Post on 22-Jan-2018
DDS Warehouse System
TOPICS COVERED
• Warehouse Layout
• Process flow in the warehouse
• Problem Statement
• RFID Solution
DDS Warehouse System
Warehouse Layout
All Warehouses service Single/ Multi customer.
Items are stored in Bins/ Shelf/ Drawers
BIN CARD is manually updated when items are received/ dispatched
DDS Warehouse System
IT Infrastructure in Warehouse
Computers at warehouse
ERP System on the Server
Database on the server
DDS Warehouse System
Process Flow - Receipts
1. Items are received at the inward gate
2. Items are physically verified
4. Items are physically transferred to respective
Bins for storage
3. GRN is entered in ERP system
DDS Warehouse System
Process Flow - Issues
3. Entry in ERP2. Retrieve From Bins
CustomerOrder
Load Items
DDS Warehouse System
Process Daily Perpetual Inventory
Computer prints out a list of items
Operator goes to each item to take physical stock
Operator takes couple of hours every day
Differences are traced and manually entered in computer
DDS Warehouse System
Problem Statement
• Sometimes, items are placed in the wrong bin during receipt
• Inward data is entered wrongly
• Sometimes, wrong items are dispatched
• Mistakes are made in data entry
DDS Warehouse System
Problem Statement
• Computer shows that an item is in stock but it is physically not available
• Order execution takes longer time since bins have to besearched
• Warehouse managers are not confident that computer stocks are accurate
DDS Warehouse System
Problem Statement
• Tedious task to answer customer about stock position
• The transaction cost becomes higher
• Customer dissatisfaction increases
• Warehouse cannot expand rapidly
DDS Warehouse System
Handheld Device
Tags
Reader/ Writer Terminal
Simple & effective 3 componentsSolution
1. RFID Tags/ Cards2. Reader/Writer Terminal 3. Handheld Device
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RFID Solution
BIN Cards are replaced byRFID Tags (eBINCARD)
RFID Tags are placed/ fixed to Bins/ Shelves/ Drawers
DDS Warehouse System
DDS Warehouse System
When Items are physically moved (In/Out) from the storage location
Enter Quantity on Handheld &
select Add/ Subtract
DDS Warehouse System
Touch Tag on the BIN
Location, Part No
and Updated Quantity
is stored in device Memory
1 Enter quantity
DDS Warehouse System
Exception report
highlights mismatched items
for
Quantity/ Location/ Part no.
P/N Location Receipt Issue P/N Location Receipt Issue
10101 A512 20 10101 A512 1020202 B123 10
30303 C111 10
GRR STORES