WES,WMS & WCS Warehouse Software Suite The Order Picking & Fulfillment Experts 800-523-9464 | www.sihs.com | info@sihs.com WES, WMS & WCS Warehouse Software Suite VWare Warehouse Management & Control System (WES,WMS and WCS) is a real-time, user-friendly standard software package designed to meet project and customer-specific requirements across a broad range of manual and automated warehouse configurations. Its modular design provides unsurpassed flexibility and robust features that ensure a smooth integration with multi-vendor automated material handling equipment. VWare software works as a standalone application to control a single type of equipment or as a fully integrated system to manage a variety of devices throughout your warehouse. Traditional Solution SI Systems Solution ERP / Warehouse Management System ERP / Warehouse Management System Multiple Interfaces Carousel Pick-to-Light Conveyor Packing Consolidation Single Interface Sorter VWare TM Versatile Warehouse Solutions Equipment Controllers Equipment Controllers Material Handling Devices Material Handling Devices Islands of Automation Orchestrated Automation No real-time WCS coordination Advanced WES coordination Multiple custom interfaces Single, direct and configurable interface Expensive equipment and software Less equipment with higher performance Complex system with risky ROI Simple, cost-efficient with good ROI For more information, contact us today at 800-523-9464 or info@sihs.com WES, WMS & WCS Warehouse Software Suite Today’s warehouses are gauged on the ability to ship orders accurately, efficiently and cost effectively. For distribution centers focused on high throughput and where proper integration and management of automated material handling systems is required, advanced warehouse control software is essential. With a wide variety of warehouse control applications and a modular, configurable design, the VWare suite allows you to add modules in phases or implement large scale automation as a whole for maximum cost savings. VWare software is designed to interface natively with automated material handling equipment like conveyors, sorters, automated storage and retrieval systems, order picking technologies, and print/apply and weighing systems from a variety of vendors. When multiple types of equipment are included in one system, VWare software synchronizes inventory movement throughout the warehouse, saving time, resources and expense. Reduces Labor Costs. Advanced process automation maximizes efficiency of operator activities, optimizes order batching and picking, and minimizes process redundancy. Increases Performance. VWare has a guaranteed real-time response, advanced algorithms for first available picking in automated zones, streamlined operational flow, and synchronization of automated material handling equipment. Improves Accuracy & Customer Service. Orders are verified throughout the fulfillment process with light and/or voice directed picking, putaway and inventory validation, unit scan verifications and automated order weight validation. For more information, contact us today at 800-523-9464 or info@sihs.com WES, WMS & WCS Warehouse Software Suite Reliable & Cost Effective Solution. VWare software provides the best reliability and maintainability in the industry. Its modular architecture and use of object-oriented design and implementation methodologies allow you to add modules and expand feature sets with minimum cost and risk. Configurable Host System & Equipment Interfaces. The VWare suite can easily accommodate your system’s requirements with highly configurable interfaces for both host systems and a multitude of standard and custom-designed material handling device controllers. It includes an extensive set of built-in message definitions, field types, formats, connectivity methods and business rules. The burden of integrating the activities of multiple automated material handling subsystems is no longer with the host system; VWare software coordinates those activities and devices through native modules that interface directly with device controllers and existing subsystems. The VWare suite can also accommodate situations in which order fulfillment processes are shared with tasks that are under the control of the host system. For example, if your RF-picking operations are directly controlled by your host system, VWare software can coordinate those RF-picking tasks with locally controlled carousels, pick-to-light, and conveyor activities to ensure optimized order consolidation and shipping. Rapid Deployment. With the ability to easily configure objects, rules, and feature sets, VWare software is implemented quickly and cost effectively in almost any environment. For more information, contact us today at 800-523-9464 or info@sihs.com WES, WMS & WCS Warehouse Software Suite Advanced Inventory Control (optional). VWare provides both basic and advanced inventory control features focused on accuracy and picking efficiency. Inventory management features can be configured to provide as much or as little control as you need, from simple schemes to advanced management by individual storage zone. Popular inventory control features include: v Management of dynamic storage