Maximize the Performance of Your Warehouse

Slotting is a planning tool that insures the optimal placement of products within a Distribution Center. This tool, while requiring accurate data, power users and a change in the business culture, does offer a high ROI.”
The name of the game in today’s economy is to continue to grow your business without a commensurate increase in personnel, equipment, or warehouse space. By leveraging Accellos One Slot, you can optimize both the location of your products in the warehouse and the distance that your warehouse workers have to travel to pick your high velocity items.

Accellos One Slot is an affordable suite of tools designed to maximize the overall performance of your warehouse. It helps to answer the questions of how much, how fast, where, when and why you require facilities and staff in the warehouse. The net result is higher productivity, better utilization of available rack space and increased throughput in your warehouse.
Available both as a fully integrated component of the overall Accellos One family of supply chain products or as a standalone set of tools for companies looking to improve the performance of their warehouse, Accellos One Slot can provide strategic differentiation as you work toward achieving your goals in today’s dynamic business environment.

MAXIMIZE SPACE

Ensure no space is wasted by dynamically slotting your warehouse

MINIMIZE TRAVEL

Take steps out of your picker’s paths by efficiently locating your items

INCREASE FLEXIBILITY

Easily allow for new or seasonal items

IMPROVE SAFETY

Put your high velocity items in locations that are easy to reach

IMPROVE METRICS

Realize gains in key metrics like picks per hour, perfect orders and cycle times

WAREHOUSE LAYOUT

Easily size facilities including racking requirements – exportable to the leading CAD/CAM products

SLOT MASTER

Determine product placement and layout location, at the SKU level. Set criteria for family groups, product classes and vendor characteristics. Set and model security, hazard and stackability factors. Optimize warehouse product layout, based on cost or other user-definable criteria

RACK SELECTION

Determine the most efficient way to store and access products at a predetermined SKU level. Optimize storage media, compare alternatives, calculate costs and develop “what if?” scenarios

DOCK PLANNER

Determine the most efficient building configuration by calculating the non-storage space requirements for a warehouse facility. Create a simulation that uses sizing and capacity to calculate the optimum configuration for loading doors, docks and staging areas

Impact WMS Solutions

Impact WMS Solutions is a clear leader in the WMS Implementation and Planning Area. Contact info@impactwmss.com today to realize the money saved by slotting your warehouse correctly.

Author: Glen Tosco

Accellos One Perfect Path Implemented by Impact WMS Solutions

Accellos has announced the latest version of Accellos One PerfectPath, its pick path optimization solution for mid-market wholesalers, manufacturers and logistics providers.
Version 1.4 extends the labor saving PerfectPath algorithms by adding support for orders to be grouped and optimized in accordance to zone layout/rules of the warehouse and adding key performance monitoring on the real value being driven through the use of the product.
“This latest generation of PerfectPath continues our emphasis on providing tools that our customers can use to drive down their total cost of fulfillment. Every study that we review points towards lowering cost, improving effectiveness and minimizing wasted labor as the key focal points for our customers’ warehouse operations,” said Ross Elliott, Accellos’ CTO. “Early adopters of PerfectPath are seeing results that drive immediate ROI in those areas.”
Version 1.4 of Accellos One PerfectPath is currently in limited beta release and is planned for a December, 2010 general release.
For more information, email info@impactwmss.com.
Impact WMS Solutions, your Accellos Implementation Partner.

