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WISL Warehouse Management controls
the flow of product from plant or vendor to warehouse, between
warehouses and out to customers. Picking and packing can be controlled
for individual pieces or consolidated trips. Perpetual inventory is
maintained throughout all processes and comprehensive inventory audit
facilities are included.
WISL Warehouse
Management Scenario
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Product enters the warehouse
from manufacturing or vendor under the control of the Stock Transfer
System.
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An output file from manufacturing
system or a procurement process can establish the stock transfer
request record or it may be initiated via clerical entry.
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The stock transfer request record is
used as the basis for picking a trip to be transferred to a
warehouse. The picking routine is normally run on a handheld data
collection/scanning device running in RF mode(batch facilities are
also available).
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Upon arrival at the warehouse, an RF
based routine utilizing a hand held data collection/scanning device
controls the product storage process(inventory is automatically
updated as a function of this process).
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RF based picking & packing routines
control the generation of shipments by trip(inventory is also
automatically updated as a function of this process).
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An RF based control routine run on a
portable data collection/scanner unit controls the loading of
vehicles.
SYMBOL RF Data
Collection/Scanning
Device
Inventory Control
The Inventory Control module
provides for the maintenance of the perpetual inventory through the
various warehouse management routines discussed above, tracking product
by stocking unit id(eg specific carton). It provides facilities for
conducting detail inventory audits(cycle counts) using RF based
facilities as well as audits for corporate financial control. Reporting
provides for the tracking of product movement at the stocking unit level
and monitoring of inventory levels over time.
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