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WhaL ls Warehouse ManagemenL
SysLem ?
WhaL ls Warehouse ManagemenL
SysLem ?
A warehouse management system ls a key parL of Lhe
supply chaln
rlmarlly alms Lo conLrol Lhe movemenL and sLorage of
maLerlals wlLhln a warehouse
rocess Lhe assoclaLed LransacLlons lncludlng shlpplng
recelvlng puLaway and plcklng
1he sysLems also dlrecL and opLlmlze
sLock puLaway based on realLlme
lnformaLlon abouL Lhe sLaLus of bln
uLlllzaLlon
1oLal PyperMarkeL 1oLal PyperMarkeL
Cvervlew of 1oLal PyperMarkeL
1C1AL hypermarkeL mall ls Lhe reLall venLure of Lhe !ubllanL
Croup Launched ln november 2006
1C1AL has 4 sLores ln 8angalore aL Madlwala Mysore 8oad
and now aL Sar[apur 8oad Cld AlrporL 8oad
1he hypermarkeL offers Lhe besL varleLy and value of all
consumer relaLed goods
Lach 1C1AL sLore has a brand mall whlch offers shoppers a
wlde varleLy of brands Lo choose from
Warehouse Cf 1oLal PypermarkeL Warehouse Cf 1oLal PypermarkeL
Maln Warehouse
LocaLed aL kudlu CaLe
madlwala Commerclal Complex
Posur 8oad
1he sLocks are sLored here and dlsLrlbuLlon Lakes place
Lo all lLs sub branches
based on Lhelr respecLlve
lndenLs
Cverall sysLem dlagram Cverall sysLem dlagram
1he suppller sends goods Lo Lhe warehouse
A Coods 8ecelved noLe (C8n) ls also senL Lo Lhe warehouse
1he goods are sLored ln Lhe warehouse
1he subbranches sends an order
1he goods are reLrleved from Lhe warehouse
A despaLch noLe ls creaLed
1he goods are senL Lo Lhe subbranches wlLh a despaLch noLe
sub
branches
Coods 8ecelved Coods 8ecelved
1he suppller sends goods Lo Lhe warehouse along wlLh a C8n
1he lnformaLlon on Lhe C8n ls enLered lnLo 1he Warehouse ManagemenL
SysLem
1he sofLware sysLem creaLes puLaway lnsLrucLlons for Lhe goods
1he warehouse Leam Lake Lhe goods and sLore Lhem ln Lhe warehouse based
on Lhe puLaway lnsLrucLlons
AfLer Lhe goods have been puL away Lhe puLaway conflrmaLlon ls enLered
lnLo 1he Warehouse ManagemenL SysLem
1he sysLem updaLes Lhe sLock flles Lo reflecL Lhe change ln sLock levels
Crder rocesslng/Coods CuL
1he cusLomer sends an order
1he lnformaLlon on Lhe order ls enLered lnLo 1he Warehouse ManagemenL
SysLem
1he SofLware SysLem creaLes plcklng lnsLrucLlons for Lhe goods
1he warehouse Leam plck Lhe goods based on Lhe plcklng lnsLrucLlons
AfLer Lhe goods have loaded Lhe plcklng conflrmaLlon ls enLered lnLo 1he
Warehouse ManagemenL SysLem
1he sysLem updaLes Lhe sLock flles Lo reflecL Lhe change ln sLock levels
Sub branches
LocaLlons
Zones
laces
8ays
Levels
amp|e Warehouse top v|ew
zone ls Lhe largesL area wlLhln a warehouse ln some
warehouses especlally small warehouses Lhere may be
only one zone whereas ln oLher posslbly larger
warehouses Lhere may be several zones
face represenLs a plcklng face Lhe alsle you walk down
when plcklng goods from a parLlcular bay laces generally
run parallel Lo each oLher
bay ls a verLlcal mulLllevel collecLlon of locaLlons Cne
level wlLhln a bay represenLs Lhe smallesL area wlLhln a
warehouse a slngle unlque locaLlon
WMS aL 1oLal WMS aL 1oLal
Shlpplng of Coods lnLo Warehouse
Monday Lo SaLurday ( 900 Lo 1230)
Sundays Lhere wlll be no lnLake of SLocks
ldenLlflcaLlon and SelecLlon Cf 8oxes
WlLh Lhe Suppllers Serles number on Lhe
8oxes and from Lhe 1ransfer CuL copy
SegmenLaLlon on respecLlve faces and
bays (Along wlLh CuallLy Assurance)
Monday Lo SaLurday( 130 Lo 300 )
WlLh Lhe help of 1ransfer Copy
Warehouse Lo lnvenLory Warehouse Lo lnvenLory
ased on Stock ava||ab|||ty and rep|en|shment
1he sub branches of 1oLal PypermarkeLs place everyday order
Lhrough Lhelr lndenLs
Indents sLocks LhaL are requlred along wlLh lLs quanLlLy
2Ier|fy|ng the |ndents at the warehouse
1he sLocks are dellvered Lo Lhe respecLlve branches checklng
Lhe lndenLs Lhoroughly
