Features
SphereWMS optimizes work flow, direction, and processes at an operational level to dramatically increase efficiency and drive down costs
Warehouse management for third-party logistics providers – be it a single site or a multi-client/multi-site operation – is complex. Providing consistent and reliable service in meeting the unique challenges of each customer requires a system that – at its core – is designed for the way 3PLs work.
Whether you are overseeing a single site, or managing multiple clients with multiple facilities and multiple work flows, SphereWMS is specifically designed to meet the demands of today’s 3PL operation. By integrating real-time information and critical business rules across the operation, SphereWMS gives you the power and real-time global visibility you need to manage the unique needs of each client – concurrently, perfectly.
Third-party logistics is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week business. With SphereWMS, you’re in control of the flow of information and activities within and beyond the four walls of your warehouse – no matter when, no matter where, no matter who, no matter what.
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Receiving and Put-Away
Controlling inventory accuracy begins with a highly effective and efficient warehouse receiving and put-away environment. SphereWMS gives you complete visibility and control over your inbound shipments. With SphereWMS you see it, receive it, process it, and put it away — quickly, correctly, seamlessly.
Inventory Management
Inventory management is critical to an organization’s success. Proper inventory management sets the stage for the ability to provide superior customer service. Having the right amount of inventory at the right time is the key to inventory management and control. With SphereWMS you have real-time visibility and control from beginning to end.
Order Fulfillment
The speed of order fulfillment is critical in today’s business world. Inefficient shipping processes cause delays, increase costs, and put merchandise at risk. Incorrect picks play havoc with the bottom line and customer relations. Now you can deliver complete and accurate shipments on time, every time.
Reporting
The ability to quickly find and access data necessary for decision making is a critical need for 3PLs. Inflexible reporting systems not only don’t deliver – they frustrate, waste time, and lead to poor decisions. With SphereWMS you have fast, flexible, easy, self-service reporting – without relying on IT.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Faxes, phone calls, and manual data entry is so yesterday. With SphereWMS you can relinquish the costs, risks, and inefficiencies that the manual entry model represents and handle a multitude of receipts, orders, and shipments daily by connecting your warehouse management system to your customers’ systems. Save money, time, and increase accuracy – get connected.
Receiving and Put-Away
A highly integrated warehouse solution begins with receiving and put-away. With SphereWMS, you can streamline your entire receiving and put-away functions. SphereWMS speeds the movement of received goods from your shipping dock into your storage location based on your unique business rules and warehouse flow. With SphereWMS you see it, receive it, process it, and put it away – in the most efficient way possible.
Receipt Processing functions include:
- Advance Receipt Notice (ARN) Handling including File Upload
- Web-based Supplier Advance Ship Notice (ASN) Entry
- Receipt Info Entry
- Put Away Entry/Edit
- Receipt Document Print
- Receipt Label Print
- Receipt Confirmation Notifications by Email
- Displays and Inquiries
Inventory Management
Inventory is the cornerstone of your business. With SphereWMS, you’re in the know and in control. SphereWMS provides the real-time information you need to track the quantity, location, status, and history of every inventory item within your warehouse; the robust functionality you need to optimize the flow of inventory through your warehouse, and the flexibility you need to configure a solution to meet each customers’ individual needs.
Inventory management functions include:
- On-hand, In-transit, On-order Visibility
- Minimum, Maximum, Suggested Reorder Points
- Control by Inventory Accounts, Bin Locations, Lot Numbers, Pallet/Case IDs, Serial Numbers
- Stock Transfers
- Inventory Adjustments
- Cycle Counts
Order Fulfillment
Your clients don’t have the luxury of time. They trust you to deliver their shipments to their customers as specified and on time. With SphereWMS you can live up to that trust.
With SphereWMS you can streamline your entire order process by integrating your customers’ unique business requirements directly into the work flow and implementing order fulfillment solutions tailored to meet their needs. Plus, you can measure your fulfillment processing success in real time, and maintain transparency by furnishing distributed performance reporting to your partners and clients.
SphereWMS provides the outbound processing functionality and full-cycle visibility you need to deliver the perfect order and service excellence your customers deserve, while keeping warehouse shipping costs under control. Warehouse operators fulfill orders against real-time inventory information and from multiple warehouse locations. Orders are processed quickly, filled correctly, verified for accuracy, and shipped on time.
Order management functions include:
- Order/Shipment Entry
- Web-based Customer Order Entry
- Order Acknowledgments Print
- Order Allocation Based on FIFO or Specific Product Attributes
- Pick Validation Processing
- Shipping Label Print
- Packing Slip Print
- Commercial Invoice Print
- Proof of Delivery Update
- Shipment Confirmation Notification by Email
Reporting
To be of value, reporting must be flexible, easy-to-use, and able to display your data precisely the way you want it. That’s why we developed Ad Hoc Reporting.
SphereWMS Ad Hoc Reporting provides the unfettered, self-service access to data you need to make well-informed strategic decisions, reduce risk, and increase productivity. Point-and-click functionality and a streamlined intuitive browser interface gets you up and running – without training or reliance on an IT department.
SphereWMS reporting provides a catalogue of predefined reports on order management, inventory, and shipments that can be used as-is – or easily modified to meet specific enterprise needs, such as customized shipment and billing reports for clients. Reports can be defined as private for restricted viewing – or made public, giving clients easy, 24×7 access to information about their shipments.
It’s all just a point-and-click away.
Reporting functions include:
- Report Library
- Simplified Report Definition
- Automated Filtering and Sorting
- Flexible Report Configuration
- Easy Export
- Intuitive Browser Interface
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Manual entry of hundreds of orders per day – with many lines in each order – is no longer the business paradigm under which you can afford to operate. Your customers and trading partners are connected online, so should you be. To effectively communicate with customers and trading partners you need Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
In a business where the client’s technical requirements dictate how you operate, the EDI capabilities of SphereWMS have the flexibility to work with your existing systems and the power to grow with you. Seamless business-to-business integration is accomplished by interfacing with numerous client applications, allowing you to send and receive order information in industry standard formats (EDIFACT, X12, AS2, flat files, XML, etc.).
Faxes, phone calls, and manual data entry is so yesterday. With SphereWMS you can relinquish the costs, risks, and inefficiencies that the manual entry model represents and handle a multitude of receipts, orders, and shipments daily by connecting your warehouse management system to your customer’s systems.
EDI is a critical necessity for 3PLs and plays a pivotal role in developing long-term, lasting relationships with customers and partners. By integrating EDI capabilities into your warehouse business processes, you can implement new business efficiencies that translate into increased customer satisfaction – and increased business opportunities.
Schedule a demo to see SphereWMS in action or
learn more about our 30-day “true” risk-free trial.
