Warehouse Management Sysem

[JamesWatson]

What exactly the role of Warehouse Management system in supply chain?

[kayjsharp]

Warehousing facilities play a vital role in the overall supply chain process. Warehouse is a facility where the supply chain holds or stores goods, until they are needed by the customers. Warehouse can be owned by manufactures, wholesalers, retailers to store the goods.  For maximum efficiency, warehousing spaces need to be the correct size, height, with room for trucks to load, park and turn. The location is important being close to roads, airports or harbours depending on the nature of the business which can have a significant impact on the long-term success and operating costs of a business. The businesses who are taking the bold steps to ensure that they have the most efficient warehousing space will ensure a profitable future.

[Adamismith]

What exactly the role of Warehouse Management system in supply chain?

For a manufacturing unit .. Warehouse management system is an essential part of Supply Chain as it determines the location of products in warehouse, its exact inventory. In supply chain when the products are moved from one location to other, warehouse management is required to plan and manage storage/distribution/ transportation of products. It is quite possible you get products at warehouse located in north to distribute products across different locations in 1000 miles. So product distribution takes place from there.. softwares like McLane Logistics Management's WMS have high end capabilities to manage complex warehouse operations.

[MartinChris]

Without effective warehouse management, your supply chain would be disrupted. It is very much essential to have proper ware house management in place. It has been noticed that efficiency increases by 40% when you have an effective wms in place. an effective WMS would be the one that integrates your supply chain goals with warehouse management and helps you find and locate products easily. besides wms you should have well designed warehouse that allows free movement of products.

We also use mc Lane;s Warehouse 3G

[MaxRiker]

As the goods and products will all be stored in the warehouse during the shipping process, warehouse management systems are very important as it ensures that its easy to locate and move the goods around to their different destinations.

[YFSIndia]

Very informative thread regarding warehouse management in supply chain. In a supply chain, warehousing function is very critical as it acts as a node in linking the material flows between the customer and supplier. And the given information is really informative.

[BuckyHouse]

Warehouse Management in supply chain operations can take on a number of different roles. For the most part, you could say it means the control and management of inventory, but that's being very broad. It really depends how specific you want to be. It's quite a broad term that applies to a lot and you'll get a different answer depending on the type of person you ask. For example, cycle counting refers to an improved approach for inventory stock verification, which is an essential component of a warehouse management system.