WMS vs WCS roles and evolution
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The document discusses the roles of warehouse management systems (WMS) and warehouse control systems (WCS). A WMS focuses on planning and managing inventory and business data, while a WCS focuses on optimizing real-time control of automated equipment and operations on the warehouse floor. As operations become more complex, the line between WMS and WCS functions can blur, so companies should assess their specific needs and balance roles between the two systems. When implementing a WCS, companies should analyze current processes, define requirements, and design the WMS and WCS to work together effectively through interfaces and shared data.
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Editor's Notes
- Start off by wishing everyone a Happy St. Paddys Day
- The presentation will last approximately ½ hour followed by questions. Don’t forget to enter your questions on the screen Objective of this webinar is to educate the attendees on the differences between a WMS and WCS, help you determine if you can benefit from a WCS, and if so, how to get started. What this webinar is not is an opportunity to bash WMS or show that one is better than another. They each have their place in the enterprise
- AL Systems is a provider of the new WCS as we will discuss later in this presentation
- Once you start down the path of customizing a WMS, it is hard to get the benefit of new standard functionality due to cost of upgrades
- Think of it in terms of piloting a boat. Suddenly you become aware of a storm up ahead and you have very little time to turn the boat in a different direction to avoid the storm. Would you rather have to turn the large, slow & cumbersome ocean liner or the small, quick & nimble speedboat?
- The WMS management of POs, Inventory, Locations, Orders and Shipping has been mostly about managing the data with some RF based activity support Traditionally the WCS has been about controlling the automated material handling equipment. The important area of providing human interface control for the execution of DC activities such as…. Had been lacking. Best of Breed vendors stepped in to fill this void.
- (each pick/case pick) (catch weight, lot verifications…) Order checking and QA
- Information Flow – A stock out at pick location results in no further cartons going to that location for picks until replenished. Managing execution…an example is applying a shipping label via P&A and then reading the label on the shipping conveyor to divert to correct lane Enterprise visibility – example would be the out of stock condition described above or a round robin feed of cartons based on pick line traffic Productivity – capturing individual performance and combining with workload to optimize resource usage
- There is no magic number, for example, you need a WCS if 5 or more of these are true. You need to look at the impact of each of these on your business, the improvement and benefits a WCS can provide weighed against the cost
- Baseline – look at performance in all areas of the DC; Receiving, Put Away, Replenishment, Order Picking/Packing, Shipping, and ALWAYS measure errors. Errors are very costly! Profiles – Mining for Gold! you will likely find some interesting and previously unknown trends that have significant impact on your operating performance. For example, 80 – 20 rule for SKUs, yet not properly sizing or slotting those SKU locations. Seasonality Customer Orders – ordering products together or ordering similar quantities of a product. Don’t compromise – Analysis shows we can use Pick to Light to pick 150 UPH but WMS can only support RF at 100 UPH
- Cost – Advice is get fixed price from WMS & WCS vendors. Do not accept T&M
- Cost – Advice is get fixed price from WMS & WCS vendors. Do not accept T&M
- Cost – Advice is get fixed price from WMS & WCS vendors. Do not accept T&M