Warehouse Management System

1. May 15, 2012
WebXpress Logistics Solution Offering
Warehouse Management System
Apurva Mankad
ECFY Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
apurva@webxpress.in
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2. Agenda
 About WebXpress
 WebXpress Solution Suite
 WebXpress Solution Offering:
• Warehouse Management
• Business Intelligence
• Mobile Solutions
• B2B Integration
 Case Study
• WMS
• Business Intelligence
• Data Integration

3. May 15, 2012
About WebXpress

4. Company Snapshot
Genesis Solution Focus
 Promoted by ECFY Consulting Private Limited  Transportation & fleet management
 Founded in November 2004  Warehousing
 Based at Mumbai  Home Delivery Solutions
 Development centers at Mumbai & Surat  Supply chain visibility
Technology  Devices: Mobile, GPS
 Web based technologies  Business Intelligence
 Microsoft technologies Customer Segment Focus
 AJAX, C# .Net, SQL 2008, SSRS  Logistics Service Providers (LSPs)
 Mobile: SMS/ GPRS/3G, Windows Mobile/  User of Logistics Services (LSUs)
Android
Team Profile
 Business Process consultants
 Training and Process Head
 Project Managers- 9+ years exp
 System & database designer- 6+ years exp

5. May 15, 2012
WebXpress Solution Suite

6. WebXpress Product Suite
Business Intelligence- Qlikview
WebXpress Product Suite Customer
DEVICES B2B
Portal
Mobile Integration
• Tracking
GPS Fleet Management Transportation Warehousing EDI
• Invoice
Bar Code RosettaNet
Sensors XML • Complaints
Finance & Accounts | CRM
• Enquiry
• Contracts
Allied Services: Managed Web Hosting | Connectivity
• E-POD

7. WebXpress Product Features & Controls
WebXpress TMS features WebXpress TMS
Features
WebXpress TMS Controls
WebXpress TMS
Controls
WebXpress FMS features
WebXpress FMS
WebXpress WMS features WebXpress WMS
Features

8. Why WebXpress?
Proven Solution
• Over 2000 users, 1200 locations,
2 mn transactions per month
Lineage Diversified Customer base
• Built in Industry practices
• Promoted by professionals • Start-ups to industry leaders
• From IT and logistics industry • LSPs and user industry
• Global expertise for local needs • IT challenged to IT mature
The WebXpress Advantage
Domain Focus Support Infrastructure
• Undiluted focus on supply chain • Online Customer Support Portal
and logistics • Telephonic and IM support
Ecosystem Approach
• Product focus with services • Project Management Office
• One stop solution
• Transaction to Analysis
• Web hosting to GPS to training
• Enabled through partners
A Technology Solution that works even at the Bottom of the Pyramid

9. WebXpress Customers
WebXpress is used by

10. WebXpress WMS Deployments
3PL PARTNERS
Deployments
Deployments

11. WMS Implementation Details
3PL Customer Name Industry
Aqua Star Distributon SJM Auto Auto Components
Kaveri Warehousing Huawei Telecom Equipment
Kuehne Nagel Lead Logistics Jotun Paints Paints
Narang Hospitality Beverages
ZTE Telecom
Leeway Logistics Mercedes Benz Auto Components
Rhenus Prologistics Bharti Wal-Mart Store Capex Items
Total Oil Lubricants
Safexpress Acer Computer
Eaton Power UPS
Elsevier Books
Fastrack Mobiles
Grindwell Norton Machine Tools
Hardvard Business Press Books
HP- ARC Computer
HP- DVD Computer
HP- SRFR Computer
NIIT- Mittals Infotech Books
Thieme Books
Wolters Books
Siesta Logistics Rexam Medical Packaing

12. WebXpress Partners
Qliktech Inc
Business Intelligence Solution
www.qlikview.com
Banyan Commerce
EDI Technology Partner
www.banyancommerce.com
Motorola India
Enterprise Mobility Solutions Partner
www.motorolasolutions.com
Netmagic Solutions
Web Hosting Partner
www.netmagicsolutions.com

