915 EUR
Total591.576 EUR

Savings distribution

Order entry time savings18%
Customer support savings (status)3%
Sales recovered from auto-release21%
Coordination & discount approval savings1%
Self-service order savings (B2B Portal)11%

Cross-functional benefits

How every department gains from a single digital flow.

Operational maturity

Real-time information access

Who sees what, instantly - no emails, calls or Excel.

Process digitalization & automation

Automation level across each key operational process.

Operational risk (lower = better)

Cost vs. Savings

Annual License13.896 EUR
Implementation12.000 EUR
Total Year 125.896 EUR
Annual Savings591.576 EUR
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Estimated ROI

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How we calculate the savings

Conservative estimates, based on the parameters you enter.

Order entry time (manual)

(current time - 2 min) × manual orders/year, at the loaded hourly rate derived from gross salary. Self-service orders are counted separately - no double counting.

Self-service orders (B2B Portal)

Self-service orders/year × full current entry time × loaded hourly rate (from gross salary) - the agent never touches the order.

Customer support status

Status calls/day × 22 days × 12 months × 6 min, of which we remove 80%.

Sales recovery (credit risk)

Re-blocked orders × average value × 12% real loss risk × 20% gross margin (most are released with a single call).

Real stock & availability

Stock-affected orders × average value × 8% truly lost × 20% gross margin (the rest is substituted at similar margin).

Slow confirmation (queue)

Manual orders/year × % lost in queue (0.4%/h, max 6%) × average value × 20% gross margin.

Payment reconciliation (12 banks)

Manual receipts/month × 12 × 4 min × loaded hourly rate (from gross salary), of which 85% is automated via real-time sync.

Loading & delivery date

Orders with date queries/year × 6 min × loaded hourly rate (from gross salary), of which 80% disappear (planned slot + customer visibility).

Self-managed changes

Orders with changes/year × 5 min × loaded hourly rate (from gross salary), of which 80% are self-managed by the distributor.

Active distributor support

Distributors × 0.5 h/month × 12 months × loaded hourly rate (from gross salary) (catalog, pricing, account).

Coordination & approvals

~4 h/agent/month saved chasing approvals and statuses.

Figures are indicative and do not constitute a contractual offer.

Transform operations, not just orders

Est. 591.576 EUR savings/year, orders from 25 min to under 2 min - no emails, WhatsApp or phone calls.

How the order flow changes

Today - manual, fragmented

  • Order arrives by email, phone or WhatsApp
  • Customer support re-enters it manually (3-30 min)
  • In peak season the order waits in queue up to 3 hours
  • Discounts approved by phone/email, no audit trail
  • Credit risk re-blocks orders, reserved stock is lost
  • Status only known by calling - dozens of calls/day

With CRMconnect - one digital flow

  • Distributor places the order themselves in the portal, with real prices and stock
  • OMS centralizes everything, agents work in the same platform
  • Order is ready in under 2 minutes, no queue
  • Hierarchical, digital discount approval with full audit trail
  • Automatic credit-risk release - stock stays allocated
  • Real-time status + Arvis AI answers instantly, no calls

What's inside the platform

Distributor B2B Portal

Distributors order themselves, with negotiated prices, real stock and full history.

Centralized OMS

A single source of truth for every order, regardless of channel.

SFA Agents

Sales agents work directly in the platform, not on paper or Excel.

Discount Approval Workflow

Agent → regional director → sales director, each with their own cap.

Credit Risk Automation

Approvals re-applied automatically, no re-blocks and no lost stock.

SAP S/4HANA Integration

Order sync, real stock levels and product-code mapping by recipe.

Arvis AI

Answers business questions from real platform data, instantly.

Project Orders

Project-type orders with supplementary orders and delivery planning.

Real-Time Status

Live visibility on every order, communicated automatically across departments.

Modern Retail Integration (EDI)

Orders from retailers such as Arabesque, Leroy Merlin or Dedeman flow automatically into the OMS via EDI/portal, with confirmation, ASN and invoicing - no re-keying and no non-compliance penalties.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the B2B portal cut order entry time?

Distributors place their own orders in the portal, with real prices and stock. Agents work in the same platform. Manual re-entry from email/phone/WhatsApp is removed - from 3-30 min (or 3 hours in queue) to under 2 minutes.

How does discount approval work?

Hierarchical workflow: the agent proposes, the regional director approves extra discount, the sales director approves the maximum. All digital, with an audit trail - no emails or calls.

What is automatic credit-risk order release?

Orders approved by credit risk no longer get re-blocked the next day. Reserved stock stays allocated, the customer receives the goods they paid for, and prior approvals apply automatically.

Does it integrate with SAP S/4HANA?

Yes. Sync for automation/semi-automation, access to real stock levels and mapping of product codes that differ by recipe or external quoting systems.

What does Arvis AI do for the team?

It answers questions from CEO, VP of Sales, ASM and Customer Support based on real platform data: order statuses, stock, deliveries, approvals. No more emails, WhatsApp or phone calls.

Does it cover project and supplementary orders?

Yes. Project-type order management with supplementary orders, real-time statuses, delivery planning and automatic cross-department status communication.

Does it also manage orders from retailers like Arabesque, Leroy Merlin or Dedeman?

Yes. Beyond distributors, the OMS also handles modern-retail orders (DIY/home improvement). We connect each retailer's EDI channel or portal (Arabesque, Leroy Merlin, Dedeman, etc.) and the POs flow automatically into the same unified process: order confirmation, ASN/dispatch advice, invoicing and status updates - with no manual re-keying and no exposure to the compliance penalties (OTIF/chargebacks) typical of large chains.

How are the calculator's figures grounded?

Every saving starts purely from the parameters you enter (orders/month, time/order, agents, average order value, etc.). We use no made-up numbers: we apply transparent formulas, listed in full in the 'How we calculate the savings' section. Each stream is computed independently and then summed.

How is ROI and payback reached?

ROI = (total annual savings - total year-1 cost) ÷ total year-1 cost × 100. Year-1 cost = (per-user subscription × number of agents + module subscription) × 12 + one-time implementation fees. Payback = total cost ÷ annual savings × 12 months.

What assumptions do you use?

Loaded operator cost derived from the entered average gross salary, 22 working days/month, an order processed in-platform in ~2 min, 6 min/status call, 20% recovered gross margin. On recovered sales we apply conservative real-loss rates (12% credit risk, 8% stock) and count only the margin, not full revenue.

Do you avoid double counting savings?

Yes. Self-service and manual orders are handled separately, so entry time is never counted twice. The recovered-sales streams (credit risk, stock, queue) are bounded and add up to only a small share of total orders.

How accurate are the results?

They are indicative, deliberately conservative estimates to size the opportunity - not a contractual offer. Final figures are validated together with your team in an operational audit, based on real data.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ - Building Materials Manufacturer

How we digitize order intake, approvals and status communication.