WMS - Warehouse Management                         Wireless Technology

The Warehouse Pro application helps you enhance productivity, improve overall warehouse efficiency, and provides real-time integration to the S2K Enterprise Management solution. Integrated EDI features provide automatic UCC-128 label printing and electronic advance ship notices. With true random bin, lot and serial number tracking for receiving, pallet assembly, movement, picking and order verification, the Warehouse Management features enable accurate and efficient tracking of goods through your entire facility.

Receiving / Pallet Creation supports receiving by Purchase Order or Container, and manual or RF posting of the receipt. Upon receipt, the user can note the Lots and Serial Numbers received. All items are received into the location's default Loading Dock staging bin. Using RF Pallet Creation, the system will automatically assign a pallet number and print a pallet license plate for easy tracking of item / pallet movement.

Product Movement will automatically create move tickets for received items and for bin replenishment based on picking lane requirements and bulk stock merges. Using the RF move ticket entry program, the user can scan the "from" location, the item or pallet being moved, and the "to" location. Upon accepting the move, the system will immediately transfer the quantity to the newly assigned bin. Item History keeps track of all movement for each product.

Order Management - An order manager screen allows warehouse managers to view and select sales orders and warehouse transfer orders for individual or wave picking based on a myriad of sort criteria. The order manager maintenance screen allows users to view the selected orders and group orders for picking based on weight, cubic measure, quantity, or line items. The manager can then choose to create consolidated or individual pick tickets. The order manager screen also provides the ability for managers to review the current picking in progress and analyze the performance by Area, Zone and Picker.

Picking supports paper based or RF picking. From the Order Manager program, the system will generate a pick ticket that will display the items based on Area, Zone, Path and Bin sequence. RF picking can then be utilized to scan the bin and the item being picked. Upon scanning, the system will verify that the correct bin, item and quantity were picked and move the item to the user's staging bin. A bar coded picking label can be automatically generated to track the tote or pallet used for picking the order. 

Order Verification to verify the items that have been picked against the customer order. Upon scanning each item, the system will verify that the correct item and quantity was picked for the order. In addition, the system will prompt the user for any serial numbers or lot numbers that may be required. Box (carton) tracking is available to allow the user to designate which items are in a specific box. Upon ending each box, the system will allow the user to enter in the weight, ship-via, freight charges and the tracking number of each box. Upon ending the order the system will prompt the user to backorder any items that have been short shipped and the system will total all the cartons and freight charges for the order. The user has the option to print a packing list or an invoice. The user can designate the orders being shipped on a specific truck and generate a bill of lading if required. For EDI orders, UCC-128 labels and 856 Advance Ship Notices can be generated. 

Warehouse Transfers can be automatically or manually created for both inter-location and inter-company transfers. Suggested transfers are based on the usage, transfer lead-time and minimum requirements of each location. Managers can use the transfer maintenance program to review suggested transfers and adjust the stock allocations for each item by location. Transfers are then released to the order manager program for picking. 

Cycle and Physical Counting provide management with efficient tools to control and gauge the accuracy of current inventory records that are maintained in the locator system. Automatic cycle counting takes place continuously based on the cycle class code assigned in the Item master file. The cycle count process writes transaction records, prints count sheets, allows RF-based counting and produces variance reports. Full physical inventory counting is supported using wireless terminals or count sheets. Detailed inquiries display all counting activity and variances reported. 

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