Warehouse Management Systems in Ontario

We often get a lot of questions about our Warehouse Management System. Below you will find a few common questions that can help you if you are considering using a WMS service and how it can add value to your business.

• What is a Warehouse Management System?

  A Warehouse Management System, or WMS, is an application that helps warehouses maintain accurate inventory records, as well as helping fulfill orders. Not only does a WMS track your inventory, but it also helps users improve their efficiency and accuracy because it can also track all of the activity inside of a warehouse. This means that all receiving, picking, and shipping will be recorded on a real-time basis.

• What can you do with a Warehouse Management System?

  By using a WMS, you can better plan, organize and optimize your warehouse operations tenfold. The system is designed to ensure that you can fulfill the right orders at all the right times while optimizing for efficiency and cutting down costs.

• If I haven’t used a Warehouse Management System before, how do I get started?

  That’s not a problem, our experienced staff are here to help guide you through operating the software, and if you have any questions, you can reach us by phone at 1-613-283-0225.

• What are the functions of a Warehouse Management System?

  The functions of a warehouse management system can include:

  • Inbound Logistics (receiving, reverse logistics and cross-docking)
  • Inventory Management and Control (putaway, full stock take, cycle counting, and lot and serial tracking)
  • Outbound Order Processing (picking and outbound audits)
  • Shipping and Loading (load building and loading, rating and routing and shipping documentation)

• What are the features of a Warehouse Management System?

  The features of a warehouse management system can include the following:

  Core Warehouse Management

  Core warehouse management refers to all of the activities and processes within your warehouse. This includes inbound logistics, inventory management, outbound order processing and shipping.

  Slotting Optimization

  This feature will help us determine the best locations for certain products in your inventory by grouping items based on features like their size, vendor, weight, movement, stacking and more. Slotting optimization helps us improve our productivity levels, worker safety and order fulfillment accuracy. For example, fast-moving products will be placed in the most accessible locations within our warehouse, and large, heavier stock might be placed in the back where it won’t get in our way.

  Labour Management

  WMS allows you to achieve higher rates of productivity and efficiency as customer demands grow. Labour management allows supervisors to make predictions about future workforce requirements, track productivity and set incentives to increase staff morale.

  Supply Chain Intelligence

  The WMS dashboard is a warehouse intelligence dashboard that shows helpful KPIs of relevant information. This will help you assess the health of your business and help you make key decisions. By monitoring your warehouse performance over time, you can gather comparable data that helps reduce costs and ensure consistency.

• What benefits does using a Warehouse Management System have?

  The benefits of a warehouse management system include some of the following:

  • Gives you access to real-time information
  • Increases the visibility of your supply chain
  • Allows you to more accurately forecast demand
  • Reduces labour costs because it gives us the ability to allocate labour more efficiently
  • Streamlines warehouse processes
  • Optimizes warehouse layout
  • Gives you the ability to implement an optimization strategy

  Our Warehouse Management System can improve:

  • Inventory accuracy
  • Pick accuracy
  • Time it takes to pick
  • Warehouse flexibility and responsiveness
  • Warehouse health, safety and security
  • Supplier and customer relationships
  • Customer service