Features
The strength of Priority‘s Warehouse Management System is derived from its complete integration with Priority‘s ERP system. This prevents inventory balance discrepancies and operational requirements mismatches between the ERP and WMS systems.
Picking and Shipping
- Picking or shipping waves can be created for specific customers, orders or order items.
- A wave of tasks can be created to pack ordered items in preparation for shipment.
- A wave of pick tasks can be created for orders, based on distribution route.
- Tasks can be limited to a maximum volume
Replenishment
- Replenishment waves can be used to ensure sufficient inventory of fast-moving items in a given warehouse.
- Order-based replenishment waves are governed by stock level strategies, turnover strategies, storage area and more.
- Hot replenishment – instantaneous replenishment from a “next in line” storage bin, activated as soon as employees are confronted with an empty bin while performing a pick task.
Receiving & Put-Away
- Deliveries received at the docks are checked against the corresponding goods receiving voucher (GRV); this can be an Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) or any other document covering the shipment.
- Palletization tasks are linked to corresponding line items in the GRV.
- Actual received quantities are compared to planned quantities in an automated report.
- Put-away tasks can be generated by part, part family, storage area, turnover or number of different SKU’s in the same location.
Traceability
- Dual units of measure (tasks can specify an exact weight or a number of crates).
- Upstream/downstream traceability of serialized parts from receipt through putaway, subsequent warehouse transfers, picking and eventual delivery.
- Lot genealogy keeps track of lot components and where they are used.
- Lot attributes are maintained when lots are split, merged or transferred within the organization.
Support for mobile devices, barcode labeling and RFID tags
Give warehouse technicians anytime, anywhere access to relevant information from mobile devices, letting them make better-informed and more timely decisions while executing work assignments more efficiently. Provide real-time notification of assigned tasks and track execution as work is performed – reducing processing times and increasing warehouse efficiency.
Main features include:
- Update task (opened by Priority‘s wave creation programs) details based on actual task performance.
- Warehouse employees can use their mobile device to open new warehouse tasks.
- Bar code labels can be printed using a third-party application such as BarTender.
- View current inventory levels for a given warehouse and part