Warehouse management software, Australia

1. WAREHOUSING MANAGEMENT www.freighttracker.com.au

2. www.freighttracker.com.au • Part of firms logistics system that stores products at and between point of origin and point of consumption. • Term “Warehousing” is referred as transportation at zero miles per hour • Warehousing provides time and place utility for raw materials, industrial goods, and finished products, allowing firms to use customer service as a dynamic value-adding competitive tool.

3. THE ROLE OF THE WAREHOUSE IN THE LOGISTICS SYSTEM www.freighttracker.com.au • The warehouse is where the supply chain holds or stores goods. • Functions of warehousing include • Transportation consolidation • Product mixing • Docking • Service • Protection against contingencies

4. TYPE OF WAREHOUSING • Container • Customer Relation Management • Line haul • Warehouse • Customer Portal • Financial Integration www.freighttracker.com.au

5. DESIGN CONSIDERATION Ideal Facility for Pure Supplier Consolidation (Full Pallet Movement) Warehouse Space Requirements

6. PRINCIPLES OF WAREHOUSE LAYOUT DESIGN www.freighttracker.com.au

7. OUTPUT INPUT • RECEIVING • Schedule Carrier • Unload Vehicle • Inspect for damage WAREHOUSE PROCESS • Put-away • Identify Product • Identify Product Location • Move Products • Update Records • Storage • Equipment • Stock Location • Popularity • Unit Size • Cube • Shipping Preparation • Packing • Labeling • Stacking • Order Picking • Information • Walk & Pick • Batch Picking • Shipping • Schedule Carrier • Load Vehicle • Bill of Loading • Record Update

8. OBJECTIVES OF EFFICIENT WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS • Provide timely customer service. • Keep track of items so they can be found readily & correctly. • Minimize the total physical effort & thus the cost of moving goods into & out of storage. • Provide communication links with customers www.freighttracker.com.au

9. www.freighttracker.com.au • Benefits of Warehouse Management • Provide a place to store & protect inventory • Reduce transportation costs • Improve customer service levels • Complexity of warehouse operation depends on the number of SKUs handled & the number of orders received & filled. • Most activity in a warehouse is material handling.

10. COSTS OF OPERATING A WAREHOUSE • Capital costs • Costs of space & materials handling equipment • Operating costs • Cost of labor • Measure of labor productivity is the number of units that an operator can move in a day www.freighttracker.com.au

11. WAREHOUSE ACTIVITIES www.freighttracker.com.au Easy to use web based warehouse systems Efficiency in all related processes Minimization of revenue leakage Choosing and buying customized business solutions Consistency in service Trustworthiness

12. Receive goods • Checks and minimizes duplicate movements in the warehouse • Optimization of goods storage • Good planning and execution of the physical inventory • Optimization of flow of goods www.freighttracker.com.au

13. Identify the goods Moreover, Freight Tracker gives you an option of not paying the licensing fees and you are presented with a fully customised & personalised solution for your business. Your freight system is fully integrated with Freight Tracker’s software so that you can easily detail the jobs for your warehouse staff. www.freighttracker.com.au

14. Freight Tracker-Redefining the way you manage your warehouse In supply chain, the ‘warehouse management system’ (WMS) plays a very defining role. The WMS deals with controlling the storage and movement of materials from and towards the warehouse. Warehouse management systems have evolved with the time to provide software solutions to warehouse and freight companies. So, if you are afreight company with trucks or other similar vehicles ranging from 5-500, then you need a system that keeps a track of movement of all the vehicles www.freighttracker.com.au

15. Dispatch the shipment • orders are packaged, shipping documents are prepared, & goods loaded on the vehicle Operate an information system • a record must be maintained for each item in stock showing the quantity on hand, quantity received, quantity issued, & location in the warehouse www.freighttracker.com.au

16. FACTORS INFLUENCING EFFECTIVE USE OF WAREHOUSES • Cube utilization and accessibility • Stock location • Order picking and assembly • Physical Control & Security - Elements www.freighttracker.com.au

17. Cube utilization and accessibility • Goods stored not just on the floor, but in the cubic space of the warehouse; warehouse capacity depends on how high goods can be stored • Accessibility means being able to get at the goods wanted with a minimum amount of work www.freighttracker.com.au

18. Cube utilization and accessibilitycontinued… www.freighttracker.com.au

19. Stock Location continued… www.freighttracker.com.au • Advantages of Point-of-use Storage • Materials are readily accessible to users • Material handling is reduced or eliminated • Central storage costs are reduced • Material is accessible all the time

20. Order Picking and Assembly • When an order is received, items must be obtained from the warehouse, grouped, & prepared for shipment, systems used • Area system • Zone system • Multi-order system www.freighttracker.com.au

21. PHYSICAL CONTROL & SECURITY - ELEMENTS www.freighttracker.com.au • Good part numbering system • Simple, well-documented transaction system • Identify the item • Verify the quantity • Record the transaction • Physically execute the transaction • Limited access • Inventory must be kept in a safe, secure (locked) place with limited general access • Well-trained workforce

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