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I have several partners who are immersed in the nether world of WMS. I am an old-timer, constantly on the lookout for quick and dirty solutions to small and medium sized operations. So, when we need to determine the level of sophistication for the information systems support, I argue for as much simplicity as possible. They, on the other hand, seem to always gravitate toward systems that can do everything but scrub the kitchen sink.
Why can’t we have just a simple locator system, and printout all of the orders in product number sequence? That would be OK, but how would you manage the reserve inventory, they ask? Or, what will you do when a product becomes obsolete and you don’t need the picking location anymore? move all of the other products one space to the left??
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James M. Apple, Jr. is a Director in The Progress Group. Prior to co-founding The Progress Group in 1991, he was a Partner with Coopers & Lybrand's SysteCon division. During 1992-1995 he served as a Senior Systems Advisor with Vanderlande Industries, a major conveyor and systems provider in Europe.
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