Warehouse operations need to evolve regularly to meet the varying market conditions and customer expectations. Imbibing industry's best practices of warehousing and being innovative with operations management that suits the nature of business ensure dynamic market performance and customer satisfaction.
A cutting-edge warehouse management solution helps enterprises automate warehouse processes, function efficiently, keep the operational costs low and save time and money. Unless the WMS brings breakthrough results in the current warehouse management system, while being flexible to accommodate market scenarios and best practices across the industries, it may not produce much value to an enterprise.
Uniware, a cloud-based WMS fits all kinds of businesses irrespective of their size and nature of the trade. It is effortlessly scalable and requires considerably low investment.
As warehouse operations are an integral part of supply chain management, it defines how a business is run and affects profits margins.
Here's how an efficient WMS contributes to business productivity.
- Synchronises online and offline orders
The WMS that synchronizes orders across all the sales channels effectually impacts the order fulfillment cycle time. The feature assures every order is registered and processed in time.
- Automates order allocation
Once the orders are centralized, the warehouse system automatically allocates the orders to nearest warehouse for fulfillment. The automated procedure of order management increases the operational productivity and curbs likely order processing mistakes.
- Integrates logistics function
The pre-integration of shipping providers eases the order allotment for dispatch. The automatic feature picks the best-suited logistics partner to ship the order and assigns the order delivery. The order dispatched from the warehouse facility is trackable in real-time so that you have better control over the process.
- Automates inventory replenishment
The warehouse automation tool centralizes the inventory across multiple locations and manages it efficiently. The optimum stock level and replenishment threshold are entirely automated saving lots of time on inventory management.
- Manages purchase orders
The WMS sends automated purchase orders unless the manual override is necessary. The PO details are promptly tracked and updated in the system. The automation of stock replenishment and PO release ensures steady stock availability and visibility across sales channels and avoid overstocking or stockouts. Prints bulk invoices, labels and manifests
An up-to-date warehouse management solution does not lose time in carrying out the routine, yet the necessary function of printing invoices, labels, and manifests. It prints bulk invoices including current tax calculations, generates proper invoice serials, and dispatches a copy to respective marketplaces. The quickest and bulk printing of manifests, labels, and invoices speeds up the order fulfillment cycle.
- Integrates barcode scanning
Integration with RFID barcode scanning elevates the productivity of warehouse floor workforce and affects the entire warehouse operations positively. The zone/bin allotment for put away stock is carried out systematically. The aged inventory is detected in time and moved swiftly. This process ensures the warehouse space is optimally utilized.
The handheld barcode scanners enable the order locating process simpler and quicker. They uncomplicate the regular stock audits so that you plan the inventory rotation more efficiently.
- Dispatches orders in bulk
The imbibed advanced features of automated order allotment, bulk printing of invoices, labels, and manifests and using of barcode scanners for locating orders increases the operational capacity to handle bulk order dispatch in the most efficient way.
- Effortlessly manages order returns
Since the automated WMS upscales the operational competencies, both order fulfillment and order returns are handled effortlessly.
Unicommerce's warehouse management solution works intelligently to sort the type of returns, whether it is warehouse return or a return to the point of origin along with product details. The WMS integrates with accounting ERP and vendor accounts to update the returns details in the respective systems.
- Integrates with other ERPs
Flawless integration with existing ERPs is mandatory for a new-age WMS. Seamless integration with sales, and accounting software platforms ensure smooth flow of information and accurate understanding of business operations.
The Uniware - WMS fits both B2B and B2C businesses. The seamless integration with systems, vendors, processes, and end-to-end automation of warehouse operations makes the tool superlative in warehouse management arena.