Growing move to bar-code scanning

Increasing competitiveness is putting pressure on
companies to reconsider
outdated and inefficient
processes and look for
innovative ideas, says
Anthea van Breemen
of Macro 2000, who
believes that warehouse
management software
often provides the answer.
“This through
implementation of a
system that automates
your improved operational
procedures. Whether it is
a distribution centre, a dry
goods warehouse or a cold
store,” she says. “When
implementing a system the
whole company has access
to the same data that is
updated by all the relevant
operations points – and
information is on hand for
fast and reliable customer
updates and queries.”
A simple example,
says Van Breemen, is the
automatic e-mailing
of all documents
like receipts and
issue vouchers
to the relevant
people,
both
within
the
company
and to
customers.
This is backed
up by regular stock
on hand and stock
movement reports that
are also sent to customers
for improved customer
satisfaction – often
resulting in fewer queries.
Van Breemen says a
growing trend in the
Western Cape is the
implementation of bar
code scanning.
“This eliminates human
error when moving stock
around the warehouse and
where you are assured the
correct pallets are issued.
This together with regular
stock takes by bar code
scanning for speed and
accuracy keeps your stock
precision at high levels for
both in-house and third
party customers,” she says.
These developments
mean that technology
service providers have
to constantly evolve and
update their packages
to allow for improved
innovative solutions.