Supply Chain Management
Features & Opinions
Industry 2.0 
featured our white paper on Consolidating Warehouse Management Systems in its supply chain special edition*. This paper delves into the outline, benefits and implementation perspectives to design the right WMS instance strategy. These ideas are most relevant to companies that are attempting a WMS unification, and have warehouses distributed across geographies.
*Published with permission from Industry 2.0
Opinions
Profit from your warehouse through WMS consolidation
In a scenario where warehouses are no longer considered a liability, organizations the world over are realizing the benefits of rolling out standardized Warehouse Management System (WMS) processes across all their geographies. Infosys' supply chain management expert believes that the supply chain architecture landscape is transformed by the context of warehouse processes and information. In a blog, he discusses how warehouse level information can be used for better customer response and inventory position.
Infosys believes that Warehouse Management System (WMS) consolidation programs that embed process, technology and operational standardization can lead to enhanced warehouse awareness in the supply chain and fulfillment execution. A number of package vendors are addressing consolidation needs through their products, translating digital parameters into products. Being execution-centric, a standardization approach must consider factors specific to a warehouse such as policies, automation and robotics technologies, handling of specific goods and delivery of value-added services, and warehouse layouts. WMS consolidation must adopt mature local practices as well as global best practices. Come, join the discussion and let us know what you think.
Warehouse Consolidation: Managing Effectiveness
Infosys’ supply chain management expert blogs on how organizations need to build a result-centric governance template. It ensures that warehouse consolidation programs adhere to the fundamental business case while adapting to changing business, technology and operational trends.
Considering Warehouse as Profit Center
With more and more visibility available in systems today, a warehouse is no longer considered as a cost center. It is now perceived as a profit center. Infosys’ expert blogs on how cost-benefit analysis is involved in the design of a warehouse. In addition, he discusses how it can help an organization outsmart rivals through low cost selling.
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