Distribution Center Management System Description
DISTRIBUTION CENTRE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DCMS)Our Flagship Product DCMS forms part of the Supply Chain Management System and incorporates functions like receiving, quality verification, locating, pulling, picking, checking, shipping, billing, customs documentation generation, inventory management, tracking and reporting. It is an enterprise-oriented application designed to track the activities performed in a distribution center and provides automated solutions for all the operations needed for efficient functioning. Due to it33126s modular design, DCMS is easily customised for various clients as per their requirements.
Benefits Of DCMS:
33180 User- Friendly: DCMS is easy to install, use, maintain and implement. It does not require any special platform and skill to operate. It works both in Windows and NT environments. The backend requires Oracle as the database whereas the front-end applications are in VC++ and Developer 2000. It is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) /Menu driven application which provides the users step-by-step functionality, thus requiring them to have only little technical knowledge to produce desired results and maintain a high quality of service.
33180 Flexible: DCMS is flexible enough to be tailor made to suit specific customer requirements and it can be modified easily to support movement of SKUs according to the business needs in effect from time to time.
33180 Scalable: The system is flexible to cope up with additional workload as the business grows. The system can be scaled up to meet with the additional demands when the situation arises.
33180 Third Party Integration: DCMS fits neatly into other enterprise applications that may have been employed by the client. It is an application, which forms part of the Supply Chain Process and manages the handling of inventory in a very efficient way within the DC/warehouse.
33180 Cost Effective: Companies often lose considerable amount of revenue due to excessive/under stocking, incorrect tendering due to inaccurate knowledge of available inventory levels/supplies, over/under shipping, wrong consignments and inaccurate billing to name a few. This is all avoided by the use of DCMS as it provides accurate information on available inventory in all different processing areas and in finished condition ready for shipping.
33180 Time Efficiency: DCMS allows most of the data to be captured by scanning. With each scan, the system updates itself and reflects correct movement of inventory from one location to another.
33180 Accuracy: The product keeps an accurate track and provides intensive checks on each and every SKU that enters and leaves the system.
33180 Security: It incorporates features that identify functions to be performed by the Managers or the Supervisors separately thus eliminating chances of wrong data entry.
33180 Facilitates Processing of Orders: It facilitates processing of more than one order at any time. The system keeps an intensive check on the SKUs meant for different customers and flashes an alarm/warning if the goods meant for one customer are mistakenly placed in cartons meant for other. It provides procedures to periodically test the accuracy of inventory in database with actual inventory in the warehouse. The product aids in deciding order processing sequence and handling of inventory under special schemes.
33180 Monitoring Inventory: It enables viewing of area wise inventory in the DC33126s at any time. This makes it easier for the supervisor to monitor available inventory in various areas at any time. The inventory positions can be manipulated for redistribution among areas according to the user33126s requirements.
33180 Control of shipment dates: It helps in scheduling the shipment dates to customers based on their delivery dates and order cancel dates. DCMS assists in the order process planning according to the defined dates. The supervisor has the option of setting the start processing date or not to start processing before any particular date.
33180 Facilitates Decision - making process: The past performance of the company is evaluated on basis of Management Information System (MIS), which readily provides Management Information Reports in any form desired on basis of data available in it. This helps managers to keep track of exactly what is happening in the DC so that they can focus on new strategies and help the marketing department to fulfill new market demands and helps determine correct wages of contract workers on the basis of work done by individuals.
33180 Follows International Terms and Codes: DCMS incorporates all standard international terms and Codes, e.g. SKU (Stock Keeping Unit), UCC (Universal Container Code), CCL (Carton Container List), Bar Codes etc.
33180 Customer Centric Product: DCMS maintains a record of the customer preferences related to processing of their orders to ensure customer satisfaction by delivery of goods in the fashion desired by him/her.
