International garment group opts for Macro warehouse software

An international garment-manufacturing group headquartered in Germany has returned to operating in South Africa, in the process selecting Macro 2000 software for all it its warehousing, logistics and distribution requirements. The fully-stocked warehouse, situated in Cape Town, was up and running within two weeks, by which time the distribution plan was firmly in place. Macro 2000 marketing executive, Anthea van Breemen, says the facility has been installed with racking, each location labelled with a unique location number and bar code label. The warehouse is mapped on the Macro 2000 system. She explains that since receiving got under way, a pre-advice confirming the contents of all incoming trucks is dispatched from the supplier’s warehouse, via EDI, and uploaded into the Macro software. As each box is scanned into the Goods Receiving programme, a bar code label showing the exact warehouse location is printed for put away. As each truck load ends, a discrepancy report is printed for management showing what was actually received at the warehouse, which may from time to time contrast with the supplier’s information on the pre-advice. Customer Orders are interfaced to warehouse dispatch which generates a Picking Slip. This is printed in location sequence which enables the store man to immediately locate the stock required. The stock is scanned out of the system to produce a goods issue voucher and customer invoice.