// CPQ · DEALER PORTAL · SHOP FLOOR

Dealer portal to shop floor to invoice. One system.

The all-in-one CPQ and dealer ordering platform for wholesale manufacturers of configurable products. Your dealers configure, price, and order online. Work orders generate automatically. Invoices write themselves — and sync to QuickBooks.

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BUILT FOR WINDOW TREATMENTS OUTDOOR SHADING CUSTOM CABINETRY SIGNAGE FURNITURE
SO-1847 — CONFIGURE → ORDER → PRODUCE → SHIP → INVOICE → COLLECT
CONFIGURE
ORDER
PRODUCE
SHIP
INVOICE
COLLECT
LIVE FEED
Configured — Plantation Shutters 36" × 48" · Basswood · Bright White
Order placed — SO-1847 · $1,247.00 · materials reserved
Work order released — WO-4821 · BOM locked · routing dispatched
Shipped — inventory issued · COGS recorded · PRO-887421
Invoiced — INV-1847 · net-30 · issued to dealer
Collected — $1,247.00 via Stripe · journal entry posted to the GL
SIX STAGES · ONE SYSTEM · NOTHING FALLS THROUGH
001 // THE PROBLEM

You didn't build a manufacturing business to babysit spreadsheets.

But here you are. A dealer calls in an order. Someone re-keys it. Pricing gets checked against a spreadsheet that changed last month. The shop floor gets a printout. Three people check three systems when someone asks for a status update. The invoice goes out late. The payment comes in later.

You're running a modern manufacturing operation on a patchwork of tools that were never designed to talk to each other.

Phone orders & manual entry

Every re-keyed order is a chance for wrong dimensions, wrong materials, wrong price. You catch it on the shop floor — or your dealer catches it after delivery.

Spreadsheet pricing

Your pricing logic lives in someone's head and a file that's always slightly out of date. Dealer-specific discounts need manual overrides. Margin leaks are invisible until quarter-end.

3–7 disconnected tools

Order entry, production scheduling, shipping, invoicing, accounting — each a separate login, separate dataset, separate version of the truth. Data gets re-keyed at every handoff.

002 // ORDER LIFECYCLE

One order. Six stages.
Zero gaps.

Follow a single order from configuration to payment. Every handoff is automatic. Data flows forward. Nothing gets re-keyed, nothing falls through.

01 · CONFIGURE

Dealer specs the
product online

Dimensions, materials, options — your rules enforce valid combinations in real time. Pricing calculates instantly. No phone calls. No paper forms. No invalid configurations.

02 · ORDER

One click submits.
Materials reserved.

Dealer submits, inventory reserves materials, prepayment collects if required. Approval auto-advances the order. No manual status clicks.

03 · PRODUCE

Shop floor gets
the right instructions

Work orders auto-generate with locked BOM, routing, and work instructions. No re-keying. No interpretation errors. Product changes can't corrupt orders already in flight.

04 · SHIP

Pick, pack, ship.
COGS recorded.

Inventory is issued at ship time. COGS is captured automatically. Freight, delivery, or dealer pickup — the system tracks every unit from warehouse to destination.

05 · INVOICE

The invoice writes
itself

Line items, pricing, adjustments, and payment terms all carry forward from the order. No re-entry. No reconciliation. Credit notes handle the exceptions.

06 · COLLECT

Payment clears.
Books close.

Stripe, check, or wire. Partial payments auto-advance the order. When paid in full, the loop closes — and every dollar posts to your built-in general ledger. No chasing. No re-keying into a separate accounting system.

Configure → Order → Produce → Ship → Invoice → Collect · Every step connected.
003 // CAPABILITIES

Everything between
“I need a quote” and “paid.”

One platform, end to end. No integrations to maintain. No data to reconcile. No gaps where things fall through.

Branded Dealer Portals

Your brand, their self-serve portal. Every dealer gets a login to a portal branded to your business — your logo, your catalog, your pricing rules. They configure products, see live pricing, and submit orders without calling you. You control what they see, what they pay, and which discounts apply.

Product Configuration (CPQ)

Dealers can't order what you can't build. Model products with unlimited options, dimensions, materials, and dependencies. Your manufacturing rules enforce valid combinations in real time. BOM and work instructions generate automatically from the spec.

Real-Time Pricing

The spreadsheet is dead. Price matrices, auto-formulas, dealer-specific discounts, and conditional rules generate accurate quotes as the dealer configures. Shipping and surcharges calculate automatically. No lookups. No mistakes.

Work Orders & Production

No printouts. No re-keying. Work orders auto-generate with locked BOM, routing, and work instructions. Configuration snapshots are frozen at dispatch — product model changes can't corrupt orders already on the floor.

Shipping & Inventory

Materials tracked from reservation to shipment. Reserved at order time, committed at production, issued at ship. Pick, pack, ship with COGS recorded automatically. Freight, delivery, or dealer pickup.

Invoicing, Payments & Accounting

The books close themselves. Invoices generate from shipped orders. Collect via Stripe, check, or wire. Every transaction posts to a built-in double-entry general ledger — with P&L, balance sheet, and trial balance reports included. Credit notes handle the exceptions.

BUILT-IN AI ASSISTANT

Ask your operation a question. Get an answer — not a report.

A private assistant lives inside your account with secure, scope-locked access to your real data. “Which dealers are behind on payments?” “What are bookings versus last year?” “Show me every in-process order with a 7-inch cassette.” It reads your orders, invoices, AR aging, CPQ pricing, and production — and answers in seconds. Pay only for what you use with automation credits. No extra seats, no data leaving your account.

Sales & bookings metrics AR & overdue aging Order pipeline by status CPQ pricing & validation Dealer & product rankings Operational record search
004 // WHY PAINLESS

Everyone else makes you choose.
We don't.

