| Warehouse Management System enables your | | | | on the warehouse floor and place them to the bins (if |
| Corporate ERP distribution logic for barcoding and | | | | you do not use bin logic, then it is just on the |
| scanned info upload. Here we assume that you | | | | warehouse level) |
| either already have Dynamics GP or as it was initially | | | | 3. Inventory Physical Count. This is what you do |
| known as Great Plains Dynamics implemented, or plan | | | | probably every month or quarter. In Dynamics GP |
| to go through ERP selection sales cycle, where Great | | | | Cycle Count is in essence the window, where you |
| Plains should be considered as possible option, or if you | | | | allow multiple inventory items quantity adjustments. |
| plan to implement Distribution modules for GP: | | | | WMS opens merchandise physical count for |
| Inventory Control, Sales Order Processing, Purchase | | | | barcoding |
| Order Processing. We also assume that you are | | | | 4. Transfers between warehouses. This is when you |
| either wholesale business with extensive Warehouse | | | | have the order placed by customer to pick up at the |
| Management activity (Picking and Packing, Shipping | | | | warehouse, where you are short of requested items. |
| and Receiving, etc.), or you have reasonably simple | | | | WMS opens Dynamics GP Inventory Transfer |
| discrete manufacturing activity (assembly on order, | | | | transaction for barcoding |
| kits). We will be talking about Inventory Control part | | | | 5. Warehouse Management System and its |
| of Warehouse Management System implementation: | | | | technology. WMS in our edition is the extension to |
| 1. WMS Order Fulfillment logic. Here you typically | | | | Microsoft Dynamics GP (not a standalone WMS with |
| already have customer order entered in the system | | | | integration or connectors to Great Plains). Typical |
| (Sales Order Processing Order or Invoice with manual | | | | WMS requires very smart barcode scanner with |
| allocation), in some cases you have order placed via | | | | embedded small computer – we have WMS client |
| EDI (Electronic Document Interchange) channel or even | | | | application installed on the scanner, where technology |
| via B2B or B2C ecommerce (we support automatic | | | | is based on VB programming and communication with |
| migration of such popular ecommerce shopping cart | | | | WMS server (Windows computer with direct ODBC |
| images to Dynamics GP Sales Invoice as Magento, | | | | connection to Dynamics GP Databases). Typical |
| ASP .Net Storefront and others). Now you have to | | | | brands with Windows Mobile are Symbol, Wasp, |
| do allocation or fulfillment (often also referred as pick | | | | Honeywell, EWAPhoenix |
| and pack in WMS jargon) – you do it by walking on | | | | 6. WMS and Custom Business Processes. We work |
| the warehouse floor with barcode scanner in your | | | | with each individual customer to address Barcoding |
| hand, coming to the bin, where items are stored and | | | | business logic modification issues. It is always good |
| scanning barcode labels. What is now happening in | | | | idea to have out-of-the-box WMS product, however |
| Dynamics GP Inventory module: you decrease the | | | | the realities are more complex and businesses are |
| Quantity On Hand (available) and indicate increase in | | | | competing on their knowhow (which is often leading |
| Quantity allocated (for the item just scanned in the | | | | you to the uniqueness in Warehouse Management |
| specific bin and in the specific inventory site, which is | | | | System requirements) |
| the same as warehouse). When WMS client | | | | 7. How to request info? Please call us |
| application, which is running on your Barcode scanner | | | | 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 or email us By the |
| operating system transmits this info via WMS Server | | | | nature of our business model we server you USA, |
| to Great Plains, you can open | | | | Canada nationwide and internationally. Local service |
| Inquiry->Inventory->Item, pick the site and the | | | | is available in Southwest Michigan: St. Joseph, |
| information about updated quantities will be right there | | | | Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor, Grand Rapids, Holland, |
| 2. Inventory Restocking and Warehouse Management | | | | Muskegon, South Haven, Grand Haven, Ludington; |
| System. This process happens in Purchase Order | | | | Southern California: Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego; |
| Processing Purchase Receipt screen, which is | | | | Chicago: downtown and South Western suburbs; |
| integrated with Inventory Quantities business logic. | | | | Houston, TX. |
| You scan newly arrived merchandise barcode labels | | | | |