Warehouse Management
System
by
AKS Software Limited
New Delhi
AGENDA
WMS
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Objectives
Scope
Benefits
ERP or WMS ?
AKS - Background
AKS - Current Scenario
Why AKS?
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Let’s look at Warehouse
Management …
The Need to
Automate !
Small &
Medium
RCVG DESP.
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BAYS
Large & Heavy
Receipts
Areas in The Warehouse
OFF.
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Warehouse Operations : Overview
• Receive Goods from
– Factories
– Suppliers
• Quality Check Received
Goods
• Store Goods
• Repack
• Kit Preparation
• Process Despatch Orders :
Allocation
• Pick & Pack
• Load & Despatch
• Inventory Control
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Why Automate ?
‘Pace’ the new P in Marketing
Compression of Time, crucial
for:
 Quicker response
 Better Service
 Higher Productivity
 Greater Profitability
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Faster, Better delivery at all
Distribution stages: What is
delivered, When and in Which
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Form.
WMS : Objectives
• Improve Service
Levels
• Reduce Stock
Holdings
• Provide Customer
Satisfaction
• Reduce Losses
• FIFO Control
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WMS : Scope
Receive
Goods
Select
Material for
Repacking/
Kitting
Generate
Pick List
Palletise
Truck Load
Consolidation
WMS
Generate
Pick List
Allocate Put
Away Loc.
Put
Away
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Allocate
material for
despatch
Allocate Put
Away Loc.
For Packed Goods
Put
Away
Packed Goods
/ Kits
Loading
and
Despatches
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WMS : Scope
Receive
Goods
Select
Material for
Repacking/
Kitting
Generate
Pick List
Palletise
WMS
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Truck Load
Consolidation
Generate
Pick List
Allocate Put
Away Loc.
Put
Away
Allocate
material for
despatch
Allocate Put
Away Loc.
For Packed Goods
Put
Away
Packed Goods
/ Kits
Loading
and
Despatches
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Receipts
Factories /
Suppliers
WMS
Check
Validity
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Qc Not
Done
QC Area
Allocate
Put Away
Out Of
Stock
Pick
Location
Palletise
Store
Goods
Reserve
Area
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Allocation of Putaway Location
- The Appropriate Area
Large & Heavy
Product Line - A
Product Line - B
Small & Medium
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Allocation of Putaway Location
- The Appropriate Area
Large & Heavy
• Large & Heavy
Products
• Full & Rest Pallets
• Non-Stackable Goods
• Reserve & Picking
Stocks
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Allocation of Putaway Location
- The Appropriate Area
Small & Medium
Other Areas
• Small & Medium
sized Products
• Slow Moving
Goods
• Loose Cartons
• Temp. Requirements
• High Value Goods
• QC Required
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Quality Control
• Work Out QC Quantity
• Assign QC Area as
Putaway Location for
Sample
• Send rest to Storage Area
• Tag Goods as ‘Under QC’
• Accept QC Report
• Tag Goods
– Good for Sale
– Rejected
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Repacking / Kitting
• Work Out BOM of unpacakged /
Child Items
• Generate Pick List of
unpackaged / child items
• Kit Preparation / Packaging
(Conveyor Belt, Scanners)
• Generate Put Away List for
Packaged Goods / Kits in Main
ware House
• Confirm Putaway
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Despatch Work Planning
•Verify Quantity on Order
•Verify Quantity In Stock
–Check Price Level
•Allocate as per Priority
•Reserve Allocated Quantity
•Generate Back Orders
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Truck Load Generation
• Consolidate Orders
– For a Dealer
– For a Destination
– For a Route
• Truck capacity
– Weight
– Volume
• Destination / Route
Optimization
• Generate Consignment
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Picking
• Work Out Quantities of
Each Item for a
Consignment
• Calculate Full / Batch
Pallets
• Search Location
– Pick / Reserve
– FIFO Control
• Pick Path optimization
• Calculate Replenishment
Needs
• Workout Packing cartons
Rquired
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Loading and Despatch
• Confirm Picking :
– Right Item
– Right Quantity
• Print Carton Labels
• Print Loading List
– Loading Sequence
– Item
– Quantity
• Confirm Loading
• Print Challans
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Optimize Handling
Batch / Multi-order Picking
Distribute
Loading
Consolidate Orders
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Replenishment
• Replenishment Triggers
– Urgent
– Routine
• Maintain Required Quantity at
pick Location
– Ensure Required Qty. available
before Picking
• Maintain Minimum Quantity at
Pick Location
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FIFO / Price Level Control
• Complete Track of Date
of Manufacturing / Batch
• Full control of FIFO
B
2
• Control of Price Levels
B
3
for different segments
• Track of Expiry Date
B
1
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Benefits
• Zero Defect Procedures
• Improved service Levels
– Reduced Lead Time
– Reduction in Errors
• Increased Customer
Satisfaction
• Better Inventory Control
• Lesser Returns
• Capacity Utilization
• Minimizes Material Handling
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ERP AND WMS ….
