What is WMS - Warehouse Management System? What does a WMS warehouse management software system do?
- What does WMS mean?
- Definition of the WMS system
- What warehouse activities are covered by a logistics software?
- What advantages does a WMS software offer?
- WMS system functionalities
- WMS in Romania
- How does the WMS system from Senior Software help you?
- WMS - logistics software suitable for any industry
What does WMS mean?
Warehouse Management System – acronym WMS
Definition of the WMS system
WMS is a warehouse management system, suitable for any industry, that allows for efficient management of goods, from their reception to the preparation of orders and their delivery to customers.
WMS warehouse management program - What is it made of?
A warehouse management WMS program consists of both the software component – the actual application – and hardware elements: servers, mobile scanning devices or barcode printers. A warehouse management WMS system can be standalone or integrated with an ERP system, in which case it represents a complete solution that covers all activities from taking customer orders and issuing invoices to loading products for delivery.
What warehouse activities are covered by a logistics software?
Activities covered by a WMS program for warehouses
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1. Goods reception
It is carried out with mobile barcode readers, with which the goods are scanned when they arrive at the warehouse. The supply orders are created in the ERP system, and then exported to the WMS system for warehouses and stocks. At the time of reception, the differences between these and the results of the goods scan are recorded and sent back to the ERP in order to update the orders.
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2. Placing goods in the warehouse
Thanks to the WMS software, warehouse employees have a clear picture of the available storage space. Goods can be placed based on the suggestions provided by the WMS software, so that access to them can be made as quickly and easily as possible.
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3. Warehouse picking
It represents the activity of collecting goods from the warehouse and is carried out based on customer orders registered in the ERP. Employees view the orders directly on the mobile device and perform the picking according to the optimal route suggested by the WMS program. Modern technologies in the WMS field currently allow the picking activity to be carried out by different methods, such as: pick-by-light or pick-by-voice.
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4. Packaging and Labeling
After picking, customer orders are packed for delivery to their destination based on delivery lists generated in the warehouse management system WMS. With a thermal printer, each order can be assigned a barcode, so that their identification can be done more quickly.
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5. Delivery
Orders are loaded into machines using the WMS program, according to pre-established rules, depending on the location where they are to be delivered.
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6. Inventory
The entire process is based on inventory lists generated by the warehouse WMS system. The use of barcode scanners contributes to increasing accuracy and completing the inventory process in a much shorter time.
What advantages does a WMS software offer?
The WMS system for warehouse management offers multiple advantages, such as:
- Helps optimize stocks
- Increases the accuracy of the picking process
- Facilitates inventory processes
- Allows tracking of batch traceability
- Significantly reduces the time dedicated to handling goods
- Provides real-time information on the stock of goods
- Contributes to increasing the productivity of warehouse employees
- New employees integrate in a much shorter time
- The risk involved in staff turnover is eliminated
- Provides increased visibility over all activities carried out in the warehouse
WMS system for warehouses
WMS for warehouse management is suitable for any industry and allows for efficient management of goods, from their reception to the preparation of orders and their delivery to customers.
WMS system functionalities
Key functionalities of the warehouse management system (WMS):
- Supports most storage systems (back to back, drive in, block stacking, etc.)
- Manages all types of unloading (FIFO, FEFO, LEFO, LIFO, etc.)
- Offers complete traceability of goods, both upstream and downstream
- The WMS program includes advanced transshipment capabilities (Cross Docking)
- Manages multiple intelligent logistics attributes: flavor, brand, weight, category / subcategory, storage environment, expiration / production date, ABC classification, etc.
- Manages an unlimited number of units of measure and packaging types (container, pallet, crate, box, piece, kilograms, liters, meters, etc.)
- The WMS program supports most existing barcode standards and allows the assignment of multiple barcodes to a product (SKU)
- Allows reading and decoding of codes with GS1 type identifiers
- The activities of placement (put-away), picking, replenishment, loading, transfer and more, can be assigned to employees based on tasks generated automatically in the WMS system or manually by a supervisor
- The WMS program offers reporting and KPI tracking tools included
WMS in Romania
SeniorWMS is a logistics solution adapted to modern commerce, capable of transforming and organizing the way of working in the warehouse, by continuously adapting to changing business rules.
Here are the main benefits obtained by companies in Romania that have implemented a WMS software module system for warehouses:
- 98% – 99% increase in delivery accuracy
- 60% decrease in return rate
- Real-time visibility of inventory in WMS system
- 99% increase in inventory accuracy
- 40% – 50% increase in order processing speed
- Fast identification of goods in the warehouse with WMS program
- 99% increase in customer satisfaction
How does the WMS system from Senior Software help you?
The WMS warehouse management system from Senior Software is developed on an internationally recognized platform, which integrates best practices in the field of warehouse management systems. The functionalities offered by the WMS program successfully cover the needs of companies in terms of managing and optimizing storage spaces and merchandise flows.
WMS - logistics software suitable for any industry
The WMS solution gives you complete control over warehouse activity and inventory and is suitable for any type of business.
- Simultaneous management of multiple sales channels
- Promotion management, packaging, labeling
- Full traceability in the WMS system
- Parcel management and partial truck transport
- E-commerce order processing
- Seasonal / high-speed product placement
- Cross-docking operations
- Direct and indirect deliveries
- Advanced stock allocation scenarios
- Level 1 stock allocation by reserving products ordered by customers
- Order prioritization through intelligent logistics attributes
- Picking based on product type and purpose
- Automation of picking processes: pick-to-cart; pick-to-light; pick-by-voice
- Integration of RFID technology into the WMS software system
- Integration with goods handling automation systems
- Advanced order packaging and label printing systems
- Package management and partial truck transport
- Efficient returns management with specific functions in the WMS program
- Creation and management of promotional packages
- Optimization of storage space and maximization of human resource utilization
- Advanced rules for unloading management: FIFO/FEFO/FPFO/LIFO
- Upstream and downstream traceability
- Repackaging and labeling, depending on customer requirements
- High standards for frozen products
- Goods quality audit
- Control over the partner network in the automated WMS system
- Automatic stock allocation according to IKA delivery rules
- Managing a wide range of products and suppliers
- Optimizing storage space
- Quality audit of goods integrated into the warehouse WMS system
- Tracking batches, consumption and production yield
- High accuracy of the product recall process
- Optimizing material flow within the factory
- Cross-docking to reduce costs and space requirements
- Integration with weighing solutions in the warehouse WMS program
- EDI integration
- Simultaneous management of multiple sales channels
- Maximizing human resource utilization and optimizing storage space
- Reducing costs and storage space requirements
- Inventory management in the WMS program, depending on the owner
- End-to-end visibility of stocks in all locations and at all stages of transit
- Adaptability of returns
- Increasing efficiency and improving the decision-making process
- Managing parcels and partial truckload transportation
- Customized picking in the WMS system, depending on customer requirements