The productivity of a warehouse is measured in terms of its efficiency, inventory accuracy and order turnaround time. Order turnaround time is a critical factor in measuring customer satisfaction. It is critical for a system to mirror a warehouse process through each individual process at an order line level. The diverse nature of the operation ensures the need to simplify each process and automate the activities as desired.
Outbound planning decisions include:
The provides a complete solution to all outbound planning activities. The abilities are configurable at a warehouse level allowing for unique process definitions for a warehouse. The is a networked WMS solution that provides visibility across all warehouses in the supply chain. The following figure represents the outbound planning process provided in the .
The allows optimization of pick, pack and ship processes for shipments utilizing the attributes and constraints at a warehouse, shipment and item level.
The ability to specify each of the constraints at a warehouse level allows each warehouse to plan its optimization individually.
The following should be taken into consideration during the outbound planning phase: