I was impressed with the strength and applicability of AiDC Solutions' technology and their proven track record in warehouse management solutions
Karl-Heinz Frohnhoff, CIO Rieter Automotive
How Does a Warehouse Management System Work?
Warehouse management systems work to do things like track products and manufacturing resources, while providing handheld scanners, computer software, label printers, packing slip printers, and other tangible products to companies to get to the point where they can track shipments and products very, very easily. In short, then, warehouse management systems exist to give management [...]
Top tips for Choosing a Warehouse Management System
Investing in a Warehouse Management System (WMS) is no small undertaking. As well as the cash investment in purchasing or licensing a suitable software product it is important to understand how a particular product can be flexed to suit your business model. No WMS cones out of its wrapping and works immediately. It needs configuring, [...]
WMS Product Picking Efficiencies
Warehouse operations can be a vast drain on company profits if they are not managed effectively. As sales volumes increase, inventory becomes more complex and the pressure of competition drives margins ever downwards it becomes more important to have a clear view on how the cost base of any warehouse is performing. Labour Costs Any [...]
The Benefits of a Warehouse Management System
A Warehouse Management System (WMS) will bring a range of benefits to many different types of organizations. Any operation where there is a need for stock control can benefit in a variety of areas. Staffing Levels Warehouse labour costs can be extremely high when there is a large throughput of items. Implementing a WMS will [...]
The Different Uses of a WMS
Before the advent of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) most processes in a warehouse were manually based. The objective of a warehouse management system is to provide a set of computerized procedures for management of warehouse inventory with the goal of minimising cost and fulfilment times as well as improving customer service. Inventories and the functions [...]
Implementing a Warehouse Management System
Since the earliest computer systems were made that could handle the chore Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) have been created to allow a business basic storage location functionality. That basic principle has remained the same ever since the first WMS was put into use but today the technology has allowed for a WMS to be extremely [...]
Warehouse Management System Goes Live…
Our client Formica who are industry leaders in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative surfacing products for commercial and residential applications went live in January with our warehouse management system at their warehouse premises in North Shields. They choose one of our WMS systems for its overall functionality across Production reporting, Purchase Order receipts, Putaway, Picking, [...]
What is a Warehouse Management System?
A warehouse management system (WMS) or sometimes called warehouse management software can best be described as a system that uses technology and specific processes to optimize all of the functions of a storage warehouse. A WMS is used so that, between the suppliers delivering goods to a warehouse and the final delivery to the end customer there [...]
RFID Credit Cards How Easy Are They To Access
Many Credit Cards are being released with RFID enabled chips embedded into the cards, should we be concerned that individuals with a scanner could potentially read the card from afar and steal vital information about your account? A recent study made by a team of researches at the University of Massachusetts have been able to do [...]
AiDC Solutions first customer site in mainland China.
Moss Plastic Parts supported by AiDC Solutions have gone live with the first phase of their corporate bar-coding and scanning solution at one of their manufacturing plants in China giving AiDC and auto-id platform partner TransitionWorks their first operational solution in mainland China.