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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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Storage warehousing is of great importance to the fast developing businesses of today. It helps lessen the expense of companies in having to transport all the goods to different places. Storage warehouses serve as depots for merchandise or other parts for manufacturing companies.

Storage warehouses are basically commercial buildings used in storing goods or merchandise owned by different companies. These warehouses are generally used by companies involved in businesses. These businesses include exporting, importing, manufacturing, wholesaling, transporting, and many other industries that require large storage facilities. Storage buildings are often comprised of very wide areas that are mostly located in industrial zones.

Storage warehouses are equipped with cranes, forklifts, and container trucks which are used in loading and unloading cargos. Some of the modern storage warehouses are set with automated storage systems and would no longer require manpower inside the facility. Those storage warehouses that hold perishable goods are geared up with large refrigerators which keep the products safe and fresh. Most of these warehouses maximize vertical space measuring as high as 20 meters.

Goods and merchandise are stacked in ISO standard pallets and loaded on pallet racks. The pallets containing the products are moved through the use of high-tech automatic conveyors. The automated storage and retrieval machines are linked to a computer run by logistic automation software. Tracking of merchandise in storehouses is monitored through the employment of Warehouse Management System or WMS. WMS is a computer program which stores and retrieves database containing inventories and records of transactions of the warehouse. This computerized system is maintained and watched by logistic personnel.

With the introduction of Just In Time technique or JIT, the use of traditional storage warehouses have declined.

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Microsoft Dynamics GP formerly was popular under Great Plains Dynamics name.  This mid-market Corporate ERP application is powerful and at the same time very flexible.  Being matured ERP, GP also has large number of so-called Add-ons, or in other words custom modules, created and supported through so-called ISV partners.  Distribution and Wholesale trade industries often require some elements of Picking and Packing (wholesale order fulfillment), automatic or semiautomatic merchandise reordering or assembly (if you have internal production), plus probably items quantities tracking in multiple warehouses and moving items from one site to another.  All these operations should be done on the warehouse floor or at the manufacturing facility with barcode scanner.  These operations are typically implemented in so-called Warehouse Management System, we will also use WMS abbreviation.  WMS in its turn is part of Supply Chain Management concept, where you may have also such processes as optimized delivery route and time.  We would like to quote the definition of SCM, which could be found in Wikipedia “Supply Chain Management is the systemic, strategic coordination of the traditional business functions and the tactics across these business functions within a particular company and across businesses within the supply chain, for the purposes of improving the long-term performance of the individual companies and the supply chain as a whole (Mentzer et al., 2001)”.  Another definition (from the same source) has some emphasis on manufacturing “Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers (Harland, 1996).[1] Supply Chain Management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption (supply chain).”.  Let’s now review how WMS could be

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