Last weekend we implemented at one of our customers in Belgium a system that supports the daily activities of the operators in the Goods-out section of the factory. The system is connected to an already existing production- and logistics planning system we delivered in an earlier stage.
The ‘extension’ of the system advises where each pallet of finished goods needs to be placed, which could be on a local stock-point, or in a truck that has been ordered via the system on beforehand.
The new system calculates and offers a prediction about the time such a new truck needs to be present to pick-up the products. This offers our customer the opportunity to handle finished goods more efficiently, what means there will be a shorter turnover rate, less goods in stock and a more optimized connection with the different transport companies. Because of the connection with the production and logistics system, our customer no longer needs to order a truck by hand; the system automatically orders one - after approval by the end-user - which assures a decrease in waiting time before goods can be loaded. And further they have the opportunity to track-and-trace each pallet of finished goods, within the company and outside.
Eventually when goods are loaded and ready to be transported, a delivery note will be printed automatically and the details about a particular loading will be send to the financial department. In this way, also billing will be much easier.
Quote: “The project delivered its objective to efficiently ship our products to our markets and consumers”
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