Worldwide Chain
Stores (WCS) a dedicated provider of comprehensive supply chain execution
technology has today announced the general availability of its latest warehouse
management system, CSnx.
CSnx offers
retail customers a beginning to end solution that ranges from warehouse
management, billing and purchasing, RF, voice, labour management, proof of
delivery, asset management, logistics analytics vendor portal and reservation,
and yard management. It allows organisations to enhance business
efficiency, maximise profits and improve customer experiences for the tech
savvy consumer.
Maximising efficiencies for customers today and in the future
A platform
independent tool, CSnx will enable customers to maximise their customer
satisfaction and profit margins by enabling an optimised and highly efficient
service through a number of capabilities including stockless operations, voice,
sophisticated storage algorithms, perpetual inventory and cycle counting,
labour management and asset tracking. The open architecture and strong
integration capability of CSnx also means that the solution can support trends
such as BYOD and the Internet of Things, as the need for these grow.
Modular offering that allows scalability
CSnx offers
complete supply chain management functionality but allows customers to adopt as
little or as much of the solution as desired based on their individual business
requirements. The solution grows with the business. For instance, a customer
can begin with the core warehouse management solution and integrate modules for
procurement, voice or labour management, only as the business need for such
functionality is required. This ability to pick and chose modules
ultimately allows customers to scale costs.
Andrew Boake,
CTO at WCS commented, “The modular nature of the product means it’s incredibly
scalable. Implementing a fully-functional warehouse management system can
seem overwhelming for some organisations, however with CSnx we offer the unique
opportunity of taking a phased approach. That means customers can start
with simple warehouse management then deploy additional components like voice
RF, and yard management as and when the functionality is needed.”
Managing the supply chain from procurement of inventory to management of
the warehouse
CSnx allows
organisations to manage the supply chain from procurement of inventory through
to management of the warehouse, whilst also providing the capability to manage
the workforce at minimised costs. A system based on business logic,
the warehouse management functionality spans: receipt scheduling; receiving;
space optimisation; value-added services; cross-docking;
pick-by-line/flow-through; inter-site transfers; managed forward pick
replenishments; and inventory control and cycle counting in real time.
For outbound operations, the system enhances transport planning; order processing
and optimises picking, packing and loading through to shipment of
merchandise.
Josh Makan, CEO
of WCS said, “We have been working with leading retail grocery businesses in
the UK for many years, with this latest platform we listened to our customers
and built a next generation solution that would meet their needs both today and
into the future. We are leveraging our heritage in the industry to offer
a functionally rich product backed by 40 years of skill and expertise in this
sector.”
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