I believe that many friends who work in the warehouse will encounter the following problems:
1. No warehouse management plan
The warehouse lacks planning, the labels of the warehouse area and storage location are not clear, and the goods are placed randomly. Over time, this situation will appear: I am picking up goods, alas, I tripped! Ok? what is this? Why is it here? what's it for? Do you want to throw it away?
In such a warehouse environment, the utilization efficiency of the warehouse is not high, and the operation efficiency is very low.
2. There is a big gap between the data recorded in the warehouse and the actual situation
Warehouse personnel are usually busy receiving and dispatching goods, and many goods are not registered in time. Sometimes the account is supplemented by memory, sometimes by imagination! Mistakes and omissions have become routine warehousing routines. In the warehouse data transmission, there is also a lag, resulting in material shortages and sluggish processing, which delays the pace of the bosses to make a fortune every minute!
3. Lack of effective cycle management, high warehouse loss
Because the warehouse stores a large amount of goods and the records are not accurate, it is impossible to remember when these goods arrived and how long they are valid. The goods were not shipped strictly in accordance with FIFO (first in first out) when they were shipped, resulting in more and more sluggish materials.
4. Difficulty in handling abnormal orders
For example, when the goods are received, they are sometimes delivered more or less, regardless of whether they have been received or not; for example, the customer cancels the order, but you did not see it, and the order was sent out to prevent the delivery, what should I do?
5. Lack of error prevention reminders
In the daily sending and receiving operations, all manual operations. Even the warehouse manager may not know the progress of the operation, whether the operation meets the specifications, whether the wrong goods have been received or the wrong goods have been sent. In this way, once there is a problem, it is basically too late to investigate the problem.
In response to the above management problems, the WMS system can be introduced to easily revitalize daily operation processes, improve inventory accuracy, reduce unnecessary costs and expenses, and provide managers with accurate warehouse data reports, so that managers can grasp warehouse operations in real time , Making decisions easier.
1. Standardized warehouse layout
The system categorizes SKUs, plans storage locations and locations, and uses barcode labels to mark them to distinguish and scan them. It can not only standardize the placement of goods, be clear at a glance, reduce damage, but also increase warehouse utilization and save storage costs.
2. First in first out strategy
The WMS system can control inventory according to the expiration date of the product, so the system can control "first in, first out" goods. According to the logic of expiration date, batch and packaging specifications set in the background, prioritizing the consumption of inventory close to the expiration date can also reduce storage risks and improve warehouse capacity utilization.
3. Automatically update warehouse data
After each warehousing operation, the PDA will automatically synchronize the collected data to the system background, without manual handwriting and input, so as to ensure the accuracy and real-time of the data.
4. Optimize the process of each link
The WMS system ensures smooth operation through the reasonable arrangement and connection of the operation time of each link, and eliminates or reduces the pause or waiting time during the operation as much as possible.
5. Error-proof reminder
In daily receiving and transportation operations, PDA devices can effectively prevent the execution of wrong processes. For example, if the scanned material barcode does not belong to the receipt and delivery of this document, a reminder will be sent to prohibit the next operation to ensure the accuracy of the operation.
At the same time, the WMS system can be integrated with the Kanban system to display the progress of outgoing, warehousing, and moving to Kanban in real time, so that the library administrator can arrange and process priority tasks in time and reduce errors.
6. Abnormal order processing
When receiving goods, the materials are sent out less, and the goods can be received in batches; if too many orders are sent, they can be received first and then returned to improve the ability to handle abnormal orders.
7. Various reports
Various business reports, such as owner inventory report, warehouse inventory report, warehouse warehousing report, cargo owner’s warehousing report, performance report, etc. Meet the decision-making needs of management.