A Strategy to Winning the Supply Chain Game - How...
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Presented by:
Bill Tomasi – International
Business Systems (IBS)
A Strategy to Winning the Supply Chain
Game - How Visualization and Gamification
are Changing the Way Distribution is Done
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How American Hotel Register Company:
Has saved up to 5 hours a day with a WMS visualization tool
Automated order management and wave processing
Improved the pick efficiency and accuracy of orders with on-demand and rule-
based replenishment.
Reduced non value-added travel and improved throughput with task
interleaving and task management.
Manages all of this through a single visual user interface
How visualization can help you intuitively manage your supply chain.
How it blends actions, tasks, alerts & reporting into single user interface.
What to look for in a unified, "gamified," visualization WMS/TMS solution.
Agenda / What You Will Learn
Presenter
Bill Tomasi
International Business Systems
Senior VP of Product Management
30 Years in Supply Chain
IBS & American Hotel Register Company
IBS a leader in distribution ERP, WMS and Supply
Chain distribution software solutions for 36+ years
Over 3,000 global installations across 1,000 customers
American Hotel Register Company has been a supplier
to the hospitality industry for over 150 years
An IBS customer
American Hotel’s Old WMS & Limitations
Used an integrated inventory management system in ERP
Key pain points (dilemmas) with old system:
User-intensive dispatching for order picking
Excess travel from inefficient task management
Ineffective order processing
Very labor intensive processing (high labor cost to pick)
The Old Way - Dispatching
What Did The Next WMS Need To Do?
In order to support future growth, the new WMS needed to:
Automate the dispatching process (wave management)
Integrate to voice picking solution
Provide real-time reporting and alerting on order fulfillment
Improve replenishment
Task-interleaving support and reduce travel of lifts & vehicles
Streamline receiving to line-level
Make product available to allocate at line receipt (not at PO close)
THE NEW WMS SOLUTION
WAVE MANAGEMENT
Automated Rules-Based Wave Management & Replenishment
Wave management rules
define order criteria for
release
Replenishment rules also
can manage how reserve
product is brought forward
Flexible
replenishment plans
and triggers
WMS TASK OPTIMIZATION
Seamless Integration With Advanced Task Management
Integration to voice picking
Task-interleaving
Replenishment, picking, put away
Management of tasks through “3P”
Permission
Priority
Proximity
Management By Visualization
Visual Reporting and
Alerts that are
completely configurable
As orders are
completed, trailers “fill”
green
Hover over pop-ups
for summary
information
Right-click to execute
queries or actions
and tasks
Left click and drag
can also initiate
actions and create
tasks
Left click and drag
can also initiate
actions and create
tasks
WMS Key Benefits
American Hotel Register was able to realize savings through:
Automation of order wave management
Save on average 4-5 hours / day in supervisory/management time
As high as 9 hours on heavy volume days
Integration to voice picking solution
Visualization provides real-time reporting and alerting on order
picking / fulfillment
Improved labor efficiency through rules-based replenishment
On-demand, short-picks, rules-based
Reduced travel and increased productivity with task-interleaving
Line-level receiving with immediate availability once received
Gamify the Supply Chain WMS Visualization
With point-n-click, drop-n-drag functionality,
visualization can provide a single user interface for
initiating actions and tasks while providing reporting
and alerting in real-time for:
Outbound wave management, picking, staging, loading status
Inbound scheduling, appointment, yard/container management
Inventory management (slotting) and replenishment plans
Cycle counting programs and inventory status (holds, QC, etc.)
Potential to visualize any of the data within WMS with fully-
configurable colors, icons, alerts, and actions
Other Companies Using WMS & Visualization
DOT Foods - Largest foodservice redistributor in US
uses YMS functionality
Supports mixed trailers (dry, frozen, refrigerated)
Click & drag yard activity
Initiate yard jockey moves
Directed yard movements
Using rules-based processing
Manage yard activities:
Trailer audits
Trailer prep
Fuel / temperature settings
Other Companies Using WMS & Visualization
2XL – Transformation from transport company to leading
ISO-14000 3PL provider in Europe using WMS
Flexible rules to match customers’ needs
Integrate value-added services to workflows
Manage case picking, cross-docking and returnable
packaging
Integration to multiple customer ERPs
Automation (AGVs, Robotic Palletization, AS/RS) all directly managed
and run by WMS (WMS to PLC)
Visualization used to manage outbound loads and order fulfillment by
customer
2XL - Complete 3PL WMS Solution
Receiving (ASN, non-ASN, Returns)
Inbound VAS (QC, Sampling, Re-labeling, Re-palletizing)
Storage (QUA, Blocking ,T&T)
Picking (Pallet, Case, Piece)
Online & Offline VAS
Internal (housekeeping – counting)
Full activity registration for invoicing
Dock & Yard management – multi-modal (train-truck)
Visualization to support reporting, labeling, tracking and tracing
EDI-FACT-integration with ERP solution (In-Out)
Automation integration with integrated picking (Goods to men – DTL)
2XL – Visualization For Dock Management
2XL Case Study Results
Multi-warehouse, allowing for further expansion
Multi-owner support
Set up new owner in days (not weeks)
Supply connector for fast EDI set up
Full tracking & tracing
Stock accuracy > 99.3%
Customer specific handling
4PL - paperwork
VAS in and off line
Full activity registration for invoicing
KPI ‘s (on-time arrival, on-time shipment, picking accuracy) > 99%
Thank You.
For More Information:
Bill Tomasi: [email protected]
www.ibs.net
www.americanhotel.com
Or visit MODEX 2016 Booth #2609