Warehouse Management System
This Warehouse Management System project mainly deals with automating the tasks of maintaining and transacting the goods.In the Warehouse Management System inventory management is the key process. This process includes the activities such as maintenance of stock details, maintenance of receipts and items etc. It is a tedious job to maintain all these details manually. Hence we opted to automate the Warehouse Management System.
Language/Tool : Java 1.5/Servelt , JSP /Tom cat server/ mssql Database
Warehouse Management System
Introduction
The majority of the problems that occur in the warehouse occur because of a lack of
control: a lack of inventory control, operational control and/or management control. To become a dynamic, consistent organization, all the operations must be under “control”. In order to achieve this control, all the tools and technology available has to be used to get control and manage the warehouse operations. A control system is a means, mechanism or procedure by which we manage these operations. There are three basic objectives of a control system, either manual or computerized:
1. To identify and coordinate the work that has to be performed.
2. To direct the achievement of the work to maximize performance (productivity of warehouse resources and customer satisfaction) and minimize or eliminate human errors.
3. To report the status of the work that needs to be, or was, done.
A manual control system uses physical, paper-based technology to attempt to optimize warehousing operations. Due to the rate of change, demands for accurate, real-time in-formation, next-day-service mentality and marketplace competition, the use of manual systems in the next millennium will be unrealistic. A computerized warehouse management system (WMS) is the integration of bar coding technology, Radio Frequency (RF) communications equipment, hardware and software. Warehouse management software has the capability to optimize the warehouse and warehouse-related operations. Whereas the sophistication of manual control systems is low, the sophistication of WMS’s can vary from simple stock location control to systems that truly optimize customer service, space, labor and equipment in the warehouse. It is important to note that one should not confuse WMS technology with business systems applications that impact the warehouse. A WMS is an operating tool that is based upon the needs of the warehouse operation and provides tools and information for the management of the warehouse.
Warehouse Functions
To have a better understanding of the requirements of a warehouse and thus, the benefits of the warehouse management systems we first introduce the basic functions of the warehouse and then we can get into the benefits of having a WMS implemented in the daily operations.
Traditionally a warehouse performs four basic functions: (1) receive product, (2) store product, (3) pick product and (4) ship product.
Receiving.
The basic functions in the receiving area are: the packaging of raw materials from suppliers, finished goods from manufacturers and other sources, and customer returns. Generally, receiving operations have two major needs: