Logistics is the basis on which the success of every salesperson is built, whether online or traditional. The growth of the e-commerce sector, as a result of the pandemic, has forced traders and logistics service providers to quickly update their operations to manage new challenges and expectations.
If logistics is handled properly, it becomes a means of gaining a competitive advantage and will not be just a cost. A warehouse that meets the special requirements of customers is an essential part of the development strategy. How can it be optimized? Through increased visibility and control.
Logistics companies need help with visibility and information management, which helps them achieve a much higher level of flexibility, reliability and efficiency.
A complete visibility from the entry of the goods in the warehouse to its exit to the customer, ensures that you can track and manage orders and shipments efficiently. This way, you will be able to make the commitments that you know you can fulfill, both in terms of the promised quantities and the delivery time.
FluxVision WMS adds value to logistics operators by:
1. Scalability
FluxVision WMS comes with more flexibility and scalability, which allows you to expand more easily. The ability to meet rapidly changing requirements is critical to modern business, and managing the cloud supply chain allows you to quickly, securely, and very quickly deploy new services and capabilities to meet customer requirements.
2. Easy to use
For the end user there are many benefits that FluxVision WMS brings in terms of efficiency, including a simple and intuitive user experience, quick access to accurate and real-time data. All information about what is happening in the warehouse can be accessed anywhere and anytime.
3. Fast implementation
One of the biggest challenges of a traditional supply chain management model is the difficulty of integrating systems to ensure that information is consistent and easily accessible. Cloud supply chain management requires integration with all kinds of IT solutions (such as ERP systems, mobile devices, RFID and IoT devices, etc.) to enable real-time collaboration and full visibility, which has an impact on efficiency. and productivity.
4. Reduced costs
FluxVision WMS is a cloud solution, which means that organizations that opt for our solution will not need to invest in equipment to host the software, nor subsequent investments for upgrades. Also, the development of new capabilities and other adaptations are much less expensive than in the case of on-premise solutions.
FluxVision comes with must-have features for logistics operators
Unlike distributors with traditional warehouses who own a WMS, when considering the possibility of purchasing or upgrading a WMS solution, 3PL logistics operators must also consider other additional features, such as customer-based billing management, custom documents, communication and visibility, access for logistics customers and integration with software solutions they use.
3PL operators manage a wide and ever-changing range of logistics services, being a central point in the supply chain. In order to manage all these services, accurately record data and transmit data in real time to all parties involved, 3PL companies need management IT solutions. One of these solutions is the WMS, which in the case of 3PL operators must include certain functionalities.
Customer billing services management
This is a necessary functionality in any 3PL activity, which gives value to the WMS solution. The use of such a module implies both a reduction of the calculation and invoicing time of the services, as well as a high accuracy of the invoiced amounts. In terms of usage resources, a 3PL operator would need 1-2 people and a maximum of two hours / day / person to perform the billing, taking into account the calculation method of each customer and service.
FluxVision WMS for logistics operators 3PL allows the setting of the system for different types of tariffs on a service offered, for each client. Once the necessary settings have been made, the billing process becomes just a software routine. This will avoid the use of excel files, as the effort to maintain such files is considerable.
Custom documents
Due to the growing needs of customers, 3PL operators are forced to adopt their “image” in front of end customers. We are talking here from customizing emails to customer specifics in front of suppliers and customers, to personalized printed documents.
For example, pallet labels with the customer’s logo and logo or the accompanying documents customized to the customer. This is no longer considered an exception in the relationship between the 3PL operator and its customer, but has become a rule. FluxVision WMS allows such configurations according to those customers, giving users the facility to create, for example, custom pallet labels for all existing logistics customers, even if each of them has different requirements, different logos or fields with different information.