13. Technical Infrastructure for WebXpress
PC with Browser- IE 8+
Internet Data Center. Broadband
connection
F
WebXpress I • Branch Offices
R
Application E • Area Offices
INTERNET
+ W • Hub Centers
Database A
Servers L
L
High-speed Internet GPRS/3G
Link connection
Firewall Server 3PL company HO
Servers
at Users at Transport
3PL company
company LAN
HO personnel
Sys. Admin
Interface System

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Solution Offering: WebXpress WMS

15. Type of companies covered by WMS
 Operates multiple warehouse for multiple customers
3PL Provider
 Provides warehousing as a service
 Uses own WMS to manage multiple customers
 Billing to end customer based on services provided
 Customization of WMS for each industry vertical
 Integration of WMS with ERP of customers
 Own warehouse facility
Manufacturer/Trader
 Uses WMS to manage his facility
 May integrate with ERP or another internal IT
system
 No billing as facility is his own

16. WebXpress WMS Modules
WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT
Inspection
Management
INBOUND- ASN
INBOUND- GRN INBOUND- Put Away
generation
B2B Data
Customers ERP
Integration
Stock & Location
Cycle Count WebXpress WMS
Transfer
OUTBOUND- Order OUTBOUND- Pick
OUTBOUND- Dispatch
Management Process
Delivery Tracker
Auto Alerts Bar Code PDT

17. WebXpress WMS Salient Features
 Web-based Online Warehouse Management System
 Information across locations to customers through online access
 Handles multi-customer multi-location warehouses for 3PL
 Advance location management for better warehouse usage
 B2B Integration with Customers’ ERP for online information update
 Bar code enabled- bar code generation and scan
 PDT enabled- use of hand held terminals for put-away, pick and cycle count
 Deployed across various industry verticals such as Paper, Telecom, Consumer
Durables, Books, Music, Project management etc.
 Fine tuned for India situation and infrastructure

18. WMS Requirement Study & Implementation
• This documents helps to study the
requirement of a particular customer.
• This helps to record information
required to configure WMS WMS Process
Study
• This documents charts out various
actions points for customer as well as
WMS provider
• This plan is used to form a Project WMS Project
Timeline and monitor progress Planner

19. Project Implementation Timeframe
Sr. Project Steps Description Calendar Days
1 Systems Study & Gap Comparison of WebXpress with requirements specified
Analysis by customer. It will also include study of Data
Integration requirements.
2 WebXpress configuration Customization of WebXpress as per gap analysis
& customization
3 Test Run  Module wise and iterative test run
 Testing on Internet across locations
 Testing of data bridge
4 User Feedback Changes in system as per user suggestions
5 Training Training to staff on usage of new system
6 Web Hosting#  Server procurement
 Operating system & Database server software
 Web hosting service
7 Roll out & Live LIVE at all locations
TOTAL

20. Typical Distribution Scenario
E-Commerce +
Home Delivery
1 warehouse
CWH- Central Warehouse
35,000 SQFT
17+ warehouses
Regional Distribution Regional Distribution
1500-3500 SQFT
Center (RDC) Center (RDC)
20+ Stores
Own Store Own Store B2B Customers 500-1000 SQFT
Large Format Stores Dealers
Customers
Consumers

21. Customer Business Process
RECEIPT PROCESS DISPATCH PROCESS
Customer Order/ Sock
Manufacturing/ Imports
Transfer Request
Advance Shipping Notice Order Processing
Arrival &
Pick Process
Goods Receipt Note
Put away Pre-Delivery Inspection
Warehouse
Stock Update
STN/Invoice
TRANSPORTATION PROCESS
Arrival at Destination Transport Movement Handover to Transporter

22. Receipt Process- Central Warehouse
PROCESS IN ERP Data Integration PROCESS IN WMS
Order to Vendor
Advance Shipping Notice
Shipping Documents Advance Shipping Notice
Containers arrival &
Goods Receipt Note
customs clearance
Put Away Process
Stock Update
Stocks Available for
Goods in Stock
Dispatch

