The interest and demand for warehouse management systems (WMS software) in Romania are growing, becoming a technology that distributors and manufacturers rely on to automate the movement of goods in order to streamline their operators’ activities, to reduce the reception time and the number of errors, to better track the inventory and make improvements in its performance by creating a unified and efficient inventory flow.

We’ll focus now on the most important features that a WMS system should have, especially for users in Wholesale and Distribution. This article will give you an idea of what are the must-have functionalities and how a WMS system can help you optimize your operational plan.

Picking

This is a basic must-have functionality for any warehouse management systems in order to switch from using paper to mobile to prepare the delivery of goods. Given that the speed of order fulfillment is a very important KPI and it contributes to customer satisfaction, the WMS system used by distributors must be flexible towards creating picking strategies. With FluxVision WMS the warehouse manager can establish multiple picking strategies taking into account the structure of the warehouse, the type and size of the goods or other criteria imposed by the client. Through the use of barcode and mobile readers, you reduce errors caused by operators and hence the number of customer complaints or returns.

Receiving

The is another key functionality any WMS warehouse management system should have. FluxVision WMS software enables a much faster receiving of goods using mobile barcode readers. Once the order is filed into the ERP system, the data is transferred to the warehouse management system, the cargo is unloaded in the warehouse and the operators can begin the receiving goods with the mobile devices, thus avoiding errors and eliminating downtime.

Stock Location

In a warehouse not using a management system enabling easy location of goods, operators can lose valuable time searching for products on the loading list. FLuxVision WMS software has multiple location search facilities for each product, thereby minimizing search and picking time.

Lot Traceability

In distribution is essential to keep track of inventories to a batch/lot level. By using WiData you can scan the barcodes that contain all the relevant information about the commodity, including batch series. When using paper to keep track of your stocks, human error can occur, operators might find it difficult to chose commodities based on lot. Our application reads all data in a second.

An advantage of this functionality is that in the case of a complaint received from the client or a notification received from the supplier about the quality of goods, you can immediately identify and block those batches, so that the operators will no longer be picking from that batch of goods.