Resources
Guides, tools, and references for CPG wholesale operations.
Everything EasyOps has published: operating guides, compliance references, interactive self-assessments, and blog posts on deductions, distributor rules, and the systems that connect them.
Interactive tools
Self-assessment tools that help you evaluate your own operation.
Systems architecture map
Map where EDI, ERP, WMS, email, portals, brokers, and 3PLs fit, and test where each question in your operation should start.
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TOOL 02Operating-model comparison
Compare software, a recovery service, and an internal hire across the jobs each model actually covers.
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TOOL 03DTC-to-wholesale readiness checklist
Work through eight operational domains and see where your brand is prepared for retail distribution and where it is exposed.
Assess your readiness →
Cornerstone guides
Comprehensive operating frameworks for the core workflows.
The Wholesale PO Report · 2026 Edition
What 26 cited sources say about distributors, deductions, deadlines, finance teams, and where CPG brands lose margin after the order.
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Cornerstone guideKeHE deduction management: the complete operating guide
Connect remittance, POs, evidence, dispute decisions, prevention, and closeout in one operating loop.
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Cornerstone guideThe CPG purchase-order-to-cash workflow
Follow a retailer-issued purchase order from receipt through fulfillment, payment, deductions, and closeout.
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Cornerstone guideWhat Is an Intelligent PO?
The operating concept behind EasyOps: a living workspace connecting systems, teams, and evidence around each purchase order.
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Field guides
Step-by-step instructions for specific operational tasks.
How to dispute a KeHE deduction
The dispute path, the evidence packet each cause requires, and the deadlines that govern the process.
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Field guideHow to audit a KeHE K-Solve export
Move from a deduction line to cause, evidence, dispute path, and operational follow-up.
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Field guideThe KeHE deduction evidence checklist
A cause-by-cause checklist of what evidence KeHE expects for each deduction type.
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Field guideHow to prevent KeHE compliance deductions
Upstream prevention: OTIF targets, EDI deadlines, routing compliance, and the checks to run before the truck moves.
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Field guideHow to read a KeHE remittance
What each field means, how to match lines to POs, and what the prefix codes look like in context on the settlement record.
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Field guideKeHE new supplier onboarding: your first 90 days
Item setup fees, EDI timeline, first appointments, and the deductions to expect in your first quarter.
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References
Stable reference material: codes, rules, definitions, and the KeHE Library hub.
All 111 KeHE deduction prefix codes, explained
The most complete public reference for KeHE deduction codes, with confidence levels and source documentation.
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Reference guideKeHE compliance: fee schedule & routing rules
Plain-English guide to every fee amount, threshold, EDI deadline, and UDR response window in the current KeHE supplier documents.
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ReferenceCPG wholesale operations glossary
Stable, plain-language definitions for the terms that run wholesale operations and deduction work.
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Library hubKeHE Library
The entry point to the full KeHE reference collection: prefix codes, compliance rules, dispute procedures, and the K-Solve audit path.
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Blog posts
Focused posts on specific operational topics. For essays and long-form thinking, see the blog.
How CPG brands forecast revenue from open KeHE purchase orders
Track the PO lifecycle from open through settled, and forecast with the deduction gap built in.
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BlogHow KeHE deduction data flows into QuickBooks Online
The manual workflow, the pain at scale, and the ideal remittance-to-ledger flow.
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BlogWhat happens when a KeHE PO ships late
The compliance cascade from a late delivery: fees, fill-rate impact, and the path to discontinuation.
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BlogKeHE vs. UNFI: how deduction management differs
Portals, codes, fee structures, and the operational burden of managing both distributors simultaneously.
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BlogHow to calculate your KeHE deduction rate
The formula, the breakdown by type, trailing vs. spot rate, and how to forecast net cash from shipped POs.
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