Impact of Warehouse Management System in a （仓库管理系统的影响）.pdf

International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 54–No.1, September 2012 Impact of Warehouse Management System in a Supply Chain Ramaa.A K.N.Subramanya T.M.Rangaswamy R V C E R V C E R V C E Dept. of Industrial Engg and Dept. of Industrial Engg and Dept. of Industrial Engg and Management, RVCE, B’lore. Management, RVCE, B’lore Management, RVCE, B’lore. ABSTRACT As mentioned above the heterogeneous warehouses have In a supply chain, warehousing function is very critical as it different operations. However, most of them share some acts as a node in linking the material flows between the general pattern of material flow, and typical warehouse supplier and customer. In today’s competitive market operations include: receiving, putaway, internal environment companies are continuously forced to improve replenishment, order picking, accumulating and sorting, their warehousing operations. Many companies have also packing, cross docking, and shipping (Figure- 1) [5] customized their value proposition to increase their customer service levels, which has led to changes in the role of Warehouses have been going throu