Flexible warehouse management system 'essential'

To meet customers’ needs for more services without increased costs, third or fourth party (3PL/4PL) logistics service providers need a flexible and comprehensive warehouse management system (WMS). “The warehousing business is getting tougher and customers want a onestop shop for all their warehousing, transport and forwarding needs,” says Jarred Miltz, business development assistant for information technology company, CompuClearing. It is essential for 3PL and 4PL logistics providers to have complete visibility and control across the full logistics spectrum, he added. “This allows service providers to continually update their customers and assure them that their inventory is being carefully managed and delivered timeously.” According to Miltz, the CargoWise One ediWarehouseManager – provided exclusively in the southern African region by CompuClearing – allows jobs to be registered and confirmations delivered automatically. “The integration of radio frequency (RF) scanner guns ensures accurate and real time processing on inventory movements, while web portals allow for enhanced levels of customer service by providing greater visibility and real time access night or day,” he says. ediWarehouseManager also suits any scale of business – from small warehouses with few orders to large, multi-warehouse operations. “The system can be reconfigured to match future growth,” says Miltz. Furthermore, the system integrates with all transportation and forwarding operations and reduces the hassle of high data-entry volume. “Single file data entry reduces administrative costs, increases data accuracy, and the ability to view realtime status of jobs gives you greater control,” explains Miltz. “ediWarehouseManager streamlines workflow by linking warehouse operations to all partners, service providers and the worldwide supply chain, seamlessly integrating into CargoWise One.” INSERT & CAPTION Our system integrates with all transportation and forwarding operations and reduces the hassle of high dataentry volume. – Jarred Miltz