COMPETITION ?
COMPLIMENTORY ?
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ERP ….
• Processes outside the Warehouse :
• Generation Of Purchase Orders
• Supplier Bill Passing
• Supplier Accounts
• Commercial Processing of
Customer Orders
• Generation of Despatch Orders
• Invoicing
• Customer accounts
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WMS ….
• Processes inside the Warehouse :
• Validation Of Recpts against Valid PO
• Quantity & Quality Check : Data for
Supplier Bill Passing
• Allocation of Putaway
• Consolidation of Despatch Orders
• Generation of Picking and Loading
Lists
• Challans : Data for Invoicing
• Inventory Control
• FIFO / Batch Control
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Why AKS?
Pioneers of S/W
Solutions in India
Pioneers of WMS
S/W in India
Customer
Oriented
Comprehensive
Solution
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Why AKS?
AKS
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High Quality
standards
Systems Approach
High After Sales
Support
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AKS BackgroundThe Evolution
Established - 1984.
India’s first provider of LowCost, User Friendly, Off-theshelf packaged software
solutions.
Winner of “Best Indian
Products Award” from 19881991.
Expertise range across DOS,
Windows & UNIX based
solutions.
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Current Scenario!
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Current Scenario!
4 Offices in India
Subsidiary Companies
in USA & Kenya
> 100 Professionals on
board
Software Solutions for
vertical segments
• Sugar Industry
• Warehousing &
Logistics
Successful Worldwide
Implementation of
Smart Card based
solutions for
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• Banking & E-Purse
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Current Scenario ….
BUS. CRITICAL
Multi-faceted Consultancy forte
Systems Integration
Application Re-engineering
MANAGERIAL
FUNCTIONAL
APPLICATION
OPERATIONAL
Customized Solutions in Hardware,
Software , Commn. & other IT areas
Facilities Management
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Our Strengths - Technology
Platforms
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WINDOWS 2000 / NT / 95 / 98
UNIX
Client Server Application Development
Back - End
Oracle
MS SQL Server
Unify
My SQL
Front - End
Visual Basic
Powerbuilder
Developer 2000
Visual C++
Smart Card & RFID Technology
Interface with Other Devices:
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Technology
Platforms
Environments
Applications
Weighbridges / Weighing Machines
PLC
Hand Held Terminals / Scanners
Smart Card / RFID Terminals & Readers
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Our Strengths Resident Manpower
Infrastructure
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Our Prestigious Clientele !
 Engineering Industries
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Escorts Tractors Limited
New Holland Tractors
Fertilizers, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
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IFFCO
Dabur India
DCM Shriram Consolidasted Ltd.
Sugar Mills
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Over 45 Sugar mills in India & Nepal
Cement Industry
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Vikram Cement
Shriram Cements
Government
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Government of Jharkhand
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Thank You!
Warehouse Management
System
By
AKS Software Limited
A 1/169 Safdarjung Enclave
New Delhi
email - akssoftware@vsnl.com