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Warehouse Intelligence Solution Any warehouse manager knows the importance of management information. Whether you use it to better understand the operation, to motivate the operators or to optimise the operational bottlenecks, management information helps to improve the performance of the warehouse. Jeroen van den Berg Consulting has developed an advanced warehouse intelligence solution (WIS) for measuring the performance in your warehouse. If you Measure it, then you can Manage it Any WMS continuously registers all activities of the warehouse operators and the material handling systems in your warehouse. WIS captures these data every day and converts it into ready-to-use management information. Search and You Shall Find WIS intuitively guides you through this management information. Are you searching for bottlenecks in your operation, then the Short-term Analysis feature will reveal them to you. A 'dashboard' with key performance indicators shows which aspects have scored well or where the performance was below the target. Perhaps the quality of the supply was insufficient, the racks were overloaded or the productivity was poor. At a single glance, you see what has been the bottleneck. From the speedometers on the dashboard, you immediately drill-down into the graphs and tables that indicate the underlying causes. This helps you to quickly respond to problems in your warehouse operation.
For discovering structural improvements, you can select the Operational Reporting feature. Here you find a large number of standard reports that can help you to choose the best solution for a bottleneck. You can even formulate your own queries to search in the data warehouse. And are you interested in the impact of your previous initiatives, then the graphs show how the performance of your warehouse has developed in time. Use WIS to achieve continuous optimisation in your warehouse. Something for Everyone WIS not only is a useful source of information for the warehouse manager. The system can also be used to provide feedback to the warehouse operators on their performance. It helps them to better understand the objectives of the warehouse operation and the importance of their actions to the company performance. Furthermore, it motivates them to perform well and even to think about possible optimisations. Naturally, you can communicate the performance in various ways. What about an automatic e-mail or an electronic display on the warehouse wall with the performance indicators? If you are a logistical service provider, WIS can be a valuable tool in the collaboration with your clients. The system can help you to uncover opportunities for cost savings. Joint efforts can be analysed with WIS: the results are measurable. If your performance seems poor on first sight, this could be caused by changes in the supply or order pattern. For private warehouses, WIS could provide solid arguments in discussions between internal departments or for substantiating future investments. Read more on this topic (by courtesy of Transport+Opslag):
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