Distribution logistics is currently undergoing a paradigm shift. This change is being driven first and foremost by the market itself: consumers have completely new ways to fulfil their needs with e-commerce and online trade.
Technical developments such as Big Data, Predictive Analytics or Smart Logistics 4.0 create conditions where it is possible to practically realise concrete solutions for partially new business models. These issues are the top priorities for WITRON and its customers.
Integrated Data Transparency In Real Time And On All Levels
Since WITRON has its origins in the development and integration of warehouse management and control software, the company has extensive knowledge on structuring gathered information. WITRON creates a 'transparent logistics centre' with relevant data that is used as an extensive knowledge database to the benefit of WITRON's customers.
In this way, the customer is able to run his or her operation more efficiently and is able to adapt to changing market demands and make the right strategic decisions. The core of the idea is that all units and/or parties involved in the entire system (for example, machines, SKUs, stores, tours) are directly linked with each other in an integrated way.
Forecasting And Optimising Order Processing Within Order-Picking
The central element of a logistics centre is and will remain the order-picking process. This is precisely where data consistency gives high optimisation potential. The order-picking process starts with a preceding simulation that determines the necessary picking capacities on the basis of workload and order structure. With its data model, WITRON is able to control influencing factors like dispatch, route scheduling, car-pool management and workstation capacity for an optimum, cost-effective operation.
All proactive analyses are dynamic: if influencing factors and frame conditions change, the processes will immediately be optimised independently by the system based on the new definitions. Whether it concerns tote items, piece pick, case pick, bulky products, or temperature-controlled items, automated or semi-automated order-picking is done dynamically, in a store-friendly manner, and without any errors.
The bundling and integration of different business models at WITRON is generated through efficient order consolidation, from the different subsystems into the consolidation of one customer order using all synergies. Thus, solutions designed by WITRON enable the handling of store business, multichannel business and online business with the same logistics modules from one central logistics centre.
WITOOLs Optimise Service And Maintenance
Operators require investment protection. This means that systems for specific industry sectors have to run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 25 to 30 years. To meet these high requirements, WITRON has developed the web and app-based service-management software WITOOL. The software includes integrated maintenance processing.
In the field of service and maintenance, the trend clearly goes towards self-learning systems. WITOOL enables overall transparency in all service and maintenance tasks to allow active organisation and proactive maintenance based on efficient operating data registration, and offers resource management tools for the entire maintenance team, professional fault removal, spare-parts management, recommendations for health and safety, and much more.
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