ROYAL 4: WISE 3PL SOFTWARE
WISE 3PL Software is completely tailored for the third-party logistics industry and is the result of four decades of partnering with and providing solutions for 3PL businesses.
“Claxton moves millions of frozen chickens on a regular basis and the WISE 3PL billing module allows us to calculate the VAS invoice to 5 decimal points which makes the billing much more accurate. We also needed a system that could work for the dry goods areas of our business.”
“The WISE 3PL WMS system solved many problems for us. On a recent audited count for a large retailer, out of over 20,000 items we were off by only 38 pieces which is an accuracy rate of 99.8%. We have reduced staff and gained accuracy while shipping more goods than before.”
“Service Cold Storage selected Royal 4’s WMS solution because of some key and important reasons. First, we required a system that would be able to perform in both freezers and dry goods areas simultaneously. I’m a huge Royal 4 advocate given my experience and implementation of many WMS Systems.”
ROYAL 4 SYSTEMS WISE – 3PL Software
Our 3PL software solves major warehouse deficiencies and Inefficiencies and improves overall profitability. Features and benefits include:
- Order consolidation and sequencing eliminate redundant setups and teardowns in a multi-customer, multi-SKU environment.
- Paperless transactions eliminate paperwork costs while maximizing quality.
- Cross-docking reduces inventories and eliminates redundant picking and put-away activity.
- Warehouse location profiling, navigation logic, and task interleaving eliminate backtracking and deadheading.
- Paperless scan-and-verify logistics eliminates picking and shipping errors.
- Accurate, up-to-date inventory visibility maximizes order fill rates, accelerates revenues, and minimizes inventory control costs.
- Improved customer satisfaction resulting from better responsiveness to customer needs, improved product quality, shipping accuracy, and billing accuracy.
- Proposes put away tasks according to your warehouse navigation rules for each customer. Performs and keeps track of all value-added functions and bills accordingly.
For these reasons and more successful companies worldwide use our 3PL Software to achieve a higher standard of efficiency and return on investment.
ROYAL 4 EDI for the 3PL Industry
Many of today’s major retail chains now require their suppliers to communicate with them via Electronic Data Interchange. Royal 4 Systems 3PL Software has you covered with our EDI expertise and integrations.
The Royal 4 Universal Adapter has EDI and EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) capabilities. EDI was developed to provide manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers (aka trading partners) with a standard computer format for exchanging common business information such as orders and inventories. The most common barrier to the implementation of EDI continues to be the inability of a company to find a partner with the ability to offer EDI. Royal 4 can make this process a reality for your business. We offer integration to virtually all mainstream EDI partners as well as a full EDI solution for companies who want to control this process internally.
WISE – 3PL Software – Value Added Services Billing
Features and benefits include:
- Capture multiple value-added scenarios based on customer profiles
- Daily, weekly, bi-monthly, quarterly, and yearly invoicing
- Split month storage Full month, partial month, anniversary date
- Space utilization (space, number of locations used, days held, etc.)
- Transaction volume by task and by unit of measure
- Number of total transactions
- Stock moved or picked, quantity/weight of stock moved or picked
- Time, volume, container types, floor space, lot, and serial control
- Billing for kitting, work orders, office services, labor, miscellaneous billing, trucking/freight packing supplies
- Many more unlimited user-defined billing scenarios
As a result, WISE 3PL Software – Value Added Services Billing provides the tools you need to invoice for the services you provide.
WISESHIP Multi-Carrier Shipping Module
Replaces All Of Your Carrier Supplied Machines
Our 3PL software provides the flexibility of integrating with mainstream shipping solutions. Also, WISEship’s connectivity to carrier-supplied systems like FedEx and UPS offers the flexibility you need for shipping domestically and internationally.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 3PL/4PL management software, and how does it differ from a standard WMS?
While a standard Warehouse Management System (WMS) is built for a single company managing its own inventory, The WISE 3PL/4PL management software is built specifically for companies that manage inventory for multiple companies at the same time. These “clients” of the 3PL provider often have different and unique handling requirements such as product assembly and dis-assembly, breakdown into “kits”, relabelling, shrink wrapping, creating “assortments” based on the client’s instructions and the general re-packaging of items into sellable units. There are also other areas of product management with food handlers such as receiving, storing and processing cold and frozen items and directing receipt of these items to a chilled area or “blast freezer”.
What features does a 3PL/4PL warehouse management software provide?
3PL management software gives 3PL/4PL providers the ability to separate inventory based on each individual company they manage. This allows them to:
- View each company’s inventory and where it’s stored in the warehouse.
- Using the “owner” feature, the software acts as the foundation for segregating data and automating workflows. Because 3PL providers manage goods for many different clients within a single physical warehouse, the “Owner” attribute differentiates whom the inventory belongs to, how it must be handled, and how the services should be billed. WISE assigns a distinct “Owner ID” to every incoming stock item. This allows the warehouse to store products from multiple clients side-by-side without risk of mix-ups or data leaks.
- Using the WISE 3PL billing module, they can capture and invoice all billable activity such as receiving, staging, breakdown, re-pallet, re-label, re-kit, WIP, putaway, moves, picking, packing and shipping using the negotiated contracts from each client to create their invoice.
- Managing a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) through a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider using a Warehouse Management System (WMS) involves setting up pre-authorized returns, scanning incoming items at the dock, inspecting and grading the product condition, and updating inventory or triggering a client refund.
How does 3PL warehouse software help scale a 3PL business?
WISE 3PL automates billing and streamlines the customer onboarding pipeline. By transforming manual tasks into rules-based, system-directed workflows, it allows 3PLs to take on more clients and manage higher volume without proportional increases in overhead costs.
- Automating client Billing and VAS Tracking. Manual billing is a bottleneck for growing 3PLs.
- WISE 3PL automatically captures every warehouse task and links it to the specific stock owner.
- Value-Added Services (VAS): 3PLs can customize and bill for highly specialized or ad-hoc tasks by task, volume, labor, or unit of measure.
- The eWISE secure web portal gives clients direct access to their data. Given proper log-in clearance, clients access the portal independently to view stock statuses, track shipments, and generate custom reports without having the contact the 3PL company directly.
