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Analyst Report
An Objective Guide to Selecting a WMS
The selection of a suitable Warehouse Management Software (WMS) system is a key objective for many companies today. Properly fitting the correct software solution to the operation is critical, more than for many other types of software.
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Warehouse Management Excellence: Maximizing Resources and Efficiency
In the midst of the current recession, operating costs (cited by 70% of companies) continue to be top of mind for warehousing and fulfillment operations. But the challenge is a daunting one. How does a company with reductions in their workforce and operating budget address the resurgence in shipment/product volume?
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Labor Management for an Agile Warehouse
As companies look to adopt new LM practices in the warehouse, it's important to understand the advantages of integrating LM with a WMS to help drive labor utilization, productivity and standardization. This Analyst Insight, seeks to convey the collected data and experiences over the past few months
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Five Key Characteristics of a "True" WMS
Does your company need a Warehouse Management Software (WMS) system? Does your technology platform for managing inventory and orders in the warehouse meet the criteria of a true WMS, or does it fall short?
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High Performance Strategies for Optimizing the Warehouse
Recent Aberdeen research shoes that 53% of companies today use some form of commercial warehouse management software. Despite having a platform from which to automate, one-half to one-third of those companies do not use their WMS to track labor, prioritize tasks, slot the warehouse, or get early visibility of inbound returns
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WMS Solutions for Retailers
To keep pace with their evolving needs, 58% of retailers are looking to either upgrade or replace their existing legacy Warehouse Management System (WMS) in the next 18 months with a more advanced system.
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The Supply Chain Innovator’s Technology Footprint 2007
Supply chain organizations are under continued pressure in 2007 to meet demands for improved customer fulfillment, lower cost of goods sold, and increased global business processes.
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The Extended Warehouse Benchmark Report
Effective supply chain management doesn’t stop inside the four walls of the warehouse. To reduce warehousing costs and cut order fulfillment times, companies must focus on how they manage inventory in the “extended warehouse.”
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White Papers
Integrated Slotting: The WMS solution that leads to optimal slotting in warehousing.
Slotting is often sought after, but rarely is it configurable in a Warehouse Management System. Moreover, slotting plans are hardly ever integrated in warehouse operations. Learn how Solochain WMS does it.
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CCP Monitoring: Configure e-Checklists in 3 easy steps
Ideally, having a complete and approved HACCP plan in hand, the Quality Control manager, or an integrator, would just have to enter information straight from the HACCP documentation into the (...)
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HACCP Implementation Made Easy: Benefits Of An Integrated Software Solution
If your Quality Control team finds it difficult to manage time efficiently, from monitoring to audit reporting, a new class of technology products may be the solution you are looking for.
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Articles
 Renaud-Bray.com se met à la page... ( Available in French Only )
Un nouvel entrepôt exclusivement dédié à son site Web; l'automatisation et l'integration des opérations d'entreposage, de transport et d'emballage: voilà les défis auxquels Renaud-Bray a fait face avec brio. Exemple d'une implantation technologique bien planifiée et habilement exécutée.
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 An advanced WMS for a small warehouse? Is it really possible?
The latest warehouse management solutions have expanded functionality and many optimization features have been added, providing better management and easier integration with other enterprise systems. And the cost of implementation is not rising… it’s falling.
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 One Manufacturer's quest to modernize inventory management
After years of neglecting the stockroom, Mold-Masters Limited is moving from hands-on picking to high-tech inventory management. The manufacturer is phasing in change one step at a time and reaping big benefits along the way: two years in, productivity is up more than 300 percent.
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 Sologlobe Offers a Supply Chain Execution Platform for the Integration of Logistics Actors
The management of inventory and orders is only one part of the logistics function. For effective, real time communication between various partners, from the manufacturer to the customer, the type of language and the communication goals must be meticulously defined
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 Traceability: An Integrated Approach that Pays Off
Increasingly, organizations are trying to reduce costs connected with returns. The average cost of warranty programs stands at between 2% and 5% of sales for North American manufacturers. (1) In the automotive industry alone, warranty costs represent more than US$9 billion annually. This does not include the customer dissatisfaction that may lead to loss of sales. In some industries, such as agri-food, the recall of food products may have distinct and major financial impacts, and in particular can instantly compromise public perception of a brand.
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 RFID: Where Are We At?
To find out more about the current use of RFID technology,we met with Emmanuel Langlois, Executive Vice-President of Sologlobe Inc., a supplier of software solutions for supply chain execution and traceability. The Solochain solution is used by a number of multinationals in different industries. Using a Web platform, this solution integrates radio frequency, bar codes, voice recognition and RFID technology.
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 Cascades - Speciality Products Group
The Conversion and Converdis mills of the Cascades Speciality Products Group wanted to develop an effective tool to manage the consignment service offered to their customers. They wanted a tool to control stocks in real time and ensure continuous replenishment to customers directly or through a logistics service provider designated by the customer.
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 Group Patrick-Morin - Go Live
In a Joliette warehouse, a group of some thirty employees is in the process of writing a new page in the history of the Patrick Morin Group. Two months after the opening of the company's completely new distribution center, the Warehouse Management System (WMS) is being launched with the fulfillment of the first order.
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 SOLOTRACE: A successful implementation at Viau Foods
A LOGISTICS MAGAZINE article that explains the SOLOTRACE implementation at Viau Foods. The solution will guarantee a complete and detailed traceability for all products as well as the optimization of logistics
and production operations.
