Supply Chain Logistics

Warehouse Management

From before an inbound shipment enters your gate until after an outbound shipment leaves, AE Warehouse Management solution optimizes every move – from raw materials to finished goods, and the material handling equipment and people who move them – enabling the most agile, productive and lean distribution operations possible. That means lower distribution costs and improved return on your supply chain investment.

• Mother warehouse.
• Distribution Centre.
• Inventory Management.
• Manpower Supply.

The functionality of warehouse management systems (WMS) can differ significantly from warehouse control systems (WCS). Simply put, a WMS plans a weekly activity forecast based on such factors as statistics and trends

WCS can prevent that problem by working in real time and adapting to the situation by making a last-minute decision based on current activity and operational status.

A WMS uses a data base configured to support warehouse operations, containing detail describing a variety of standard warehouse elements including the

• Individual Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) that are handled and stored, e.g., weight, dimensions, case pack, Automatic ID labels (bar codes, etc.), and inventory by location with manufacture date, lot code, etc. SKUs may include basic materials, fabricated parts, assemblies, and industrial and consumer finished goods, etc.;
• Warehouse storage locations, e.g., individual location number, picking sequence, type of use (picking, reserve storage, etc.), type of storage (each, case, pallet), location size or capacity, storage restriction (flammable, hazardous, high value materials, outdoor, etc.), etc.;
• Dock doors, e.g., individual number, etc.;