Whether inside the four walls or between locations, the pharma supply chain is becoming increasingly complicated. The reasons range from new Federal regulations to increasing demand for delivering more drugs faster than ever before. This is a game changer.
Talk to the people in the know about trends in pharma these days, and it becomes clear pretty quickly that things are in flux. And we’re not talking a tweak here, a tweak there, either.
Although Warehouse Management Systems were Late to the Cloud Party, Adoption is Now High – Know Your Options
By Dinesh Dongre, Softeon
For a variety of reasons, the Warehouse Management System (WMS) sector were late to the party in terms of Cloud deployment versus other areas of supply chain software.
Artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things are making their initial forays into warehouse operations. The expected outcome is DCs able to respond dynamically to current supply chain conditions not pre-set rules. Look for newfound flexibility and an ability to respond to specific customer demands.
Although warehouse management systems were late to the cloud party, software pricing and deployment options are driving adoption.
We’re seeing about 60% of new WMS implementations being Cloud-based, with that number continuing to head higher. Despite the rapid growth of supply chain technology delivered in in the Cloud generally and for WMS specifically, there are often still a lot of uncertainties among potential adopters. I see it time after time. To sort out the options, the following discussion may help. Read on...
Warehouse execution system (WES) software is becoming more important to automated warehouses that need to manage machines, people and inventory resources against a high-velocity stream of orders and tight delivery commitments. WES can be more than a one-function solution for orchestrating zones “inside the four walls,” and can instead operate as a complex hybrid that paces work to logistics events.
Softeon provides insight into what DOM can do for any organization looking more fore connectivity and visibility, especially those with a complex supply chain or are trying to compete in the current retail climate. Featured in CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly:
Distributed order management systems have been around since the 1990s and have proven to be essential for conducting omnichannel fulfillment. But many supply chain managers still do not know the full range of applications that the software can provide.
Retailer is using automation at warehouses, stores in delivery race
05.25.2019
LOS ANGELES – The scene looks almost like a giant 3-D chessboard. Box-shaped robots scoot across a grid high above the warehouse floor, moving up and down as they pluck items from among 30,000 bins filled with Best Buy’s bestselling orders.
Warehouse management systems were relatively late in coming to the cloud. Dan Gilmore, chief marketing officer with Softeon, puts the issue into context and lays out the various options for cloud deployment of WMS.
Warehouse software vendor Softeon launched a new warehouse execution system (WES) platform, saying that it combines aspects of both WMS and WES capabilities that can now work together to address issues like automation utilization, resource management, and task optimization.
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