Warehouse Management Software Solutions
Foxfire provides complete Warehouse Management Software Solutions for distribution and manufacturing that can be integrated into a totally seamless WMS System. for controlling the physical operation of a distribution center, including: labeling at manufacturing plants or at the receiving dock, receiving using ASN, directed putaway of reserve stock, floor ready merchandise preparation, material handling functions, cycle counting, physical inventory, wave management, conveyor PLC interfacing, auto in-line scanning and weighing, audit trails of all activity, suspense triggers, inventory tracking and control, team/individual efficiency assessment, RF-picking, verified case packing, and finally, directed loading and shipping. Rather than simply using RF equipment to collect data, Foxfire's WMS System also uses it to manage the workforce by assigning tasks to employees dynamically, in priority sequence, as they are directed to, or created by the system.
Technical Features:
- Client/Server architecture with SQL compliant data base
- MS Windows Graphical User Interface with Report Writer package, intuitive and easy to learn
- High-speed 802.11x RF (Radio Frequency) communications
- Fast-track, rapid implementation capability
- 24/7/365 technical support
- Numerous user configurable system options
Features:
- Intuitive Windows™ GUI set-up and user interface
- PDA support for RF functions
- Web-based Supply Chain Management Software
- Manufacturing pack/load/ship with Advanced Shipment Notification (“ASN”) to DC
- ASN RF-based receiving from plants/vendors with directed case sorting, palletizing, and QC audit
- Real-time systems directed task management
- RF-directed reserve stock putaway
- RF-directed picklane replenishment
- Order backlog analysis and control
- Pick wave generation and control
- Powerful RF order picking options
- FRM (Floor Ready Merchandise) processing and control
- UPC scan packing (with RF option) and comprehensive audit trail
- RF-directed staging, loading, and shipping
- UCC Retail compliance
- Employee productivity control
- Product serial number tracking
- Cycle counting/physical inventory
- Support for 3PL logistics providers and billing calculation
- Raw materials and finish goods controls across multiple warehouses
- Foxfire's WMS System will handle large, complex facilities or can be used to control satellite locations for inventory storage with minimal configuration
Benefits Include:
- Improved inventory accuracy (99%+)
- Increased order fulfillment capacity
- Quick response order fulfillment
- Significant reduction in order fulfillment cost
- Significant increase in cube utilization
- Ability to expand into and manage large, complex facilities including satellite locations
Computer Directed Task Management
Perhaps the most important and unique design concept employed by Foxfire's WMS System is Computer Directed Task Management. Using directed task management concepts, the system is designed to assign manageable material handling tasks in real-time to employees who request work assignments on their portable RF devices. Tasks are categorized by major job (skill) such as putaway, replenishment, picking, etc., and are assigned to employees by the system in accordance with defined management priorities. Once assigned, tasks are monitored by the system until they are completed.
Computer Enforced Task Compliance
The Foxfire Warehouse Management Software System monitors and enforces task completion, assuring maximum inventory control and near-absolute accuracy - approaching 100%. When an employee is assigned a task and takes possession of specific goods as directed by the Task Manager, the employee will not be assigned another task until completion of the current task has been confirmed by the system -usually by way of the scan verification of bar-coded goods into a computer directed bar-coded destination.