Modern Warehouse Management and Stock Control entail efficient and cost effective two-way communications between the customer's computer system and the warehouse. The objective being to increase the speed and accuracy with which customer orders can be fulfilled, through improved stock put-away, picking and despatch. As in any other aspect of your business, the most important management tool is 'real-time' information.

EDI Key Features

• Standard Industry Interfaces
• Customer Maintenance
• Create Invoices
• Create Orders / Responses

The Problem
Managers operating large warehouses now recognise the need to change their existing paper system for something more efficient. Until recently most supply chain businesses had to rely on totally manual systems. Although they may have had Stock Control few had a computerised warehouse system. Picking was done from paper with a batch system update and no real-time controls.

In a fast moving world, with many hundreds of pallet loads moving every day, hold-ups can have a devastating effect. Time delays within the distribution process not only costs business money, they can also easily lead to lost orders and ultimately lost customers.

The Solution
The SIRONA Warehouse Management System solves many of the problems of typical businesses involved with the supply chain. However the introduction of the latest wireless communications technology takes the SIRONA system into the forefront of modern distribution systems.

The RF System
The RF system is built around the SIRONA Warehouse Management software module plus the very latest Radio Frequency terminals. These terminals can be either hand held portable devices or mounted on forklift trucks. They use industry standard interfaces so the customer's computer 'sees' them as just another data input / output device on the system thereby minimising implementation and maintenance costs.

The RF terminals not only capture information to be transmitted to the central system they also receive information that

then directs the operators' next task. All warehouse operations, from 'putting' to 'picking' are therefore conducted in real-time under the total control of the warehouse software. RF terminals are used throughout the whole warehouse. Picking, put-away and replenishment instructions are all transmitted by wireless radio directly from the computer via the RF transmitters in the warehouse directly to the appropriate personnel via their hand held or truck mounted terminal.

As items are moved, barcodes on products and bin locations are scanned providing more information and hence improving the accuracy of the total system. Every stock movement is immediately transmitted to the main SIRONA Supply Chain System so that 'it' is aware at any time of the precise whereabouts of all stock and the status of every bin location.

Paperless
Through the implementation of the SIRONA RF Warehouse System, all operations become totally paperless. Management gains access to instantaneous information to enable quick decisions leading to improved customer satisfaction and improved profitability - the aim of all modern business.