WMS is configured to use the database support warehouse operations, comprising a detailed description of the various elements of standard warehouse, comprising:
processing and storing in a single stock keeping unit (SKU), e.g., weight, size, packing boxes, auto-ID tag (barcode, etc.) and according to the production date, lot number divided by stock position. sku may include a base material, manufacturing components, assemblies, consumer goods and industrial products;
warehouse storage location, such as: individual position number, order picking, use categories (sorting, storage, etc.), storage classes (each case, goods disc), place the size or capacity, storage limit (flammable, hazardous, high-value materials, outdoor, etc.).
Expected labor productivity divided by function or activity, such as workload per hour.
Daily functions include management
plan - determining the daily activity program receiving dock, select the workload / day order processing or transformation (this may be through business systems), and calculate the estimated required labor and vehicle selection and ship orders, to ensure that employees are appropriate, and inform the airline about the load and separation, to meet customer needs.
Organization - sort order is selected. Orders can be chosen by the organization in many ways to meet the needs of users. Its main objective is intentional, rather than in the order of receipt of the order to select the order, unless the company wants to pay the reasonable costs of transportation and delivery to the carrier. The organization was originally planned to be called a wave or wave selection, has two goals, a. Minimize the need temporary space dock, through the order to reach the loading dock of the trailer load sequence, and b. Create a flow that will support the monitoring of daily progress and eliminate / reduce the final minute of overtime in claim carrier or delayed departure, and the like.
Staffing - Wave by assigning employees to job functions and areas to minimize fragmentation.
Guidance - Ensure documented processes and procedures embedded in the WMS, and with the company's nature of work and service levels intent (eg, ISO consistent application, use appropriate and this function can also be used to single order into logical units and assigning them to a single individual the ability to synchronize the potential performance, throughput requirements and consistent physical layout, e.g., the selection of the cases from each unit, and the selection of individual selection pallet load, improve productivity, and a control support.
Control - provides milestones for management to monitor progress throughout the day, providing a timely opportunity to respond to questions, and report data for performance analysis.
Integrated
warehouse management system supports warehouse staff in the implementation process need to handle all major and many small tasks such as warehouse receipt, acceptance, put away, pick supplement internal position, picking, packing, value-added services, order assembly loading docks, and shipping documents ( loaded into the carrier vehicle). Warehouse management system also help to guide and validate each step, capture and record all mobile inventory, as well as data on the state of the file changes.
Warehouse management systems often represents the central unit warehouse software structure. WMS overlying receiving orders from the host system (mainly ERP system), these in order management database, after proper optimization, which is provided to a control system connected to the conveyor
when you view the e-business processes required it becomes very clear: as long as the customer sites up and down the order, the information is passed on to the host WMS by business (mainly ERP system). All steps necessary to manage this order, the selection of items ordered, etc., and then processed within WMS. Then, the information is sent back to the host business to support financial transactions, send advance shipping notice, inventory management, etc. to customers.
Modern WMS to be connected to various communication technologies (radio frequency), automatic identification technology (barcode, RFID, etc.), a mobile computer, occasionally connected to the automated material handling (conveyor and sorting), and storage devices (belt, automatic storage and retrieval).