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Digital storage is becoming an absolute standard
Warehouse management processes underwent a metamorphosis proper overnight in 2020/2021. The Covid-19 pandemic, rising inflation, disruptions in the supply of components, changes in consumer habits and many other previously unpredictable events required a change in the mindset of supply chain managers.
Recent years have seen a rapid shift away from the paradigm of large, centrally-located distribution centers to smaller, local distribution centers that are highly automated and ready to handle smaller parcel volumes in an instant.
This change is motivated, among other things, by the rise of omni-channel commerce and other expectations of Consumers, for whom the most important thing has become price and instant availability of goods, rather than attachment to a particular brand. In such an environment, digital warehousing is becoming an absolute standard.
Warehouse of the future powered by BlueYonder WMS
The progressive transit to multi-channel logistics has reshaped the TSL industry. Today’s warehouse operations need to be fast, error-free, flexible and able to integrate into a larger whole. With BlueYonder WMS leading the global listings, you will be better prepared to meet the challenges of the present and future. Their use is possible in both classic and SaaS models.
The WMS provides full transparency throughout the supply chain (from supplier to consumer). It prioritizes tasks, identifies exceptions, and anticipates changes, so your warehouse runs flawlessly and uninterrupted every day. BlueYonder solutions are primarily distinguished by advanced libraries of functions related to:
- Receipt and release of goods.
- Management of goods in the warehouse.
- Managing the so-called Yard.
- Managing warehouse infrastructure such as robots, equipment, containers, pallets, packaging.
BY WMS provides full transparency throughout the supply chain from supplier to consumer. It prioritizes tasks, identifies exceptions, and anticipates changes, so your warehouse runs flawlessly and uninterrupted every day.
Fulfillment for a modern economy
The new model of goods distribution forces the use of systems warehouse automation providing the opportunity to significantly speed up work and requires the potential for an almost instantaneous start of operations in the newly established warehouse. With the BlueYonder WMS solution it is possible to:
- Use of the solution throughout the supply chain-from component manufacturers to goods producers to distributors.
- Using a cloud-based WMS without having to build a complex IT infrastructure.
- Maximize productivity and profitability.
BlueYonder WMS has a modular architecture, is based on fast and efficient microservices, giving the ability to integrate with almost any external component. The ability to personalize and instantly adapt to a changing environment make BlueYonder solutions even made for handling logistics in a fast-changing reality.
Optimal management of employees in the warehouse? Yes, it is possible!
The area of logistics and warehousing has gained strategic importance as one of the elements for creating competitive advantages. This change is accompanied by an equally dramatic shortage in the labor market caused by the changing demographic structure of developed countries’ societies. The imperative, therefore, becomes the need to efficiently operate on an increasingly scarce resource.
BlueYonder’s WMS solution can be delivered with the module Optimized Labor Management, whose role is to optimize labor utilization management in the warehouse. This module is responsible for the following areas of personnel management:
- Productivity management based on historical data and labor optimization models.
- Measuring labor efficiency, broken down into specific activities, against industry standards.
- Long-range planning based on data from demand planning tools, or from the WMS itself.
- Dynamic optimization of resource utilization against actual requirements.
Fast and flawless execution of warehouse tasks
Labor availability issues and the emphasis on instant and error-free warehouse operations make BlueYonder WMS a tool ideally suited to changing business conditions.
Also part of the WMS is the so-called WES (warehouse execution system) sphere, which is the area responsible for distributing warehouse tasks among employees and elements of warehouse automation and robotics.
The BlueYonder system is also equipped with the so-called RoboticsHub, a suite of features that enables rapid integration between warehouse automation components.
Why BlueYonder WMS?
BlueYonder has been at the forefront of Gartner’s rankings in areas related to logistics and transportation for many years. The solutions cover almost every aspect of supply chain operations, and the experience gained from numerous implementations ensures that work based on BlueYonder systems will comply with global standards today and in the future.
As BlueYonder’s implementation partner in the CEE region, HKK Group guarantees access to modern technology and local knowledge of logistics and warehousing.