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Until recently, many SAP software clients were duplicating efforts and costs by using standalone Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) in order to get robust warehouse functionality. Now many of these firms can “breathe new life” into their warehouse material handling operations using a software module that integrates conveyors, pick-to-light, print and apply and other automation equipment to SAP R3’s powerful warehouse management (WM) module.

The use of secondary, standalone software systems to manage warehouse operations and material handling functions has some painful drawbacks. Not only do they require duplicate development servers, they are expensive to purchase and support. Plus, errors can result in the process of duplicating inventory data.

Many operations can obtain tremendous improvements and eliminate duplicate software support costs by simply upgrading to the right control and automation software. Numina Group’s RDS (Real-Time Distribution System) software is designed to manage the real-time control, while directly interfacing to SAP software (R3). Customers get more out of both new and existing investments. Benefits include improved operations and shipping accuracy with all inventory records residing on R3 while eliminating the high costs and challenges of maintaining dual business systems.

Forest Pharmaceuticals, a high-growth division of global Forest Laboratories, Inc., prides itself on the execution and ability to quickly distribute to its’ clients superior pharmaceutical products, marketing materials and sales initiatives.

An SAP customer, in 2003 Forest was considering the replacement of a third party WMS at its Earth City, MO distribution center. Since SAP’s WM module had evolved to include all the required software functionality need to operate the distribution operation requirements, Forest recognized the many advantages incorporating the warehouse-distribution it into the R3 Business System.

“We talked to Numina Group during the proposal phase, and felt confident that they could handle the interface,” explains David Dunaway, Manager of Business Applications at Forest Laboratories’ St. Louis office. “Numina Group was very experienced and knowledgeable in data integration to SAP as well as material handling equipment, controls and warehouse operations, so they were a good fit for the team.”

Numina Group is a leading system integrator and material handling automation supplier, providing warehouse controls and automation solutions in manufacturing and distribution material handling facilities throughout the US. Headquartered in Burr Ridge, IL. Numina Group specializes in both new and control retrofits for new or existing facilities. It’s highly experienced in R3 data interface as well as the latest warehouse automation technologies.

“Forest Laboratories’ requirement was to move all of their warehouse business rules to SAP,” explains Dan Hanrahan, Numina Group CEO. “We were able to reuse almost all of their existing investment in the control hardware, pick to light system and conveyor and integrate the material handling equipment into R3.

Using its RDS (Real-Time Distribution System) Software, Numina integrated all of Forest Laboratories’ real-time material handling control requirements, while all the inventory and business rules reside in the SAP software. As business rules change, it is no longer necessary to duplicate changes on another system. The result is a much lower cost of ownership and eliminating of errors that can result from having duplicate inventory systems.

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Barcoding in Supply Chain Management, Retail, Warehouse Management, Picking and Packing, Shipping and Receiving is possible even in native ERP application interface, at least in theory.  Originally introduced barcode scanning was similar to entering numbers and letters directly through computer keyboard.  However modern barcode scanner (one of the most popular comes from Symbol) has its own LCD screen with operating system and by its retail price this device may exceed the price of the laptop Mac or PC computer.  This complexity opens in its turn numerous opportunities, and for such Corporate ERP applications as Dynamics GP Great Plains, SAP Business One it means that Barcode scanner needs client application, or WMS client software, which in turn will talk to ERP and MRP screens or directly with the database.  Additional complication, Warehouse Management System may have tiers in its architecture, where WMS barcode scanner based client talks to WMS server computer via wireless, or RFID technologies.  And the WMS (or SCM, as Barcode based software may have broader functionality, crossing the limitation of Warehouse Management and entering into broader Supply Chain Management concept) Server talks to the ERP application directly, being located on the same computer network (wired Ethernet for integration performance optimization).  Server integration technology could be SQL Stored Procedures (ODBC interface, or native SQL client), eConnect and even Dynamics GP Integration Manager (when real time integration is not required).  Here we would like to give you introduction into WMS for Great Plains Dynamics:
1. WMS functionality.  Typically it is in Sales Order Allocation (also referred as Fulfillment), Merchandize Receipts (Inventory Replenishment), and Inventory Quantities management and transfer between warehouses.  Each matured mid-market Corporate ERP application usually has these functionalities available for application user to enter

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As mid-market ERP, Accounting and MRP platform, Microsoft Dynamics GP or as it was previously known – Great Plains Dynamics, has robust software development and integration tools.  It is important to mention Microsoft Dexterity, eConnect, integration Manager and openness to SQL querying directly in GP database.  Programming methods allow you either integrate external standalone WMS or SCM application or simply extend Dynamics GP windows and tables for Barcode scanning.  We favor the second approach – add-ons to existing Dynamics GP distribution modules: Inventory Control, Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, plus in some cases – Bill Of Materials and even Manufacturing Suite.  This is introduction level paper, so feel free to glance at it and make your homework for the next steps in WMS selection:

1. External WMS versus native logic extensions.  External Warehouse Management System typically is more powerful in its functionality and it has connectors to multiple Corporate ERP applications (in the case of Dynamics GP, brand name WMS might have integration packages to Dynamics AX – Axapta, Dynamics NAV – Navision as well).  There are few topics to speculate about – if you already own Great Plains user licenses and modules, such as SOP, POP, Inventory – chances are high that you will have to pay second time for the WMS functionality, already available in those modules.  The second thing to review is the need to do separate implementation phase for WMS integration to Dynamics GP modules with testing and pilot month (or maybe couple of weeks in pilot, however we recommend you to be conservative – it is common when your External WMS requires integration alteration and goes into limbo and over budget).  In WMS extensions – you should expect less functionality in add-on itself, however it deploys functionality in Inventory Control, SOP, POP modules – and you of course

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