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Software Alert!

-- Modern Materials Handling, 3/22/2005

Volume 2, Issue 3
March 22, 2005

This issue sponsored by: HighJump Software, a 3M Company

Report: Comparing ERP WMS Functionality to Best-of-Breed Solutions

There are critical differences between the warehouse management functionality of an ERP system and of a stand-alone, best-of-breed WMS. This valuable report reveals the critical decision factors every supply chain professional must consider when comparing these two options.

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Simulating WMS
Simulation software has long been used to prove new concepts for automated and manual materials handling processes. After all, who wants to spend millions on new equipment only to find out the solution doesn't deliver the right results? <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P>

Simulation is now also being used to model warehouse management systems (WMS).

The tool is designed to allow warehouse managers and wave planners to simulate and compare various ways of picking a group of orders before releasing them to the floor.   ...More>>>


The big advantage of being small
Many companies are on a steady diet of acquisitions because they believe they have to get bigger in order to remain competitive.

But mid-size manufacturers and distributors can use their smaller size to their advantage. With best-in-class supply chain execution technology, these smaller companies can react faster to changes in market demand and outmaneuver their larger competitors with more value-added services.

That is one of the conclusions of Top Fulfillment Strategies for Mid-size Enterprise, a benchmark study from the Aberdeen Group that examined how the best mid-size companies use warehousing and transportation to succeed in the market.     ...More>>>


Are Web services the future of supply chain computing?
Two new concepts are beginning to enter the IT lexicon: Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture.

Both represent new ways for companies to integrate the business software applications they use to manage their front office and back office operations, especially with trading partners.

That’s why several leading warehouse management (WMS), manufacturing execution (MES) and transportation management (TMS) vendors are in the process of rewriting their solutions to play in this emerging space. So just what are these new concepts?      ...More>>>

 

This issue also sponsored by: Oracle 

Webcast:

Meet Customer Demands -- Simplify and Integrate for Real-Time Information

Date: March 31, 2005 Thurs

Time: 2:00 pm EST

Pre-register now: www.logisticsmgmt.com/real0305

Do you know what you have to do to meet customer demands but don't know where to start? Companies like yours are finding it difficult to meet those demands with fragmented systems. If you’re ready to get control of your supply chain, register now to view How to Simplify and Integrate for Real-time Information, a special Webcast presented by Logistics Management, Modern Materials Handling and Supply Chain Management Review. And Sponsored by Oracle.


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This issue also sponsored by: D/C Expo 2005 

Largest Systems Show for Supply Chain: DC EXPO in May

Nearly 200 top vendors of Supply Chain Systems, Warehouse Management Systems, RFID, Logistics, Distribution & Transportation Systems, on display at the 23rd Annual D/C EXPO May 17-19 at Navy Pier, Chicago.
Event includes 39 Educational Seminars, RFID Workshop, over a dozen classroom Demos. Online Buyers Guide, event details, registration: www.logistar.com

 

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