Module 8

Module:8 WMS Packages Treatment: Animated Text Onstage:

Topic: Module Introduction

Learning Objective: Display 1

A Warehouse Management System (WMS) can be built through a bespoke development or by cho0sing various standard packages available in the market based on the organizational needs. This module of the training program discusses the standard package vendors in WMS space and tries to list out some of the standard WMS use cases functions. By the end of this module, you should be able to:

  

List the major WMS package vendors Describe the major WMS packages List the standard WMS use case functions

Module:8

Topic:

WMS Packages Treatment: Text and Graphic Onstage:

WMS Vendors

Learning Objective: To list the major WMS package vendors Display 15

Some of the leading vendors of Warehouse Management Systems are:

• • • • • •

Manhattan Associates HighJump Software RedPrairie Catalyst International SAP Oracle EBS

Module:8

Topic:

WMS Packages

WMS Vendors – Manhattan Associates

Learning Objective: To describe the major WMS packages Display 16

Treatment: Text Onstage: Manhattan is recognized as the market revenue leader among the specialty WMS vendors. It is one of the few public non-ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) supply chain software companies.



Manhattan has three versions of WMS: one each for the IBM iSeries platform, “open” platforms of Windows and UNIX, and Warehouse for Windows.



Manhattan provides the best-in-class yard management functionality.



Provides detailed ASN (Advance Ship Notice) information along with a supplier portal for manually capturing this information.



Integrates inbound information into WMS logic to enable cross docking and labour planning



Configurable rules enable the assignment of shipments to the best dock door available based on user-defined parameters.



A graphical representation of the yard shows location status, trailer status, and visibility into truckload contents.



Within the WMS, there is visibility into QC (Quality Control) processes, and the product can easily manage the inbound or outbound inspection work.



Can control both lot controlled and serialized inventory



Provides a strong wave building capability



Provides strong configuration capabilities for setting up VAS procedures



Strong shipping capabilities in areas such as document management/ rate management etc.

Module:8

Topic:

WMS Packages

WMS Vendors - HighJump Software

Learning Objective: To describe the major WMS packages Display 17

Treatment: Text



Onstage:

 



HighJump provides a robust yard management capability.





Provides detailed ASN (Advance Ship Notice) information along with a supplier portal for manually capturing this information.



  

Inbound visibility is incorporated into warehouse management logic to facilitate crossdocking and labor planning. A graphical representation of the yard shows location status, trailer status, and visibility into truckload contents.





Recommends a door based on the putaway class of the inventory on the trailer and the compatibility of the trailer with the dock door.





Has strong inventory management features



 

Wave planning is a standout feature with a user interface that is both intuitive and extremely flexible Quality control is more oriented to outbound control rather inbound control

Module:8

Topic:

WMS Packages Treatment: Onstage:

WMS Vendors - RedPrairie

Learning Objective: To describe the major WMS packages Display 18

RedPrairie offers customers three WMS offerings under the DLx Warehouse brand: WM Discrete, WM Process, and Dispatcher. RedPrairie is a pioneer of leading labor management functionality..



RedPrairie offers a strong yard management capability, with extensive functionality around inbound visibility and ASN capture.



Inbound visibility is incorporated into warehouse management logic to facilitate crossdocking and labor planning.



Appointment scheduling is more limited in the package



Configurable rules enable the assignment of shipments to the best dock door available based on user-defined parameters.



A graphical representation of the yard shows location status, trailer status, and visibility into truckload contents.



Quality control is strong, with flexible sampling plans. Users can manually update the sampling plan set for a supplier or item, based on QC results.



Provides strong inventory control



Provides strong Wave planning capability , with extremely flexible UI for building wave



Provides best in class value added services management and strong shipping capabilities



Provides a very strong returns and recalls capability, including management of refurbishment process.



RedPrairie made a leap towards service oriented architecture in 1996

Module:8

Topic:

WMS Packages

WMS Vendors - Catalyst International

Learning Objective: To describe the major WMS packages Display 20

Treatment: Onstage:



Catalyst's yard management is being re-platformed to a web based application, which will lead to a strong yard management functionality



In addition to providing detailed ASN information, Catalyst provides a supplier portal for manually capturing this information.



Inbound visibility is incorporated into warehouse management logic to facilitate crossdocking and labor planning.



Configurable rules enable the assignment of shipments to the best dock-door available based on user-defined parameters.



A graphical representation of the yard shows location status, trailer status, and visibility into truckload contents.



Catalyst's quality control capabilities are provided through the vendor's supplier-quality module, which is more geared to manage compliance than quality.



Provides standard set of inventory control capabilities. There exists less flexibility in defining product attributes



Provides basic and advanced Wave planning capabilities



Has strong shipping capabilities on the basics but the transportation oriented capabilities are in a separate module leaving fewer capabilities within WMS



Can support a returns process with the exception of refurbishment



Converted to service oriented architecture and web services platform with the conversion of its yard management solution

Module:8

Topic:

WMS Packages Treatment: Onstage:

WMS Vendors - SAP

Learning Objective: To describe the major WMS packages Display 21



SAP SCM 5.0 provides a solid yard management capability, with extensive features for capturing and providing inbound information.



In addition to providing detailed ASN information, the vendor provides a supplier portal for manually capturing this information.



Inbound visibility is incorporated into warehouse management logic to facilitate crossdocking and labor planning.



Provides information that enables a user to determine optimal dock-door selection.



List-driven visibility is provided into location status, trailer status, and visibility into truckload contents. Extensive filters are provided for searching and viewing this information.



Quality control is provided through a separate module within its product suite. At the same time it limits the visibility into QC from a warehouse perspective.



Provides strong inventory control functionalities



SAP SCM 5.0 provides workflow support for value added services



Has very strong shipping capabilities



Manages the complete returns process including refurbishment and can manage recalls by item and location



Labour standards and productivity improvement is an area of future improvement opportunities for SAP

Module:8

Topic:

WMS Packages

WMS Vendors - Oracle EBS

Learning Objective: To describe the major WMS packages Display 22

Treatment: Onstage: Oracle offers customers a WMS module within its E-Business Suite (EBS), J.D.Edwards EnterpriseOne, and Oracle Retail WMS acquired from Retek.



   

  

Oracle EBS does not currently provide yard management, but the application can be configured to provide basic check-in/checkout functionality. Can manage inbound and outbound dock door assignments with limited functionality Provides a strong QC control and standard inventory control capabilities. Wave building capability provides a flexible UI for selecting orders to include with a wave, but is less flexible in supporting a wave building process. Receiving control is robust but cross docking facilities are more limited Oracle’s value added services capabilities are limited Provides basic shipping capabilities. Transportation oriented shipping features are better managed through Oracle’s transportation module. Provides extensive recalls and returns capability except for managing refurbishment Does not provide labour management within WMS