Enterprise CPQ is too heavy. Vertical-only tools fit one industry. Catalog portals can't price a configured product. Painless is the one system that does all three — built for manufacturers like you.

VS. ENTERPRISE CPQ

All the power, none of the six-figure rollout

Tools like Tacton and Epicor are priced for the enterprise, take months to implement, and optimize the sales pipeline — not your shop floor. Painless goes live in weeks, includes the dealer portal and production, and is built for small-to-mid manufacturers.

VS. VERTICAL-ONLY TOOLS

One platform, not locked to one product

Industry-specific systems only fit one category — windows, or signs, or countertops. Painless models your products with plain-language rules you can read and audit, so it fits whatever you build, without vendor lock-in.

VS. CATALOG ORDERING PORTALS

A real configurator, not a reorder list

Catalog portals let dealers reorder fixed SKUs. The moment your product has dimensions and options, that breaks. Painless prices the exact configured product and generates the matching work order — something a catalog can't do.

// THE DIFFERENCE

The only platform that unifies plain-language configuration, a branded dealer portal, and manufacturing work orders — and keeps your books in sync with QuickBooks.

005 // INDUSTRIES

If you configure it, price it,
and build it — this is for you.

Hundreds or thousands of possible configurations. Complex pricing logic. Shop floor instructions that change with every order. Sound familiar?

006 // GETTING STARTED

We don't throw software at you
and walk away.

Every manufacturer is different. We learn your business before we touch the platform. Go live in weeks, not months.

01

Discover

We shadow your teams, understand your workflows, and map your products. No assumptions. No generic onboarding. We learn how you build.

02

Configure

Your products, pricing rules, manufacturing constraints, and dealer network — modeled in the platform exactly as your business works today.

03

Launch

Go live with your dealer network. Dealers start ordering from day one. Weeks, not months. No multi-year implementation project.

04

Evolve

New products, new pricing, new dealers — the platform grows with you. Continuous improvement, not annual upgrade cycles.

007 // PRICING

No seat licenses.
You grow, we grow.

Pay a small percentage of order volume through the platform. Our incentives are aligned: we only win when you process more orders.

DEALER-FACING
ORDERING

Kill the phone orders. Give your dealers a self-serve portal with real-time configuration and pricing.

0.5% of volume
  • Branded dealer portals
  • Product configuration
  • Real-time pricing
  • Order validation & rules
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RECOMMENDED
EVERYTHING

The full order-to-cash platform — from dealer portal to shop floor to invoice to payment.

1% of volume
  • Everything in Ordering
  • Shop floor & work orders
  • Inventory management
  • Invoicing & payments
  • Built-in accounting & financials
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No seat licenses / No long-term contracts / Cancel anytime
008 // RETURN ON INVESTMENT

We don't add to your costs. We erase them.

At roughly 1% of the order volume you run through it, the platform isn't another expense — it's the one line item that cancels a dozen others. Here's the honest accounting.

− WHAT YOU STOP PAYING FOR
  • Three to seven disconnected tools — and every subscription between them.
  • The hours your team burns re-keying orders from one system into the next.
  • Remakes, scrap, and rush freight from configurations that were never valid.
  • Quotes that take days to return — and the orders that walk while they wait.
  • Tribal-knowledge spreadsheets only one person can actually run.
+ WHAT YOU START GAINING
  • Dealers who configure, price, and order themselves — 24/7, no phone tag.
  • Orders that flow from portal to shop floor to invoice without a single re-type.
  • Cash collected the day goods ship — not weeks after the paperwork clears.
  • A shop floor that builds from exact instructions, not interpretation.
  • One source of truth your sales, production, and finance teams all trust.
// THE NET

The platform pays for itself the first time a dealer places an order you never had to touch.

tools you cancel + hours you reclaim + orders you stop losing > 1% of volume

0 Phone Orders
0 Re-Keyed Entries
100% Valid Configurations
1 System, Not Seven
009 // FAQ

Questions, answered.

How Painless compares, what it costs to switch, and who it's built for.

What is Painless Manufacturing?

An all-in-one platform for wholesale manufacturers of configurable products. It combines product configuration (CPQ), a branded dealer ordering portal, manufacturing work orders, shipping, invoicing, and accounting in one system — so a dealer order becomes a priced, build-ready work order with no re-keying.

How is it different from enterprise CPQ like Tacton or Epicor?

Enterprise CPQ tools are priced and implemented for large companies and optimize the sales pipeline. Painless is built for small-to-mid manufacturers, includes the dealer portal and shop floor, and goes live in weeks — not multi-month, six-figure implementations.

How is it different from a dealer ordering portal like Orderwerks?

Catalog ordering portals let dealers reorder fixed SKUs. Painless includes a real product configurator that prices the exact configured product — dimensions, materials, options, dependencies — and generates the matching work order for the shop floor, which a catalog portal can't do.

Do I have to replace QuickBooks?

No. Painless syncs to QuickBooks and Xero, so you keep your existing accounting system — no rip-and-replace. A full built-in double-entry general ledger is available if you ever want to bring the books in-house.

What kinds of manufacturers is it for?

Manufacturers of configurable products sold through dealer networks — including window treatments and shutters, awnings and outdoor shading, custom cabinetry and millwork, furniture, signage, specialty doors, and fabricated industrial parts.

How long does it take to go live?

Most manufacturers launch in weeks, not months. We map your products, pricing rules, and dealer network, then go live with your dealers ordering from day one — no multi-year implementation project.

Kill the complexity.

Your dealers should order online, not over the phone. Your pricing should calculate itself, not live in a spreadsheet. Your shop floor should get auto-generated work orders, not printouts. Let's talk about how to get there.

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