What Does Warehouse Management System Mean ?
Warehouse management system (WMS) is a plan to control the Activities of inbound and outbound within the warehouse. Warehouse management system have been available since the earliest computer systems and were allowed simple and manual storage location functionality. Today WMS systems can be standalone or part of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and can include complex technology such as Radio Frequency Identification(RFID) and voice recognition. However the principal target of the warehouse management system has remained the same, which is to provide information to allow efficient control of the Inbound and Outbount movement of materials and storage within the warehouse. Implementation of WMS allows a companies to increase competitive advantage by reducing labor costs, improving customer service, increasing inventory accuracy, improving flexibility and responsibility within the warehouse.