WMS Overview  |Inbound  |  Internal  |  Outbound


INBOUND FUNCTIONALITY:

RECEIVING
The WISE inbound module consists of a detailed set-up for all inventory types that could be received into a warehouse. Purchase orders, warehouse transfers, work orders, advanced shipment notices (ASN's), returned materials and unexpected receipts. Based on the type of product coming into the receiving door, WISE will direct the following steps after the actual reception:

• Total visibility of all inbound orders
• Complete support of ASN's which can either be sent directly to WISE or via the host system.
• Simple single scan of a bar code, pallet ID, or pallet license plate
• Single receiver can work on multiple incoming orders simultaneously
• Multiple receiving personnel can work on a single order
• Personnel can receive unexpected shipments
• WISE captures all information possible at the moment of the goods reception including all lot numbers, serial numbers, and all dates

ASSEMBLY / KITTING
The process of gathering parts and/or products to make a finished good is made up of multiple components. Through a process called backflushing, the material is issued automatically when production is posted against an operation. The backflushing program will use the quantity completed to calculate through the bill of material, quantities of the components used, and reduce on hand balances accordingly. 

QUALITY ASSURANCE

At receipt, WISE can determine the parameters in which to sample a shipment to assure significant quality control. These parameters consist of percentages of items by product ID, group code, vendor and/or any combination thereof. The system will then generate the tasks to move those materials that require quality assurance procedures. The rejected lots will be flagged in the system to avoid carrying out putaway and allocation tasks.

RETURNS

When items or shipments are returned to the warehouse, WISE enables unique data regarding these shipments to be recognized and captured. The RF’s direct the receiver to input the items’ current condition and reason it was returned, and the fault of the return. Based on the values inputted for these three variables, WISE will direct the warehouse personnel to take a specific user defined action. ie: put items back in general stock, put items in staging for future delivery, take to re-work to repair, send back to manufacturer, or simply scrap.

PUTAWAY

Extensive putaway functionality enables the warehouse to utilize many different styles and methods of putaway techniques. Using the RF's as the backbone of the putaway tasks, WISE directs the users to the proper location and correct equipment with the most efficient route and manner. All RF putaway transactions are confirmed with a location bar-code scan to ensure real- time inventory accuracy. Based on a user defined configuration, WISE will generate the putaway tasks to most efficiently direct warehouse personnel to put items away based on either the item itself, the product group, the locations, and/or any combination of the three.

WISE also incorporates consolidation rules, and the product and location's dimensions (also referred to as cubing). The cubing functionality utilizes the product dimensions, weight and cube information to accurately ensure each location's viability for putaway. This will also prevent product damage by specifying item-specific, or location-specific maximum load stacking parameters.

CROSSDOCKING
The ability to crossdock is a valuable tool to increase warehouse efficiencies and speed order processing. When an item is received into available inventory and the same item is required for an outbound order waiting processing, WISE triggers the immediate tasks necessary to take the goods from the receiving dock to the packing station or shipping door to complete the shipment. This eliminates all putaway and picking tasks that would be necessary to store the item and then pull again.