23. Dispatch Process- Central Warehouse
PROCESS IN ERP Data Integration PROCESS IN WMS
Stock Transfer Request
from RDC
Dispatch Order to CWH
Order Processing Pending Order List
Pick Process
Pre-Delivery Inspection
Stock & Dispatch Update
Stocks Available for
Dispatch to RDC
Dispatch
Advance Shipping Notice
to RDC

24. May 15, 2012
Solution Offering: Business Intelligence for WMS

25. WebXpress BI- Analytics from Day One
 WebXpress & BI
• WebXpress offers BI as built-in
feature Aberdeen BI Champions
• No set up time and ready to use
templates
• WebXpress domain expertise
added to BI= analytics from day
one
• Option to train customer staff on
BI development tools
 Why Qlikview?
• Qlikview is world’s fastest
growing BI company
• Figures as Visionary in Gartner’s
Magic Quadrant- 2008
• Sets up in a few weeks as

26. Qlikview- Gartner MQ since last 4 years
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for BI vendors
2008 2009

27. Qlikview BI deployment
Other data
Oracle WebXpress
sources, XLS
Database SQL Database
files
Extract, Transform, Load, Schedule
Qlikview Qlikview
Analytics Development INTERNET
Enterprise Server
Analytics File Repository
LAN/VPN/Net
Qlikview user on Qlikview User on
Qlikview Browser Browser
Qlikview Analyzer
Professional
Qlikview Developer Qlikview User on
Desktop

28. KN WMS-BI- KPI Measurement Example

29. KPI Measurement Example- selected warehouse

30. KN WMS-BI- GRN Daily Trend Analysis

31. KN WMS-BI- GRN Monthly Trend Analysis

32. Data Exchange KPIs

33. Data Exchange Statistics

34. May 15, 2012
Solution Offering: WebXpress WMS Mobile

35. WebXpress WMS Mobile Technical Architecture
Internet Data Center. Architecture
• The warehouse is Wi-Fi enabled
WebXpress WMS • Warehouse is connected to
Server Internet by dedicated hi speed
links
• The Portable Digital Terminal
FIREWALL (PDT) is also Wi-Fi enabled and
it has a built in bar code
scanner
• PDT is connected to WMS sever
over Internet
INTERNET • Warehouse may also have PC/
laptops connected to the
Leased/ Broadband Internet
Link: 256 Kbps to 1
• PC may be connected to a
Mbps
wired scanner
Wi-Fi Router
PDT Technical Details
PDT
• Wi-Fi enabled
• Bar code scanner
• 64 MB RAM
PC/Laptop • Windows Mobile/ CE OS
Wireless Enabled Warehouse • .net compact framework

36. Advantage of WebXpress WMS PDT architecture
 The application talks DIRECTLY to web-server 100s of Km away from warehouse over the Internet.
 There is NO MIDDLEWARE at the warehouse- thus no server, no maintenance, no downtime
 The application uses Web-services over Wi-Fi or GPRS over HTTP, thus not requiring special firewall
settings needed for an FTP or an SQL query.
 This also does away with docking, sync partnerships etc.
 The application retrieves data from web BUT then works offline. ALL validations of locations, SKU,
quantity are carried out within the device. Thus, workers can move around warehouse without
worrying about signals.
 This also means that we DO NOT need to cover entire warehouse with Wi-Fi signals.
 The built in locking mechanism ensures that when HHT is using a particular transaction- say a pick-
ticket- no other HHT can use the same. Also, web application too can not use it till the time HHT
releases or completes the transaction.
 Also, users can move seamlessly between HHT and non-HHT environment. For example, user may
decide to carry a pick ticket using paper and update the same directly into web-browser in a PC.
This ensures that if a HHT is down or work load is more requiring extra workers without HHT, we
can continue our operations.

