Integrated system allows for total visibility

In the fast-paced
warehousing environment,
investment in warehouse
management systems
(WMS) is critical, says
Willie Nel, managing
director of the ZacPak
Group.
He says the local
freight industry is
somewhere between
inventory warehouses
and the full fast moving
consumer goods (FMCG)
environments – with the
current systems catering
for these sectors.
According to Nel, while
the cost of a WMS may
be high, they bring many
benefits – including
increased order accuracy,
faster picking and
receiving times, and
better inventory
control.
“At times
integrated ERP
systems can be
so involved and
complex that
any first line receipts may
require a huge amount of
information, which does
not always meet the freight
forwarding
industry’s
needs
of quick
warehousing
intake,” he
explains.
“The push
information
is far more
proactive
than the pull
functionality
of the past,
and while
standardisation always
lends itself to efficiency,
it's not always a one size
fits all.”
To overcome this
challenge, he
says, ZacPak has
taken the core
functionality of
a de-grouping
system and
added multiple
layers of functionality
to cater for various
transactional processes
specifically targeted at
what the
client needs.
“Our system
provides
f lexibility
and the
ability to
integrate
with other
systems."
According
to Nel,
ZacPak is
currently
rolling out
its FCL warehousing
and distribution system
to cater for multimodal
movement and compliance
with virtual bond store
requirements. This
will tie in with the
company’s state-of-the-art
de-grouping system.
“Our integrated system
allows for total cargo
visibility from origin
to destination for our
clients,” he says.
INSERT & CAPTION
Our system provides
flexibility and the
ability to integrate
with other systems.
– Willie Nel