Warehouse Management Systems: They Are Not Just
For Distribution Anymore
Today’s modern supply chain typically focuses the application of Warehouse
Management Systems (WMS) technology on the automation of the outbound finished
goods process. Industry leaders, however, have realized significant returns by
applying that same WMS technology to more efficiently and accurately manage the
inbound flow of raw materials through the manufacturing process, a.k.a. Production
Logistics.
The supply chain is, after all, often defined as the flow of resources into and out of
the enterprise’s collective operations. Logistics is the part of the supply chain process
that plans, implements, and controls the flow and storage of goods, services,
and related information from a point of origin to a point of consumption in order to
meet customer demand. Production Logistics manages the progressive stages of
track and trace, beginning with the inbound transportation of raw materials from
suppliers to a processing facility through to the delivery and consumption of that
material as it is transformed into finished goods.
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