Stat9 WMS supports a wide variety of corporate distribution networks. You can model it to support a global, multiple subsidiary, multiple warehouse, distribution networks or single location, complex, high volume, pick-pack-ship distribution operations.

It provides you the flexibility to manage business rules at the enterprise and warehouse levels. This helps you to standardize processes across the enterprise for your customers, vendors and carriers but still have the flexibility to set up certain processes specific to a warehouse.

Receiving

Set Receiving Rules
Stat9 WMS Receiving provides tremendous flexibility to configure the receipt process to support your operations. Rules and parameters can be set at different levels. For example, you can specify inspection process at receipt type level, such as vendor receipts, transfer orders, etc., and at ASN level. You can configure parameters to
•specify receipt using printed worksheets, on-line terminals or integrated material handling equipment
•default received quantity to expected quantity
•display expected quantity to be total expected quantity or balance to be received
•specify product class
•specify inspection process and quality status of receipts
•print bar code labels for SKUs during receipt
•define excess receipt guidelines
•supports scanning of EIA / Non-EIA bar codes in receiving transactions

Plan for Receipts

Receive ASN from Vendors/Freight Forwarders.Stat9 WMS supports inbound ASN and POs. ASN can be sent with PO / SKU information. Vendors may also license plate the inbound product and send the License Plate Number (LPN) along with the ASN.

Set Dock Appointments for Inbound Containers.Stat9 WMS Receiving enables you to manage and schedule the appointment of trailers/containers to specific dock doors at the warehouse. You can view information on expected receipts such as purchase order, SKU, ASN/BOL, case level and container details. You can track the status of inbound consignments and plan for receipt. Once the expected inbound containers pass a certain status, you can schedule/modify unload date and time, dock number, unload notes, etc.

Set Inspection Profile and Sampling Plan. You can view expected receipts information and set the inspection profile and sampling scheme for each inbound consignment. Refer to the chapter on Quality Control for further details.

Opportunistic Cross-Docking. You can view ‘awaiting material’ reports and plan for cross-docking of consignments. You prioritize unloading of inbound containers based on customer shipment dates.

Warehouse Resource Management

Flexibility to standardize processes at enterprise and warehouse level. Ability to flexibly manage operations with supply chain partners.

Set business rules for managing:
• Customer-specific orders fulfillment requirements such as labeling, etc.
• Vendor-specific receiving and handling requirements such as quality control programs, etc.
• Carrier-specific issues such as tracking codes, etc.
• Ability to flexibly optimize all warehouse resources such as:
• Inventory
• Space
• Labor
• Equipment

Task Manager

With Stat9 WMS Task Manager you can:
• Manage and monitor all tasks in your warehouse
• Set business rules to automate task assignment in real time to operators
• Interleave tasks for maximizing efficiency
• Avoid dead heading in movements

Receiving

With Stat9 WMS Receiving you can:
• Flexibly manage and automate your receiving process using a set of business rules and parameters.
• Leverage information on expected consignments for better planning of resources for receipt.
• Set appointments for receiving containers/trailers at specific dock doors and manage their receiving schedules
• Plan the inspection profile for inbound consignments
• Support expected and blind receipts. Receive against ASN (advanced shipment notice), PO(purchase order), transfer order or manufacturing order
• Receive at different levels of sophistication, from a highly automated process using real-time, radio frequency terminals and integrated with automated material handling equipment to a basic paper based process
• Handle receipts at SKU, or movement unit levels
• Closely monitor the receiving process through on-line inquiries and reports
• Measure productivity of operators doing receiving tasks

Quality Control

With Stat9 WMS Quality Control you can:
• Specify business rules to manage the quality control process for inbound consignments by source (vendor, manufacturing unit, warehouse), ASN or container or SKU/Model, country of origin, etc.
• Set rules to define sample size for inspection
• Integrate with material handling equipment to automatically sort goods marked for inspection to inspection areas
• Manage quality control operations such as hold, release, recall, etc. for warehouse inventory
• Automatically trigger quality control tasks