atrix Industrial Control Systems, Inc – 2010 November 2010 Data Navigator Warehouse Management and Shipping Solution Prepared by: Jim Wilson, President Steven Hartley, V.P. Sales & Marketing Matrix Industrial Control Systems, Inc. Date: November 2, 2010
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¨ Ensure that trailers are in good working order as they arrive on your premises: Check that the reefer is running and has sufficient fuel Ensure that the trailer has no visible damage
¨ Collect information about trailers as they arrive: Company name Truck and trailer number Trailer (net) weight Number of pallets in the trailer
¨ System maintains inventory of trailers on your premises
¨ Receive from your own production facilities or from third-party manufacturers
¨ Ensure that you receive what was ordered by receiving product against: Orders manually entered in the back office Orders downloaded from your corporate ERP ASN’s or EDI’s
¨ Perform QA checks to ensure food safety and quality compliance as product is unloaded Ensure that delivery vehicles are acceptable and in
¨ Track the movement of product from one specific warehouse location to another to keep perpetual inventory reports accurate
¨ Optimize storage configurations by using the system to suggest the best storage locations: product grouping, highest turnover, shortest shelf life, fresh or frozen, etc.
¨ Track the movement of cases between pallets: Case transfers between pallets – pallet
breakdown and rebuild Discard damaged product Remove product for QC checks
¨ Ensure accurate order fulfillment by picking against manually entered or automatically downloaded (from ERP) sales orders
¨ Real-time validation for each order or customer: Manage over-picking and short-shipping Control product substitutions Pick product based on remaining shelf life
¨ Improve picking efficiency – the system will tell the picker where the closest product is
¨ Manager orders to improve efficiency: Organize orders based on priority or truck route number Assign orders to picking teams
¨ Pick orders to staging areas or straight onto trailers
¨ Loaded trailers are treated as temporary warehouse inventory locations – product is not removed from inventory until trailer is successfully checked out
¨ Collect and store trailer information: Reefer temperature and fuel level gross weight seal number
¨ Print shipment documentation such as bill of lading and shipping manifest
¨ Real-time alerts and reports give you the information you need to make accurate, informed and correct decisions
¨ Alerts can be sent to your desktop PC or to your mobile phone
¨ Summary and detail system reports include: Product receiving/in-take report Inventory by product Product inventory by production date Pallet manifest reports Inventory reconciliation report Product aging/expiry report Sales order/picking order status Warehouse utilization Bills of lading & shipping manifests