A lot can be said about warehouse management and in that context also wave management. Companies look for WMS mainly because they want to improve labor productivity. One important method is to apply wave management which, at a high level, is about collecting many small pieces of work which are grouped together in such a way that the work can be optimized in terms of labor and time, thus increasing productivity. Since it is a batch-oriented approach, how can it be done without negatively affecting available-to-promise (ATP) and the needs for an agile, real-time operation?
In total contrast to my personal values on marital relationships, I believe “loose coupling” quite often is the right design for enterprise application integration. Whereas humans have emotional and existential needs to function well, systems are happy with a well-defined contract of communication and does not care who is on the other end. It would make no difference if it was exchanged, as long as it lived up to the mutual contract. No need for life-long commitments here.
Looking to revamp your supply chain and combine a central warehouse with regional cross-dock centers? A lot of our customers have implemented multi-channel solutions, and I want to point out a couple of things to look for that can help you avoid getting trapped.
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