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September 16, 2009

Not Your Father's Warehouse Management System

WMS software has come a long way. Maximize the benefits by making an informed purchase

Not Your Father's Warehouse Management System
By Josh Cable
Industry Week, September 16, 2009

Warehouse management systems (WMS) offer manufacturers a number of compelling benefits, including better inventory accuracy, increased facility throughput and worker productivity, and improved customer compliance.

As WMS technology has matured over the years, today's definition of WMS goes far beyond receiving, picking, shipping and cycle counting, according to Tom Kozenski, vice president of product innovation for Waukesha, Wis.-based RedPrairie.

"[Manufacturers] now expect sophisticated labor management, pick-face slotting, yard management and features like parcel manifesting," Kozenski says. "Those are now all in the broader category of warehouse management, and the RFPs and the demo scripts that we play require those things to be shown."   Read more

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