| The solutions provided by QC Software ( enables | | | | database, continually apprising the operations staff |
| companies to streamline their warehouse | | | | of the status of order processing, enabling |
| operations with the lowest total cost of | | | | compression of the customer order cycle. |
| ownership in the industry ensuring increased | | | | Scheduling of staff, loading docks and equipment |
| corporate profitability. With a commitment to total | | | | are optimized by the on-line capabilities and |
| customer satisfaction QC Software is the obvious | | | | comprehensive reporting offered in most WCS |
| choice for warehouse control, order management, | | | | shipping control modules." |
| and inventory management needs. | | | | A leading distributor of food and foodservice |
| According to Jerry List, vice-president of | | | | products uses the QC Enterprise WCS which |
| Cincinnati-based QC Software, "The WCS evolved | | | | provides case and pallet routing for the |
| for food distribution because the warehouse | | | | state-of-the-art distribution system. The pallet |
| management system was just trying to do too | | | | system consists of 9 aisles of high-rise (100 feet |
| much and technology just couldn't keep up. | | | | high); double-deep Automated Storage/Retrieval |
| Routing, sorting and processing cartons through a | | | | System (AS/RS) cranes interconnected with a |
| conveyor system are very different than tracking | | | | pallet handling conveyor system. The WCS |
| inventory and orders." | | | | automatically routes pallets to the designated aisle |
| According to manufacturing journalist Thomas R. | | | | for put-away. The WCS also receives other |
| Cutler in a recent issue DC Velocity, "WCS | | | | commands from the WMS including stock |
| technology solutions provide information used to | | | | rotation, pick aisle replenishment, and full pallet |
| ensure efficient operation of scheduling, picking, | | | | shipping transactions. The WCS is responsible for |
| loading and delivery, thereby reducing costs and | | | | managing the overall activity of the cranes to |
| increasing customer satisfaction levels. Many WCS | | | | obtain the highest level of utilization. |
| systems provide real-time access of a common | | | | |