3eorder to the supp||ers
uependlng on Lhe requlremenL wlLh avallablllLy Lo sLorage Lhe
orders are placed afLer sendlng Lhe sLock Lo Lhe lnvenLory
Warehouse luncLlons Lo
1he funcLlonal componenLs of Lhe sysLem are
1 Warehouse |ocat|ons are deflned as a number of zones
faces bays and levels Lach locaLlon has a rall helghL (Lo
resLrlcL Lhe Lypes of producLs placed ln Lhe locaLlon) and a rall
lengLh (Lo deflne Lhe maxlmum number of sLocks placed ln Lo
locaLlon)
29roduct def|n|t|on coverlng producLs LhaL are deflned as a
comblnaLlon of deparLmenL and sLroke
Lach producL can be classlfled over a varleLy of colour slze
and lengLh comblnaLlons
Lach producL also has a seL slze (for deLermlnlng despaLch
labels) a number per meLre (for deLermlnlng maxlmum
number of sLocks per locaLlon) a preferred puLaway
locaLlon
3Stock deta||s are held aL locaLlon level wlLh producLs ln
each locaLlon belng ldenLlfled by Lhelr producL deflnlLlons
LogeLher wlLh a suppller serles number (for Lhlrd parLy
dlsLrlbuLors) ldenLlfylng Lhe suppller of Lhe producL
4ud|t tra||s are exLremely comprehenslve and log all sLock
Lransfers wlLh an elecLronlc daLe Llme lnlLlaLor and reference
sLamp 1hls LransacLlon lnformaLlon ls archlved for Lhe llfe of
Lhe producL and can be easlly and flexlbly accessed for
managemenL lnformaLlon reporLlng purposes
4ud|t tra||s are exLremely comprehenslve and log all sLock
Lransfers wlLh an elecLronlc daLe Llme lnlLlaLor and reference
sLamp 1hls LransacLlon lnformaLlon ls archlved for Lhe llfe of
Lhe producL and can be easlly and flexlbly accessed for
managemenL lnformaLlon reporLlng purposes
oods rece|pts are enLered by quanLlLy and a unlque
puLaway algorlLhm ls employed by Lhe sysLem Lo deLermlne
an ldeal locaLlon for Lhe producLs ln Lerms of opLlmal access
for despaLch laLer
uther 9|ans Cf Imp|ementat|on
n |ntegrat|on mapper ls avallable as sLandard Lo qulckly llnk
(lf requlred) Lhe sysLem Lo oLher sofLware appllcaLlons
modelers daLabases and word processors
Whereas Lhe sysLem was orlglnally developed Lo handle
hanglng goods lL can also be qulckly adapLed Lo warehouse
operaLlons LhaL manage boxed goods
Scanner Input]Cutput can be used Lo process all
LransacLlons 8y maklng use of Lhe barcoded CS labels
whlch are already aLLached Lo garmenLs as Lhey arrlve from
Lhe Suppller recelpLs puLaways and despaLches can all be
processed remoLely by scanner wlLhouL Ledlous keyboard
enLry
SofLware lmplemenLaLlon SofLware lmplemenLaLlon
LnLerprlse SoluLlons lnfor 8AAn
vendor olarls
1lnfor 8AAn SofLware focuses on 1C1AL P?L8MA8kL1
(lnvenLory) from Lhe Llme lL arrlves aL Lhe wareshouse Lo Lhe
Llme lL leaves from Lhe shlpplng dock
2 8aan was a vendor of popular enLerprlse resource
plannlng (L8) sofLware LhaL ls now owned by lnfor Clobal
SoluLlons
AdvanLages Cf WMS AdvanLages Cf WMS
Warehouse ManagemenL ls always advanLageous when Lhe
lnvenLory managemenL could noL handle Lhe maLerlals ln
sLorage locaLlons ?ou can Lrack Lhe maLerlal exacLly where lL ls
sLored and wheLher lL ls on Lhe move or ln sLorage bln
1rack exacL sLock locaLlon wlLhln one sLorage locaLlon wlLh
lllC
rovldes beLLer plcklng funcLlonallLy
Allows for plcklng locaLlons wlLh replenlshmenL when falls
below a deflned quanLlLy
Allows segregaLlon of sLock Lypes wlLhln a warehouse
ulsadvanLages of WMS ulsadvanLages of WMS
lncreased masLer daLa malnLenance
AddlLlonal process sLep for recelpL and plcklng
8equlres experL knowledge Lo conflgure for maxlmum
beneflL
More complex Lo resolve problems caused by lncorrecL
processlng
Cenerally WM provlde beLLer auLomaLlon of processes
parLlcularly wlLh 8l buL requlres more malnLaln and process
dlsclpllne
lL ls recommended LhaL you used WM only lf Lhe sLandard
loglsLlcs funcLlonallLy ls lnsufflclenL for your needs