We have a packed agenda with hands-on tutorials, customer spotlights, product roadmaps and peer-to-peer sessions for like-minded system users. We are also covering industry best practices that impact long-term success in today’s business environment, including retail execution, business intelligence, mobility and data synchronization.

1. Letting it Down and
Counting it Up
2017 AFS USER CONFERENCE
“Practical Analytics for Everyday Decision Making”

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Speaker Introduction
Fran Rifkin, WMS Product Manager
Fran has 25 plus years working with Warehouse
Management Systems. As WMS Product Manager,
Fran works closely with Development, Services and
Support. Previously, Fran has worked as Warehouse
Operations Consultant and WMS Project Manager,
assisting Supply Chain companies to implement WMS
Systems and streamline their operations.

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Can you Count on Your Inventory?
Tips for Better Inventory Accuracy and
Replenishing Pick Locations

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You Can Count on Inventory Discrepancies
• Every Supply Chain Operation has an
Inventory Reconciliation Problem
• If Humans Physically Touch Inventory,
then Errors Will Occur
• Starts with Receiving and Putaway –
to Replenishment and Order Selection

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Why Should You Care?
• Customer Service
• Product Mis-Ships
• Shipment Delays
• Increase Cost Shipping Missed Products
• Customer Dissatisfaction, Losing Customers
• 100% Confidence Level Across All Systems –
ERP, WMS, DSD
• Impacts Purchasing Decisions
• Over Compensate – Increases Safety Stock,
Leading to Less Space and More Spoils

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Inventory Control Best Practices
• Scanning and Voice Recognition
• Every Touch Point -- from Receiving to Shipping
• Reduces Errors Significantly
• Voice Increases Efficiency Typically 25%+ and
Accuracy at Pick Face 99.97%+

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Inventory Control Best Practices
• Ongoing Cycle Counts
• Count Sessions based on Criteria – by Area,
by Customer, by Products
• Count Cycle Based on Product Movement Class –
Fast Moving Items More Often Than Slower Ones
• Eliminate Closing Warehouse for Physical Inventories
• Count Plan to Generate Counts (Roadmap) –
Such as # Times Counted in Period

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Inventory Control Best Practices
• Picker Count Back
• Based on Criteria like Customer, Product UOM,
Location Threshold, Repeat Every Time
• Permission Based on Order Selector
• Process with Recount for Discrepancies

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Replenishment Challenges
• Identifying movement from reserve storage
location to pick location before order selector
• Right product, proper rotation

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Replenishment Best Practices
• Avoid Order Selectors Shorting Items
• Decrease Efficiency, Risk of Late Shipment or
Not Getting Shipped
• New Feature to Skip to End of Pick
Assignment & Replenishment High Priority

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Replenishment Best Practices
• System-Directed
• Identify Proper Pick Slot for Item –
Dedicated, Non-dedicated or Both Depending
on Warehouse Space and Items
• Dedicated Based on Triggers –
• Capacity, Replenishment Level, Reserve Threshold
• Replenish During Picking (not Recommended)
• Slot Based on Pick Path
• Work to Maintain Slotting – New & Inactive Products
• Non-dedicated Based on Order Demand
• Wave Picks to Move from Reserve to Pick
• Feature for System to Direct to Available Pick

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Replenishment Best Practices
• Demand Replenishments
• Jump Start Replenishments Prior to Picking
• Dedicated and Non-dedicated

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Replenishment Best Practices
• Top off for Dedicated Pick Slots
During Non-picking Times
• System Directed Based on Movement
(Update Products Automatically
Based on Shipment History)
• Fill Option to Fill Pick Slots But Still
Following Rotation

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THANK YOU!
Q & A
Next Session: Lunch & Solution Showcase