Abstract: A system and method are provided which accept orders from customers located at distributed locations, manages the ordering process by presenting a consolidated invoice to the seller, allows the seller to indicate which items are being paid along with a reason code for items for which payment is being withheld, accepts a consolidated payment, and allocates that payment to the appropriate selling subsidiary. In general, one or more orders are received from a buyer in which each of the orders corresponds to at least one seller subsidiary. The orders are consolidated into a consolidated invoice. The consolidated invoices are then made available to the buyer. An indication is received from the buyer as to which of the orders a payment is being approved. The payment, once received, is allocated to a corresponding at least one seller subsidiary for which the payment has been made.