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Case Studies
 Kruger Packaging Division - For a better material visibility
Since its creation, the Kruger packaging division has made its mark in a highly competitive industry primarily due to the quality of its products and its services. To improve services and activities, Kruger recently implemented a new information system that supports the planning and execution of orders for its customers.
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Product Brochure - Microsoft Dynamics
Warehouse Management System
The SOLOCHAIN™ Extended Warehouse Management Solution offers more than conventional WMS. Integrating best-of-breed WMS functionalities, it allows you to manage your warehouses not as an isolated 4-wall box but as part of a connected material and information network.
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 939kb )
Manufacturing Execution System
Warehousing and production operations are complex and require a high level of coordination. SOLOCHAIN™ optimizes execution of tasks using different user-configurable business rules and algorithms.
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 812kb )
Voice Recognition
Voice-enabled solutions maximize what your people can accomplish. Productivity is boosted. Expensive operations such as order checking are cut back or even eliminated. The voice-enabled SOLOCHAIN solution is readily configured to automate the full spectrum of logistics and manufactured functions
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 864kb )
Carousel Module
Born from a complete Warehouse Management System (WMS), SOLOCHAIN™’s carousel module is embedded in a sophisticated platform that allows you to deploy enhanced functionality for your carousel.
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 873kb )
Dynamic Slotting
Dynamic slotting is a process which uses regular and daily operations to effectively reconfigure the warehouse product layout. The re-slotting tasks become part of normal picking, put-away and replenishment tasks. It creates a framework for which the end-user can be self-taught and is able to operate without the need for heavy consultation.
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System Integration
Information between your ERP and SOLOCHAIN has to be completely integrated and synchronized in real time. Leveraging the latest technology using Web Services, XML format and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), SOLOCHAIN offers out-of-the box integration to Microsoft Dynamics GP, NAV and AX.
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Sologlobe Partner Program
Sologlobe resells, implements and supports its SOLOCHAIN solution through channel partners. Partners are the cornerstone of Sologlobe’s solutions. This is why we offer a comprehensive partner program which includes all of the elements necessary to take your business further. This includes marketing programs, education, technical support, and much more....
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 817kb )
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Product Brochure - SAP
Warehouse Management System
The SOLOCHAIN™ Extended Warehouse Management Solution offers more than conventional WMS. Integrating best-of-breed WMS functionalities, it allows you to manage your warehouses not as an isolated 4-wall box but as part of a connected material and information network.
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 938kb )
Manufacturing Execution System
Warehousing and production operations are complex and require a high level of coordination. SOLOCHAIN™ optimizes execution of tasks using different user-configurable business rules and algorithms.
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 790kb )
Voice Recognition
Voice-enabled solutions maximize what your people can accomplish. Productivity is boosted. Expensive operations such as order checking are cut back or even eliminated. The voice-enabled SOLOCHAIN solution is readily configured to automate the full spectrum of logistics and manufactured functions
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 827kb )
Carousel Module
Born from a complete Warehouse Management System (WMS), SOLOCHAIN™’s carousel module is embedded in a sophisticated platform that allows you to deploy enhanced functionality for your carousel.
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 838kb )
Dynamic Slotting
Dynamic slotting is a process which uses regular and daily operations to effectively reconfigure the warehouse product layout. The re-slotting tasks become part of normal picking, put-away and replenishment tasks. It creates a framework for which the end-user can be self-taught and is able to operate without the need for heavy consultation.
To learn more, download the document (PDF,795kb )
Sologlobe Partner Program
Sologlobe resells, implements and supports its SOLOCHAIN solution through channel partners. Partners are the cornerstone of Sologlobe’s solutions. This is why we offer a comprehensive partner program which includes all of the elements necessary to take your business further. This includes marketing programs, education, technical support, and much more....
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 799kb )
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Product Brochure - Other ERP
Warehouse Management System
The SOLOCHAIN™ Extended Warehouse Management Solution offers more than conventional WMS. Integrating best-of-breed WMS functionalities, it allows you to manage your warehouses not as an isolated 4-wall box but as part of a connected material and information network.
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 926kb )
Manufacturing Execution System
Warehousing and production operations are complex and require a high level of coordination. SOLOCHAIN™ optimizes execution of tasks using different user-configurable business rules and algorithms.
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 809kb )
Voice Recognition
Voice-enabled solutions maximize what your people can accomplish. Productivity is boosted. Expensive operations such as order checking are cut back or even eliminated. The voice-enabled SOLOCHAIN solution is readily configured to automate the full spectrum of logistics and manufactured functions
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 859kb )
Carousel Module
Born from a complete Warehouse Management System (WMS), SOLOCHAIN™’s carousel module is embedded in a sophisticated platform that allows you to deploy enhanced functionality for your carousel.
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 857kb )
Dynamic Slotting
Dynamic slotting is a process which uses regular and daily operations to effectively reconfigure the warehouse product layout. The re-slotting tasks become part of normal picking, put-away and replenishment tasks. It creates a framework for which the end-user can be self-taught and is able to operate without the need for heavy consultation.
To learn more, download the document (PDF,809kb )
Sologlobe Partner Program
Sologlobe resells, implements and supports its SOLOCHAIN solution through channel partners. Partners are the cornerstone of Sologlobe’s solutions. This is why we offer a comprehensive partner program which includes all of the elements necessary to take your business further. This includes marketing programs, education, technical support, and much more....
To learn more, download the document (PDF, 799kb )
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Solid-ID WMS for the Healthcare Industry
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Taking the Dynamic Approach
Creating winning conditions for a WMS launch
Octas for excellence - Sologlobe targets the European Market
GM Pontiac Solstice and Saturn SKY
