We have talked to a lot of warehouse managers and here are what they say are their Top 10 Challenges:
1 Stock visibility Issues
2 Requirement to reduce Rising costs
3 Increasingly Complex stock handling rules
4 Stock Traceability and Tracking Requirements
5 Requirement for higher Stock Accuracy Levels
6 Legislative or Compliance Issues – FDA, EU 128 Regulations
7 Need to increase operational Efficiencies
8 Necessity for improved and timely Management Information
9 Struggling with an Existing ERP or Accounting Application
10 Elimination of manual processes
Typically customers initially seek to resolve one or a small number of these challenges. A good WMS implementation should however address all these.
Joe O Shea
Principal Systems – Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) – Supply Chain Solutions
