Warehouse management refers to the various processes involved in organizing and controlling a business' warehouse for optimal usage. Warehouse management software allows businesses to control and monitor warehouse operations like stocking and delivery. Why should you care about warehouse management software? Because, the maintenance of smooth warehouse operations lies at the heart of most retail and manufacturing businesses today.
According to a report from UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper in 2017, 44% of customers noted speed of delivery as a prime reason they shop at a particular website. Another report from Temando’s State of Shipping in Commerce Report in the same year showed that 54% of customers in the UK, and 44% of customers in the US would switch to a competitor if they felt that the delivery service they sought (cost/time/convenience) wasn’t provided.
As you can see from the statistics, warehouse management, combined with inventory management are vital to a successful operation today. In this digital age, technology is vital for accomplishing speedy warehouse and inventory management.
Types of Warehouse Management Software
Warehouse management software is available in different forms from different vendors. It can be a standalone warehouse management system, or, be a module in a larger integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system like IFS ERP.
While many companies start off with hard copy printouts or spreadsheet files, most turn to some form of automation tool as they scale to keep up with customer demands. You should too.
Why Choose IFS Applications for Warehouse Management?
IFS, the global applications company, has been recognized by Gartner as a leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Field Service Management (FSM) software. They also provide Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Enterprise Service Management (ESM) tools.
By choosing IFS ERP as your primary tool, you will get access to a one stop shop for all your enterprise process optimizations. The IFS tool has dedicated modules within it for managing multiple departments like:
- IFS Applications for Human Resources
- IFS Applications for Manufacturing
- IFS Applications for Warehouse Management
- IFS Applications for Inventory Management
- IFS Applications for Customer Experience, and many more.
Some specific benefits of IFS ERP and its warehouse management features include:
1) Automated data capture: IFS warehouse data collection drives productivity, accuracy, and reporting speed by automatically capturing the data required for material management and process execution. This tool can handle both high-volume distribution and lower volume distribution like spare parts or site material management.
2) A Simple User Interface: Through the use of an intuitive and easy-to-learn user interface, IFS warehouse management protects you from a high staff turnover. It also saves you money by lowering costs related to the training of staff. When connected with back-office and admin, IFS Applications can also show you which warehouse transactions to run, and customize which information fields are displayed or the order of data capture.
3) A Transaction Library: While you can create your own IFS offers an easily deployable and configurable warehouse transactions from an updated transaction library. Some of the transactions in the IFS library include:
- Count per Inventory Part
- Register Purchase Order Arrival
- Transport Task
- Receive Shop Order
- Receive Incoming Dispatch Advice
- Issue material for Shop Order
- Issue Maintenance Material Req.
4) Mobility: IFS Warehouse data collection supports multiple devices like smartphones, PCs, laptops, etc.
5) Worldwide Support: Leveraging IFS core technology ensures that you have access to the IFS global partner alliance and future upgrades as they roll out. Thereby, delivering a much faster return on investment than complicated third-party integrations.
By implementing IFS Applications for Warehouse Management Automation, you can streamline manufacturing and distribution divisions within your business. The IFS ERP can increase efficiency, meet customer demands, and reduce costs overall as you scale. If you’re wondering how you can optimize your warehouse operations, give us a call at ProV.
ProV is an award-winning partner for IFS products and services. We offer some of the best IFS Applications pricing and provide best-in-class services for IFS implementations, IFS software support, and IFS customizations.
You can learn how we use IFS technologies to grow businesses like yours by visiting our Resource Library. To get started on your Warehouse Management Journey, request a FREE Consultation today.
