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