Author: Glen Tosco

Avoid 2011 Rate Hike Headaches with Accellos One Ship

One of the few elements of supply chain operations that has remained consistent is the steady increase in rates published by parcel carriers. Shipping is an essential part of your overall ability to serve your customers but with costs escalating, what is your organization doing to control costs while also meeting delivery expectations?
UPS, FedEx and USPS recently released their 2011 rate schedules and as expected, rates are on the rise again. UPS will be raising their rates a net 4.9% when the 2011 year commences. The net increase will be applied to all ground packages, air express, and U.S. international shipments. FedEx also announced a net 3.9% increase for 2011 while USPS’ aggregate increase across their products is 3.6%. With transportation costs on the rise, it behooves your organization to take steps to control your transportation costs by utilizing multiple carriers and by analyzing your freight spend to optimize carrier and service selection. With the right solution, your organization can rate shop across multiple carriers and service offerings to select the most economical option that meets your customer’s delivery requirements. Consider Accellos One Ship, Accellos’ shipping solution that was built specifically for Microsoft Dynamics. Accellos One Ship implemented by Impact WMS Solutions, LLC will help your organization reduce transportation and handling costs by improving shipping accuracy and streamlining the shipping and fulfillment process.
To learn more about Accellos One Ship, please visit http://www.accellos.com/ship or email info@impactwmss.com

Author: Glen Tosco

WMS TIPS and Tricks

WMS Tip: Save Disk Space by Turning off IIS Logging

(This information is intended for system administrators use at your own risk.)
We have worked with several Accellos One WMS client sites in the past that have reported problems related to insufficient disk space, and in a number of these cases we have found the culprit to be the use of Internet Information Services logging.  IIS logging can result in the accumulation of numerous log files and consume a tremendous amount of disk space — up to 18 GB in some reported cases.  For this reason, we recommend that IIS logging be turned off by following these steps:
1. In the Internet Information Services window, right-click on Default Website and click Properties.

2. On the Web Site tab of the Properties window, uncheck the Enable Logging checkbox.

3. On the Home Directory tab, uncheck the Log Visits checkbox.

4. Click OK.  If a window appears asking to apply to other nodes, click Select All, and then click OK.

The location of the log files is C:\Windows\System32\Logfiles\W3SVC1.  We recommend that you purge the log files from this folder if they are using a significant amount of disk space.
If you continue to use IIS logging, you should regularly purge this location as the available space on your C drive will be consumed unnecessarily; and if issues exist in the IIS environment the logs can become very large, very quickly.

For assistance with your Accellos A1WMS product contact Impact WMS Solutions your leading implementation provider.

Author: Glen Tosco

Accellos One Ship–Impact WMS Solutions

Do you need an integrated shipping solution to dove tail with your Accellos One Warehouse? Accellos One Ship integrates seamlessly with your Accellos One Warehouse product. This facilitates the upload of vital shipping data to your ERP. For details email info@impacctwmss.com today!

Author: Glen Tosco

Impact WMS Solutions and Accellos

Accellos One Warehouse is a top WMS to meet your distribution solution needs. Accellos One Warehouse includes picking, shipping, receiving, stock locator and many other features. Accellos One warehouse integrates with several ERP systems to include Microsoft Dynamics GP, SAP B1, Microsoft Dynamics AX, MAS 200 and many more. Email Impact WMS Solutions today to discuss how we can help you get your warehouse in order and cut the cost of day to day operations!
info@impactwmss.com

Author: Glen Tosco

Accellos One Warehouse Community

 

Accellos One Warehouse Community can be accessed via http://my.accellos.com. Here you will find a wealth of knowledge and information, chat with other users. This is the ultimate source of end user information. Signup today, or contact Impact WMS Solutions to discuss further.

info@impactwmss.com

Accellos One Warehouse and Bartender

 

Is it Seagull Scientific Bartender you want to integrate into your Accellos One Warehouse software? Did you know Impact WMS Solutions is a clear leader in implementing and designing Bartender Solutions for your Accellos One Warehouse? We specialize in converting your current labels to the Bartender format. As well we see you through the certification process. With today’s stringent requirements for compliance labels from companies like Sears, Wal-Mart, Target, etc. it requires précis layout and measurements. In some cases we see specifications so tight that fonts must be between .033 and .035 in height. Impact WMS Solutions specializes in Bartender – Accellos One Warehouse implementations’. We bring years of experience to the table in both Bartender and Accellos One. For more information email info@impactwmss.com