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| supply chain management | |
| business software | |
| automatic identification and data capture | |
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Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) are a key part of the Supply Chain and primarily aim to control the movement and storage of materials within a Warehouse and process the associated transactions, including shipping, receiving, putaway and picking. The systems also direct and optimize stock putaway based on real-time information about the status of bin utilization. Warehouse management systems utilize Auto ID Data Capture technology, such as Barcode Scanner s, Mobile Computer s, Wireless LAN s and potentially RFID to efficiently monitor the flow of products. Once data has been collected, there is either a batch synchronization with, or a real-time wireless transmission to a central database. The database can then provide useful reports about the status of goods in the warehouse. Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP), or Accounting Packages such as SAP , JD Edwards , Microsoft Dynamics , MAS 90 , Oracle and CompuEx , include or offer add on warehouse management functions. Others, such as QX from Openda bundle the warehousing tool into the main core of the software solution. The objective of a warehouse management system is to provide a method to automatically receive inventory, process orders, and handle returns within a single overall application "umbrella". |
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