locations by size, ergonomic position, velocity and/or volume v Inventory storage, tracking and picking by batch number, lot, serial number, vendor and/or receipt timestamp v Unlimited UOMs by item per zone v Dynamic allocation across UOMs v Configurable zone pick sequences by UOM and/or item v Min/max replenishment settings by zone and/or location v Replenishment between any list of zones v Automatic balancing of inventory across storage units v Cycle counting by part/category or user criteria v Location counting by individual or range of locations For more information, contact us today at 800-523-9464 or info@sihs.com WES, WMS & WCS Warehouse Software Suite Seamless Scalability…A Solution That Grows With You When it comes to warehouse automation systems, you can start simply and build on that foundation as required, following performance and budgetary guidelines. Companies that choose to start with a smaller, lower-cost solution typically outgrow it within a relatively short period of time due to its limited ability to adapt to expanding requirements (e.g., some solutions have a maximum number of transactions that can be processed during a production cycle). On the other hand, higher performance systems are often overly complex and expensive to implement. VWare software suite was developed to bridge this gap and eliminate concerns of scalability. Robust, modular, and extensible, it grows and changes along with your business requirements and performs across an array of configurations for a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. “Truly-Versioned” Product Platform Medium and large scale WES, WMS annd WCS implementations frequently involve unique “spin offs,” pieced together to force the base software to meet the customer’s requirements. Although this approach may sound reasonable on the surface, these custom-coded systems have several downsides: prolonged product delivery and integration, lack of backward compatibility, slower problem resolution, reliance on specific vendors for ongoing support and changes, and lack of long-term support. The VWare suite is - and always will be - fully compatible with any previous system installation. When upgrading an existing customer site to a newer version of the software, there is no need for additional code-level changes, so the risk is lowered and upgrades are simplified. While VWare software provides an extensive set of configuration capabilities, new features are added directly to the most recent system release so that they are an integral option within all future versions of the product. This ensures quick and cost-effective implementation and provides a clear upgrade path without the cost and risks associated with customized software systems. For more information, contact us today at 800-523-9464 or info@sihs.com WES, WMS & WCS Warehouse Software Suite Configurability & Design Highlights v Database resident configuration for all object types: zones, storage units, business rules, material handling equipment controller interfaces, host systems and third party WMS and WCS applications v Highly configurable host interface supports FTP batch, peer-to-peer (TCP/IP), message queuing (MQ-Series, MS), terminal emulation and more v Object-oriented material handling equipment interfaces support a variety of OEMs for automated storage and retrieval systems (including carousels), lights, and conveyor controllers v Individual configuration settings for system level, zone level, and/or zone groups v Independent business rules for each kind and type of work v True object-oriented core product model (OOD) v Intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) v Client-server architecture v Runs on all Windows® platforms (XP, 7, Server 200X, etc.) For more information, contact us today at 800-523-9464 or info@sihs.com The VWare software suite was created to meet the demand for organizations to turn their warehouse and distribution operations into profit centers. SI Systems leverages its decades of experience as a leader in order fulfillment and material flow towards its VWare WES, WMS and WCS solution. Designed to utilize an organization’s processes without the need for custom or special coding, the VWare software suite is unique in the industry. The VWare suite allows organizations to use most of their current methodologies while always maintaining a supportable software package in every installation. As a 100% true-versioned software, every installation is backwards compatible and future upgrades are simplified with no additional code-level changes. VWare never uses “one off” or custom coding, which solves an immediate need but creates a future support problem; all changes are adopted into the core code and versioned into the next generation of product, keeping every installation free from future headaches. The days of operations being an overhead expense are dead! Let us show you how SI Systems’ VWare software solutions will meet and exceed your expectations for your manual, semi-automated and automated warehouse order picking and distribution operations. http://www.sihs.com/warehouse-execution-systems/ The Order Picking & Fulfillment Experts 800-523-9464 | www.sihs.com | info@sihs.com 0214-200-1001