Warehouse Management

Warehouses are facilities that provide a proper environment for the storing of goods and materials that require protection from the elements. Warehouse design must accommodate the variety of materials to be stored; the associated handling of equipment; the receiving, shipping, and subsequent trucking operations; and the safety needs of the operating personnel. The economics of modern commercial warehouses dictate that goods must be processed with minimal turnaround time.

As supply chains become increasingly more global in nature, the ability to effectively manage a network of distribution centers is more and more essential. Unfortunately, a surprisingly high number of companies that currently practice multi-site distribution are experiencing very real challenges that impact profitability. Without an automated multi-site warehouse management solution in place, much of the communications between facilities is verbally and/or manually executed. As a result, labor and administrative costs are high; inventory updates are delayed; and product is more likely to be misplaced because of human error.

Business process errors and delays in warehouse operations have a ripple effect that can impact the entire mission. Issues such as delays and data inconsistencies can cause unneeded back-orders, and custom dissatisfaction. Incomplete data entry can also increase the substantial costs of obsolete or spoiled goods.

Our Approach

WEBManage Systems offers multi-site warehouse management solutions that greatly reduce manual processing and human error. In the case of a multi-site implementation, our approach is to first identify central hubs and strategic locations throughout the enterprise. Then comes the designation and separation of duties for each warehouse to enable the business to clearly allocate costs; optimize specific enterprise functional areas; and accurately calculate return on investment. Real-time communication between multi-site implementations is critical to the various warehouses to simulate a unified operation and respond efficiently to business needs.