Ø       Interface module :

                - Inbound flows: BA (Buying order), MO (manufacturing order), CO (customer orders), referential;

                - Outbound flows: validation (BA, MO, CO), stock movements, stock reconciliation, inventory.

Ø       Steering unit :

- Integration of the data capture, Auto-ID and data transmission devices (Wireless LAN, radio-frequency terminals, bar code readers…);

- Elaboration of dashboards and activity indicators;

- Mission distribution optimisation and execution control;

- Validation and movement control in real time;

- Inter-site transfers;

- Reprocessing management.

Ø       Reception :

- Pre-reception: entering expected receptions (manually or by an interface with an ERP’s commercial unit);

- Management of transporters arrivals and departures;

        - Lot management, product lifetime management, FIFO, pallet’s numbering;

        - Quality control;

        - Re-packaging;

        - Return management;

        - Printing bar code etiquettes in real time; 

        - Stock increase just after reception validation.

Ø       Inventory management :

- Manual or automatic addressing methods: direct or at the closest emplacement to picking zone, by rotation classes ABC, by lot regrouping, by storing temperature, by product compatibility, by physical constraints…;

- Taking into account all the storing parameters (volume, weight, stock-piling…);

- Management of item blocking due to quality issues;

- Tracking every product on the lowest level of detail - lot number, serial number, date code;

- Replenishment;

- Dynamical picking.

Ø       Physical stock management :

        - Multiple sites and multiple stock owners management;

        - Warehouse topography modification;

        - Product classes definition (by stock rotation, by point of initiation of replenishment order…).

Ø       Order preparation :

- Entering orders to prepare;

        - Tasks distribution to the operators and execution monitoring;

        - Preparation circuits optimisation;

- Performance measurement;

- Cross-docking;

- Mechanised preparation and item level preparation;

- Customer constraints management;

- Labelling;

- Voice mode, radio, paper, mechanized.

Ø       Expedition :

        - Transport unit creation;

        - Loading control by vehicle and pallet identification;

        - Printing delivery and transport documents;

        - Sending expedition report to company’s commercial unit;

        - Traceability (SSCC) and expedition history.

Key benefits of ACTEOS Warehouse Management Solution (WMS) LOGIDRIVE:

v      Maximized productivity by information and goods flow synchronization.

v      Reducing operational expenses.

v      Decrease receiving, picking and shipping errors;

v      Decrease order cycle times, fill rates and customer service problems;

v      Total control, visibility and traceability;

v      Optimised space utilization, optimised workflow;

v      Tracking and tracing of operators and products movements;

v      Improved inventory precision;

v      Satisfy customer expectations.