When WMS or Warehouse Management Systems came out, some considered WMS as a four-letter word. Early WMS systems were confusing, cumbersome, and let's face it, down right expensive. But, that was then and this is now. WMS systems have come a long way in enabling companies to optimize inventories and gain efficiencies across their supply chain.
Oracle Warehouse Management enables organizations to transform their materials management operations to agile fulfillment centers through optimal use of inventory supply and warehouse resources. Oracle WMS leverages a flexible framework that provides supply and demand matching, advanced task management, automation hardware support and support for the breadth of materials management processes frequently required in warehouses, manufacturing facilities and service depots.
Ok, so how can Oracle WMS help you in this day and age of cost cutting, downsizing and economic downturn?
Oracle WMS can help:
- Improve warehouse space, labor and resource utilization
- Support advanced and nontraditional warehousing business flows
- Enable customers to adapt to changing business needs & environments
MOBILITY
•Mobile RF-based execution user interfaces
•Leverages AIDC technologies such as Barcode and RFID
•Personalize mobile transaction forms for user needs
•Compliance with UCC, EAN and other GTIN product labeling standards
•RFID automated transactions
•Material handling systems integration
•Voice pick capabilities
INBOUND LOGISTICS
•Receiving (ASN & Non ASN Based) and inspection
•Directed put away
•Multi step material routings
INVENTORY CONTROL
•Lot, sublot, serial and revision control
•Dual unit of measure control (catchweight)
•Material attribute tracking
•Flexible material status & holds
•Consigned and vendor managed inventory
•Demand driven replenishment and forward picking locations
TASK MANAGEMENT
•Complete labor management solution
•Flexible pick methodologies such as cluster/batch pick, zone pick, pick and pass, order pick and wave pick
•Rules based task dispatching and product allocation
•Cartonization, guided consolidation and packing
•Automated task prioritization & reprioritization
•Managerial monitoring dashboards
•Manufacturing and service components picking
•Finished goods completion & put away
OUTBOUND LOGISTICS
•Directed picking, consolidation and trailer loading
•ASN generation
•Integration with Oracle Transportation Management for dock appointment and, load sequencing
Oracle® Warehouse Management (WMS) enables companies to maximize their utilization of labor, space and equipment investments by coordinating and optimizing resource usage and material flows across a global supply chain on a single platform.
Infotegrity can help you use Oracle WMS to "lean and green" your supply chain. We offer managed services as well as consulting around outsourcing, outsourcing management and business continuity planning. Please contact us to see how we can help you improve your supply chain, reduce costs, adopt best practices and enhance your competitive advantage in the global marketplace.
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