| If you plan to deploy or are already committed to | | | | Zebra, etc. WMS selection homework is about |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP or Great Plains Dynamics | | | | deciding if you like external standalone WMS with |
| ERP platform and now you are looking for Wholesale | | | | pretty much duplicated business logic (which you |
| add-ons and data flow integration for Great Plains, we | | | | already paid for in Dynamics GP Distribution modules) |
| will try to give you some ideas. Out of the box GP | | | | or prefer to stick to just Warehouse Management |
| has reasonable wholesaler business logic available in | | | | Extensions for Dynamics GP. There are pluses and |
| so-called Distribution set of modules: Sales Order | | | | minuses of both approaches and we cannot say |
| Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Inventory | | | | which one is better for you before we do the |
| Control. Some comments here – Corporate ERP | | | | discovery with your key decision making personnel. If |
| application core, such as Dynamics GP is mostly | | | | you would like more info on WMS extensions for |
| software, while such additional components as | | | | Dynamics GP please read our earlier posts in google |
| Warehouse Management System, Supply Chain | | | | or yahoo |
| Management may include peripheral hardware | | | | 2. Electronic Document Interchange. As we already |
| components, such as Barcoding Scanners, Barcode | | | | mentioned the technology is very generic and you can |
| Label Printers. Electronic Document Interchange (EDI) | | | | have legacy EDI requirements where you have to |
| in turn is also very dependent on your computer | | | | stick to. In our opinion it is easier to discuss the |
| infrastructure and its configuration, such technologies | | | | preferred or possible EDI methods directly. EDI could |
| as FTP, HTTP Post, email, sometimes you can deploy | | | | be programmed on SQL Server precise select |
| XML EDI format (however at this time XML is | | | | statement level, or we have Dynamics GP Dexterity |
| probably not the only and even dominant EDI method). | | | | add-ons, where EDI is available for setup with FTP |
| These comments are important for you to see the | | | | server |
| trends and general picture. Corporate ERP software | | | | 3. Wholesale reordering via ecommerce. This |
| application is something that is available out-of-the-box | | | | method is growing in its popularity. If your customers |
| and peripheral components of the Corporate ERP are | | | | or franchisees re reordering the merchandize via |
| sensitive to your nuances. Let's begin with | | | | ecommerce web site (in B2B ecommerce model), we |
| Warehouse Management System: | | | | are happy to help you with such ecommerce shopping |
| 1. WMS automates your Inventory replenishment, | | | | cart platforms as Magento, ASP .Net Storefront |
| picking and packing on your Sales Orders from your | | | | 4. Requesting help? Please call us 1-866-528-0577, |
| customers and Merchandize move from one | | | | 1-630-961-5918 or email us We serve you USA, |
| warehouse to another. Warehouse Management | | | | Canada, Mexico nationwide plus internationally via |
| System relies heavily on barcoding technology, where | | | | phone conferences and web sessions. We travel |
| you may have various brands of scanners: Symbol, | | | | onsite when required. |