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Warehouse Control System Planning

Warehouse Control System Planning

A Warehouse Control System provides more than just conveyor routing directions.
An advanced or extended WCS includes intelligence for planning based on
workload and staffing and visibility in real time to orders being processed.

Software for the Supply Chain.

Planning

Sequencing and balancing work throughout your warehouse so the orders arrive at the right time down in the shipping lane area is a constant challenge when you have different methods of order fulfillment in your picking areas. Some of the typical parameters evaluated when sequencing work include: type of material handling equipment, operator picking rates, order profiles and staffing levels.

Some typical planning functions include:

Forecasting and allocating labor within the warehouse can be a challenge as you try to maximize productivity and balance work. Work Load Balancing helps you estimate the amount of time or number of operators necessary to complete the work for a group of orders.

Visibility With the Exacta Warehouse Control System

Exacta Event Director generates alerts to be sent based on configurable settings. Proactive monitoring allows the system to tell you there are potential problems before your employees may even notice. Event Director tracks any errors, faults and system exceptions. Click here for more information on Exacta Event Director.

The Exacta Warehouse Control System (WCS) Monitor collects and stores system data to provide configurable alerts for problems, daily and weekly statistics emails and historical reporting. Data collected with Exacta WCS Monitor includes conveyor statistics, scanner statistics and divert lane statistics. This information is used to generate the complete uptime of the system. Monitor can be set to capture controls statistics at configurable intervals.

The Warehouse Control Software Human Machine Interface (HMI) can be used to start or stop the system, diagnose any problems, and display system statuses. Color schemes and links to subsections allow for quick access to all system information.

As part of a Warehouse Control System, Exacta Sort provides a flexible operation, controls, and diagnostics solution for high speed sortation systems. It displays real-time sortation statistics by divert lane and operator productivity. Routing based on order priority ensures important orders are fulfilled as efficiently as possible.

Pacing screens provide instant, real-time feedback directly to each picking operator on whether they are ahead, behind, or on pace while picking. Pacing screens may be placed in any major picking area to help operators keeping up with the current pick wave.

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