New Challenges Require New Solutions
Many ERP and Accounting systems provide management with a high level overview of warehouse operations, as well as the core elements of inventory control. Historically, this level of functionality was sufficient.
However, faced with new challenges in terms of accuracy levels, complex stock handling rules, traceability and rising costs, managers are looking for greater visibility and control in terms of warehousing performance.
Managers are looking to their Warehouse Management Systems to respond to the challenges of increased accuracy, more complex stock handling rules, full traceability and rising costs, only to discover that most are out of date and inflexible.
Why ERP is not WMS
Accounting Applications and the majority of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) applications view stock from an Inventory control perspective and not from a Warehouse Management perspective, consequently they lack the high end functionality that provides warehouse efficiency gains.
Too often the warehousing and supply chain needs are overlooked and viewed as an add-on to the accounting and ERP application. A prime example is Directed Put-away and Picking, KPI reporting, Dual cycling, perpetual inventory counting etc. Organisations need more from their ERP systems to satisfy changing supply chain demands and deliver the efficiencies required to remain competitive in an environment of shrinking margins.
The Functionality Gap
ERP systems technically don’t have the capability to deliver real efficiencies and stock accuracies. Furthermore, companies implementing ERP systems do not have sufficient warehousing expertise.
Our Solutions Are Different
At Principal Systems we are focused purely on the supply chain and have the technology and expertise to deliver improved warehouse management / supply chain performance and at the same time seamlessly integrate with any ERP system.
Joe O Shea
Principal Systems – Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) – Supply Chain Solutions
