WMS extends functionality

Durban has emerged as a
significant potential growth
market for warehouse software
systems provider Macro 2000
which is fielding a growing number
of enquiries from cold storage, dry
goods warehousing facilities and
container
yards in the
port city.
“We have just gone live on a new
cold store in iDube trade port,”
says Macro’s Anthea Van Breemen,
with another system to be installed
shortly.
“I am also in discussion with a
container terminal for tracking
and controlling containers for their
customers between the container
terminal and the
port.”
Another project
in the Durban
pipeline is a new
warehouse for raw
materials through
to finished
goods for a new
production facility.
The Macro
2000 warehousing management
software WMS covers both third
party, where the warehouse stores
goods on behalf of a third party, or
in-house warehouses – and applies
to both dry goods and cold stores,
says Van Breemen.
“Both types of warehouse would
essentially use the same warehouse
management software package,
but the third party would have an
add-on for controlling who the stock
belongs to, and for charging for their
services.”
For in-house warehouse customers
the WMS has an add-on for a
standard stock control module.
“This controls the cost of the stock
as opposed to
the WMS that
controls where
the stock is, by
pallet or batch
etc.”
A recent
refinement of
the system has
seen Macro
2000 extended
to include a container management
system CMS which covers both
empty and full containers.
Macro 2000 has just closed a
deal with a company running a
well-known ERP software where the
Macro 2000 WMS will significantly
enhance their warehouse
management operations.
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We have just gone live on
a new cold store in iDube
trade port.
– Anthea van Breemen