The ERP that runs DL, built from scratch
D & L Distribution and Logistic Services runs manufacturing and third-party logistics under one roof in Toronto. I designed and built the system that runs it, and I use it on the floor every day.
The old ERP wasn't cutting it
DL makes products and stores and ships stock for client companies. That means raw materials, recipes, production runs, lots, client inventory, shipping paperwork and billing, all moving at once.
The old ERP couldn't keep up. Work was logged at the end of the day instead of when it happened, clients had to call or email to ask what stock they had, and the numbers lived in too many places.
One system, replacing the old one outright
I'm the sole designer and developer. The system now runs manufacturing orders, bills of materials, lot tracking, inventory and client billing in one place, and it replaced the old ERP entirely.
Because I also run the floor, every screen was shaped by the people using it: tablets on the production line, a portal for clients, and reports for the office.
What it runs today
Warehouse & 3PL
- Client stock by company, always current
- Live customer portal instead of phone calls and emails
- Stock ledger with as-of-date balances
- Stocktakes and adjustments with a full history
Manufacturing
- Bills of materials with computed product cost
- Manufacturing orders from plan to produced
- Lot tracking from raw material to finished goods
- Shop-floor tablet view with work time and QA checks
Purchasing & receiving
- Purchase orders, printed or emailed to vendors
- Blanket orders received a delivery at a time
- Partial receipts and backorders
- Reorder points and suggested purchases
Shipping & compliance
- Outbound shipments logged as they happen
- Bills of lading and pickup scheduling
- Dangerous-goods (TDG) shipping documents
- Shelf-life and lot sheets on outbound
Invoicing & reporting
- Per-company billing and invoicing
- Revenue, usage and quality reports
- KPIs by period, exportable to CSV
- QuickBooks integration in progress
What changed on the floor
Built to be trusted with real numbers
A progressive web app that works on office desktops and floor tablets alike, backed by Supabase with row-level security and optional two-factor sign-in, and deployed on Cloudflare.
Stock is an append-only ledger: every change is a recorded movement, so balances can be rebuilt for any date and nothing silently disappears. Sync is designed for devices that go offline or stay open for days.
Still growing
CRM. Customers, contacts and follow-ups inside the same system that already knows their orders and stock.
QuickBooks integration. Invoices flowing to accounting without re-typing.
Want this running your operation?
DL ERP is available for manufacturers and 3PLs. Let's talk about how you work.
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