Miscellaneous processes consist of those activities needed to ensure that the warehouse inventory is accurate and that promote good warehouse practices and procedures. These processes include inventory control and management, stock consolidation, and stock locator. Inventory control and management includes physical and cycle counting and intra and inter-warehouse transfers.
It is a general rule of thumb that a software solution that focuses on one discipline is better at supporting the single discipline as opposed to software supporting multiple disciplines. This is why you look to a WMS to satisfy these miscellaneous processes. A prime benefit of a WMS is suggested inventory movements and consolidations to increase warehouse efficiencies. Inventory counting schemas in a WMS are typically more adaptable to your environment, thereby creating the least downtime and disruption to warehouse operations.
Obviously, inventory management functionality of both software solutions needs be evaluated objectively. However, any WMS worth its reputation and cost should be able to provide more effective tools to solve your existing warehouse problems. If not, you should question the purchase of a WMS in the first place.
It is a general rule of thumb that a software solution that focuses on one discipline is better at supporting the single discipline as opposed to software supporting multiple disciplines. This is why you look to a WMS to satisfy these miscellaneous processes. A prime benefit of a WMS is suggested inventory movements and consolidations to increase warehouse efficiencies. Inventory counting schemas in a WMS are typically more adaptable to your environment, thereby creating the least downtime and disruption to warehouse operations.
Obviously, inventory management functionality of both software solutions needs be evaluated objectively. However, any WMS worth its reputation and cost should be able to provide more effective tools to solve your existing warehouse problems. If not, you should question the purchase of a WMS in the first place.
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