Informatization layout is a very important link in the future development of an enterprise. Enterprises that must plan will more or less consider informatization production. In the process of building an information system, many companies will take some detours.
Different jobs have different characteristics and special needs, so system decision makers should thoroughly understand this key point to prevent too little consideration in planning, which will lead to irreparable problems in the implementation process. The following is a brief introduction to some of the difficulties in the WMS system plan.
Third Party Logistics
1. Interface integration
Within an enterprise, WMS requirements are associated with many operations. Warehouses need to establish direct contact with suppliers, transporters’ customers, and end users. In the context of such demand, rich interfaces have become the core value component of the WMS system.
2. Visualization function
WMS is an information system for lean warehouse operations. It is necessary to provide visual information about the location and situation of goods in the warehouse. In addition, the visualization function is not only the information exchange inside the warehouse in the future, but also needs to provide corresponding channels for future suppliers and transporters. For them, receiving real-time visualization of warehouse information will be a good experience.
3. Interest rate accounting
Warehousing, processing and operations are essentially labor-intensive industries, and there are obvious periods in many periods. During peak periods, many third-party logistics companies may use a large amount of external forces to deal with internal warehouses, and cost accounting becomes a major difficulty. In short, WMS needs to monitor the cost of participating in the operation of the entire warehouse, and even for each employee, the workload of each forklift must be counted and the data provided to the processing layer in order to provide a basis for them to consider corresponding strategic reforms.
4. Customized function
As a complete warehouse operating system, WMS not only needs to record and analyze all operations in the warehouse, but also constitutes automated and intelligent management and control. In general, a part of the structure should be retained to prepare for the future needs of customers. This requirement is considered in the early stage of software product planning. The architecture planning should be sensitive, so that when customers need corresponding customized functions, they can easily provide corresponding solutions instead of re-development from scratch .
manufacturing
1. Factory logistics and warehousing logistics are closely integrated
Factory logistics and warehousing logistics are closely integrated through fully automatic equipment. The processing policy of the WMS system not only extends to the warehouse, but also extends to the production line, side warehouse, operation table, etc. Inbound and outbound business processes and inventory processing are applied to a wider scope and space.
2. Meet lean production
The WMS system is seamlessly connected with production planning, production scheduling, and production process control. The WMS system intelligently controls the links of raw materials, semi-finished products, production and delivery, remaining returns, sales and delivery. So as to completely destroy and complete the uninterrupted operation process to meet the requirements of lean production.
3. Intelligent control of equipment tasks
Machinery manufacturing mostly uses diverse machines and equipment to complete automated factory logistics. The WMS system and the WCS equipment control system should be built on the same technical channel. Through the integration and optimization of equipment tasks, process control, dynamic path allocation and path optimization, and the effective connection of equipment operation timing and equipment load balancing, stable, reliable and intelligent factory automation logistics optimization can be completed.
Retail work
1. Intensive inventory control
The WMS system needs to have diversified inventory strategies to meet the storage strategies of products of different categories and different operating cost classifications, and to store products in a centralized manner in terms of format, owner, and promotion. At the physical level, in order to achieve the policy of reducing inventory and accelerating inventory turnover in the retail logistics center.
2. Realization of high power distribution
Products represented by fresh products and daily delivery products have improved the delivery execution power of retail logistics. The WMS system needs to support diversified sorting methods, different logistics equipment such as radio frequency, lighting, sorting machines, and different operation modes such as planting, fruit picking, full box, and zero-breaking, so as to complete the B2B distribution of two-day delivery , Half-day delivery of B2C delivery, to achieve the rapid care and accurate implementation of the retail logistics center policy.
3. Accurate accounting of logistics rates
Small profits but quick turnover is the business philosophy of retail companies, and logistics rates are highly valued in retail work. The WMS system needs to accurately calculate the logistics costs generated by each link, organically integrate unified distribution and direct distribution, and reduce the logistics rate as a policy and subject of continuous improvement.
4. Seamless connection between store and warehouse
Through the information sharing of the WMS system, retail stores can monitor the delivery of orders in the distribution center in real time, and can adopt inspection-free methods to reduce the amount of handover operations between the store and the warehouse; the distribution center can share the product and equipment data of each store, and according to the store shelves The order of delivery, sorting and packaging of categories is carried out, thereby minimizing the number of store shelves.
5. Push-pull combination
For new products, DM products, special products, promotional products, etc. We can push the distribution center to deliver the goods together, and other methods can be automatically ordered based on the safety stock. It is necessary for the WMS system to conduct real-time monitoring and early warning of product inventory, analyze and guess the needs of stores and customers in real time through various optimization algorithms, and organically integrate the push-pull supply chain to maximize sales and prevent shortages and sales losses.
Pitfalls that may be encountered in the WMS selection process
1. Develop yourself
The cloud table platform suggests that if an enterprise chooses to develop on its own, it needs to clarify the following aspects:
1. Understand the business model, understand the combination of business models, and clearly predict future business development needs.
2. Have a sound business development process and a mechanism to deal with various abnormal situations.
3. The company's decision-making and support for development. (You know, any software development may fail, and there is no guarantee of 100% success.)
4. Personnel storage must be satisfied, and system architecture engineers, project managers, and key center developers are indispensable. Documents and source codes required for various developments should be archived.
2. Choose a system
When companies use the system, it only needs to be suitable, but there is no best. When selecting the project leader, he needs to understand the application of similar products by related peers, including the after-sales situation and the strength of the development team; if there is a leader, he needs to understand the strength of the developer and the expected supplier’s after-sales personnel, and listen to the after-sales personnel It is possible to get the correct prediction. Many time-sharing developments and after-sales docking are the real beginning of the problem.