37. WebXpress Mobile WMS: Put Away Process
WebXpress WMS at PDT at Warehouse
Data Center
ASN preparation
GRN Preparation
Put away information
Generate Put-away Ticket Download Put-away ticket
Put away material, scan
and store information
Stock At warehouse Upload Put-away status
Put-away update information

38. WebXpress Mobile WMS: Pick Away Process
WebXpress WMS at PDT at Warehouse
Data Center
Order Entry
Order process
Pick information
Pick-ticket Preparation Download Pick ticket
Pick material, scan and
store information
Dispatch and invoice Upload Pick status
Pick update information

39. WebXpress WMS Mobile: Update Pick Ticket
Example
1. Pick Ticket No
2. Order No
1 2 3. SKUID
4. Ordered Quantity
3 4
5. Location Available (Display Name)
5 6 6. Stock at location
8 7. Scan Location (Display Name)
7 8. Scan SKUID / IMAI ID
9. Quantity to pick from Location
10
9 10. Total Pick Quantity Current SKU
11. No of SKU from Total SKU
12. Next (To Proceed)
11 13. Done (To Update PickTicket)
14 14. Close the form and return to previous
12 13
menu.

40. May 15, 2012
Solution Case: B2B Data Integration- WMS

41. WebXpress B2B Integration
 For complete visibility, various players across supply the supply chains need to collaborate.
Information Exchange is the key to such collaboration
 WebXpress is capable of integrating with systems of any supply chain partner using various
technology options
 WebXpress is compliant with following data integration standards:
• Electronic Data Interchange- EDI- using following standards
 EDIFACT
 ANSI X.12
 Rosettanet
 VDA
• Flat file exchange using FTP (CSV files)
• SQL query based table updates
• Manual upload of XLS/CSV files
• Web form for data entry
 Data Integration allows information from WebXpress to directly flow into partner’s application with
no human intervention

42. Case Study- Saregama India
 Saregama is India’s largest Music and entertainment software company
 All data from SAP server is sent to WMS using a fully automated proprietary SAP bridge program
SAP WebXpress WMS
Advance Shipping Notice
Vendor Order/STN/Sales GRN
Return
Stock Update
SAP Stock Put Away
Customer Order Pending Order Creation
Invoice Notification
Order Entry-Pick List- Invoice Pick process
SAP Stock Update Dispatch
Data Bridge
Formats Delivery Tracker

43. Data Bridge Architecture- SIL to KN WMS
SIL Data Center Internet Data Center
FTP Over Internet
Inbound FTP Folder
ASN CSV Files
Outbound FTP Folder KN WMS
SAP Servers Invoice CSV Files Servers
SIL to KN WMS
 SIL updates Inbound Process folders on its server with ASN and Invoice CSV files
 KN WMS server polls SIL server over FTP on a every minute basis
 Any new file is processed and sent to KN WMS
 Any error record is rejected and stores in a separate database table

44. Data Bridge Architecture- KN WMS to SIL
SIL Data Center Internet Data Center
KN WMS
SAP Servers FTP Over Internet Servers
Stock FTP Folder
Stock Update CSV Files
KN WMS to SIL
 On every put-away update, WMS stock is updated
 On completion of put-away ticket, WMS sends stock update data to SAP
 SIL data bridge program polls FTP folder for new file
 Data is processed and stock update is then updated into SAP

45. Inbound Process
PROCESS IN SAP Data Integration PROCESS IN KN-WMS
Order to Vendor/ Stock
Transfer/ Customer
Sales Return
Advance Shipping Notice
PO/STN/Sales Return Advance Shipping Notice
Goods Arrival Goods Receipt Note
GRN Entry in SAP Put Away Process
Stock Update
Stocks Available for
Goods in Stock
Dispatch
SAP Stock WMS Stock

46. Outbound Process
PROCESS IN SAP Data Integration PROCESS IN KN-WMS
Customer order receipt
Invoice / Credit Note/ STN
SAP Order Entry Order Generation
SAP Pick List Pick List Generation &
closure
SAP Invoice Dispatch Note
Delivery Tracker
SAP Stock WMS Stock

47. May 15, 2012
Thank you
APURVA MANKAD, CEO
apurva@webxpress.in
+91 93242 42802
ECFY Consulting Private limited
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