Warehouse and Distribution

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CHAPTERS 4 - 5
WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
&
WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT

PRESENTATION SLIDES BY AMY SEVERANCE

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 What is a WMS?

WMS – Warehouse Management System

Tracks inventory from the point of receipt to the
point of shipment
Provides RF (radio frequency) functionality to
enable mobile workforce
Provides shipment creation, rating functionality

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 What is a NOT a WMS?

Not an order taking system

Not an inventory allocation system
Requires a “Host” system to interface to
 ERP
 OMS (Order Management System)
 Purchase Order data, Sales Order data, Item Master data

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 Why is it important to have a WMS?

Inventory Accuracy
 Safety Stock: reduce shortages, reduce variability
 Reduce capital investment in inventory
 Reduce labor invested in cycle counting
 Reduce labor dealing with inventory discrepancies
Improve productivity
 Automate manual processes using RF or Voice
 Provide productivity reporting for employee management

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 Why is it important to have a WMS?

Visibility
 Provide management with visibility for running the operation
Customer compliance
 Shipping Labels, packing lists, other documentation
 Packaging Requirements
 RFID tags

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 WMS Vendors

Manhattan Associates
Red Prairie
SAP WMS

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 How do you select a WMS?

Document the business requirements

RFP – Request for Proposal
Sales process
Contract Negotiation
Sign Contract

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 Phase 0: Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Phase 5:
Upgrade Design Development Integration Implementation Client Support
Initiation Testing

• Review • Discovery • Client Training • Mock • Go Live! • Upgrade

Requirements Site Visit Conversion • Post Project Closure
• Conversion
• Hardware Sizing • Functional Planning/ • Integration Implementation • Transition to
Questionnaire Design/Flow Installation Testing Support Customer
• Transportation • Modification • Modification • Label/Carrier • Update Client Support
Questionnaire Disp. Matrix Development Compliance Data Sheet • Ongoing
• Product Demo • Interface Design and Testing • Volume Testing • Initiate Maintenance
• Release Notes • Statement of Work • System • Solution Transition to
& Project Plan Config Validation Customer
• Attend Training and Testing Support
• Acknowledgement • Risk Assessment
Letter • Development of
User Training • End-user Training

Project Management

• Project Planning • Conversion Planning • Status Reporting

• Resource Planning • Issue Maintenance and Resolution • Project Budget Management
• Risk Assessment • Scope/Deliverable Management • Timeline Management

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 WMS Functionality - Inbound

Yard Management and Appointment scheduling

Pre-Receiving
 ASN’s
Receiving
Directed Putaway
Replenishment from Overstock to Forward Pick
Cycle Counting
Returns

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 WMS Functionality - Outbound

“Wave” Management
Label/Document Printing
Picking
Packing
Manifest, Prepare shipment
Ship Confirm

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 Generates Variety of Compliant Bar Code Labels

Receiving location
Report label parcel carrier tracking
number

iLPN case pick

label label

pallet outbound
oLPN UCC- pallet label
label 128 label

Receiving Picking Inventory Packing/Shipping

•in advance • upon wave release • reprints • upon rerouting
•on demand • upon wave assignment • upon pack verification
• release from pack & hold
• reprint

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