Warehouse management software for wholesale
The Warehouse Management System for Wholesale
Achieve greatWarehouse management systems used in wholesale must meet a very specific set of requirements. Whether it’s technical equipment, building materials, food or beverages, wholesalers have to ensure that the shelves in supermarkets and discounters are always well stocked. And that’s not so easy in this day and age.
The limited availability of products, constant cost pressure and the growing challenges of e-commerce business are also hurdles for B2B business to overcome.
It is not only helpful to implement customized store systems – rethought intralogistics can also significantly simplify and accelerate many processes here.
In the reorganization of processes, which can also be accompanied by (partial) automation, IT is the central key. Our intelligent processes in the standard software ensure smooth interaction between warehouse components and human resources, increase process reliability, minimize errors and accelerate fulfillment. In this context, modern warehouse management systems (WMS) are true efficiency boosters.
Our WMS is at home in these wholesale areas
PLG WMS WHOLESALEWholesale is the link between industry, trade and retail. Its core functions include the control and timing of information and goods flows and the organization of transports. And this is exactly where our warehouse management system can support a wide range of industries:
Wholesale food
- MHD handling (compliance with remaining shelf life)
- Inventory security and delivery reliability
- Quality inspection at goods receipt
- Multi-warehouse and multi-client capability
- Connection of fully automated storage systems
- Weight handling
- Fast turning process
- Temperature detection
- Consideration of additional articles
- Replacement article
- IFCO crate handling
- Flexible picking location management
- Provisions
- CrossDock procedure
- Space management
- Customized labeling
- Loading control
- Quality assurance
- Weight handling
- Meat batches
- Provisions
- Order and tour picking
- MHD processing
- Batch tracing
More information on beverage logistics can be found below.
Wholesale beverages
- Fluctuating demand from customers
- Varying order and pick numbers
- Yard management
- House drink
- Block inventory on GS1 basis
- Various packaging
- Empties handling
- Variety of articles
- Different container units
- Dynamic block storage
- Single bottle picking
- 3-fold scan GS1 labels
- Direct loading from the Blo
- Dynamic block space handling (capacity controlled)
- Picking of gastronomy and trade tours
- Empties handling and tour provisioning
- Batches
- MHD
- Vintages
- Inventory management
- Collective storage
- Multiple transports
Technical wholesale and wholesale of building materials
- DESADV Goods receipt provision
- Fine-WE-Crossdock
- Mobile fine WE
- NVE incoming goods
- Counter staff decide on the picking process
- Priority control
- Freestyle picking
- Flexibility
- Picking ready for dispatch
- Path and parking space optimization
- Brand, nuance and batch management
- Trial order / sample provision
- Vouchers picking
- Tour, customer, order and warehouse area picking.
- Full integration of the external storage system into the overall process
- Management of long-term reserves
- Loading sequence
- Full integration into the route goods receipt process
- Night jump
- Simplification of the WE process / fine WE cross dock
- Integration of route provisioning
- Direct mobile booking of goods
- Online inventory management
- Chaotic and fixed storage bin management
- Perpetual inventory
- Barcode control
- Multi-order picking
- Pick & Pack – Online store integration
- Order and item-related volume calculation
- Returns management
Quality arrives
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAYThe core and additional functions of our Warehouse Management System
A warehouse management system must be able to manage the entire intralogistics process error-free and paperless. This requires precisely coordinated processes, as this is the only way to control stock levels, process orders quickly and ensure reliable workflows.
Additional functions
- Batches
- Cross Docking
- Dock & yard management
- Double / multiple depth storage
- Dangerous goods
- Hazardous substances
- Weight control
- Handling Units-Measurement
- Kit formation
- Consignment
- Empties and loading aids
- (Multi-)client capability
- Multiple storage capability
- Best before date
- Package optimization
- Production supply / disposal
- Resource Planning / Labor Management
- Returns
- Serial numbers
- Slotting & Warehouse Reorganization
- Forklift guidance system
- Value Added Services
- Vendor Managed Inventory
- Scrapping
- Customs
Tested and approved
Our Warehouse Management SystemWe have our pLG WMS comprehensively tested and subsequently validated annually by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) as a permanent quality control measure. As a result, we are certified annually as a provider in the IML’s Online Warehouse Logistics Portal.
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