OUTBOUND FUNCTIONALITY

ORDER PROCESSING

WISE's Order Management functionality is a flexible tool used to group and release orders for shipment. This easy-to-use functionality gives the manager the capabilities of releasing single orders or groups of orders based on order number, customer ID, destination, dates, FIFO/LIFO carriers, priorities, and any combination thereof. At any point in the warehouse order process an order can be immediately cancelled and WISE will generate the tasks to re-stock the items in the picking or shipping process.

PICKING

WISE enables the warehouse management to flexibly release orders to the warehouse floor to be picked and processed. A paperless warehouse is the goal of any WMS, but if printed picklists are required, WISE can deliver a simple hybrid of the two. *If a paper-based system is required, please see the WISE-Paper section of the product information brochure.

PACKING

WISE supports many different packing methods. The most common is to pick from general storage, then take the goods to the predetermined packing stations where the "packer" takes over the next step of the order's process. If the user has defined that they are picking an individual order or orders, WISE can then pick from general storage locations and put the items directly into the packing container ready for shipment. This is also termed "palletization" if the packing container is a pallet and the entire pallet is used to ship.

LOAD MANAGEMENT

The shipments' delivery order sequence can be automatically picked and staged for loading based upon delivery route. The pickers will be directed to "pick-to-nose" in order to ensure that the last delivery is loaded first.

OUTBOUND DOCUMENTATION

At shipping, the necessary outbound documentation are produced including but not limited to invoice, packing lists, shippers export doc/ AES transmission, shippers letter of instruction, bank document, domestic bills of lading, dock receipt, hazardous goods documents, and domestic carrier labels.

W.I.S.E. ALERTS

Data within the supply chain changes extremely rapidly. With sophisticated systems in place for supply chain execution, timeliness of data is even more critical for companies to stay competitive today. Consumers and businesses now expect timely and accurate notification of events as soon as they occur – not the next day. Additionally, machine-to-machine commerce is removing much of the decision making from individuals and placing it on their software systems – again the need for accurate and timely data is crucial in today's business environment.

CRYSTAL REPORTS

R4 uses Crystal Reports throughout its ERP and WISE applications for report presentation Crystal is a versatile tool that has the capability of previewing reports before printing, saving reports in various formats (HTML, PDF, Excel, etc. ), emailing or faxing reports from the desktop if email or fax servers are accessible on the LAN.

WEB MODULES

The e-WISE module is a web based front end that supports BtoB, CtoB, Shopping Cart, and Web Order Entry. Accessible through the web, this module allows authorized customers to perform the following:

• Place orders for product.
• Track the status of these orders
• Obtain reports

SYSTEM ALERTS

System generated Alerts are now part of the ERP and WISE applications, it allows Pacific Connections to alert key individuals whenever a specified event occurs such as inventory dropping below minimums, missed shipments, receipts of product, or any other event that makes business sense.