Softeon Revolutionizes The WMS Market With New Approach To Warehouse Optimization
Softeon, which provides the industry's most functionally-rich solutions for logistics and distribution management, today announced the release of new simulation and optimization capabilities as part of its ELITE series WMS and supply chain execution solutions. The new capabilities have not previously been available from any other WMS software solution provider, and offer companies the chance to gain a new level of savings from warehouse management system implementations through improved operation analysis and decision-making.
The new simulation and optimization capabilities allow companies to understand in detail the impact on cost and performance of key variables and decisions in the distribution center. These variables include such areas as:
- Putaway rules
- Slotting decisions
- Work queue management
- Picking and replenishment methods
Softeon's ELITE series WMS now allows distribution professionals to easily simulate the impact of potential decisions on these and related variables on actual distribution cost and time, using the customer's own operating data in the system at any point in time. The capabilities support unlimited "what if" analyses that enable logistics managers to accurately simulate the impact of alternative operations strategies on performance, leading to optimal decision-making and lowest possible operating costs. Companies can quickly take advantage of the capabilities to improve performance because the information is presented in a graphical form that enables users to easily understand what is happening in their operations and what the result of potential changes would be.
Until now, these type of simulation capabilities were only available as third-party add-on modules to WMS packages, and were difficult and expensive to implement. As a result, they have rarely been used, generally only early in the system design phase, if at all.
With Softeon's solution, these capabilities are native to the WMS system, and easy for companies to use on their own. They are designed for use on an on-going basis to drive continuous improvement and react to changes in distribution requirements.
"These optimization capabilities, which are truly new to the WMS market, are further evidence of the market-leading functionality of the ELITE series solution suite, said Gana Govind, President of Softeon. "These capabilities provide a powerful set of tools for users to easily understand their operations and the impact of decisions on cost and performance."
These capabilities and the full ELITE solution suite will be on display at Softeon's booth (#1740) at the NA 2004 show in Cleveland. More information on Softeon and its ELITE series solutions can be found at www.softeon.com.
About Softeon
Softeon (www.softeon.com) provides the industry's most functionally-rich suite of WMS and supply chain execution solutions. Built on an advanced, fully web-native technical architecture, Softeon's ELITE series offers a comprehensive yet modular solution for warehouse and distribution management, order management, labor and resource management, work order processing, and transportation management. Companies consistently find the
ELITE series offers the most deep and comprehensive set of capabilities in the supply chain execution industry, supported by an advanced and flexible technical architecture, satisfying both operations and IT requirements.
Softeon's growing list of customers includes such well-known companies as L'Oreal, Time-Warner, Matrix, Daimler-Chrysler, and other logistics leaders.