InStock WMS was introduced at the World of Clamps warehouse

2024: InStock WMS Implementation

On January 9, 2024, InStock Technologies announced that it had completed the automation of the Mir Khomutov fastening clamp warehouse.

As reported, the company Mir Khomutov more than 23 years ago began its activities, supplying clamps from leading manufacturers and having its own production. As of 2023, the company's warehouse has more than 7,500 types of clamps and related goods. To ensure order accuracy and shipping speed, the company decided to implement the InStock WMS warehouse management system.

This project required InStock WMS to organize accurate accounting of all products in the warehouse, optimize placement and storage, and optimize the processes of error-free selection and shipment.

After analyzing the business processes in the warehouse of Mir Khomutov, it was proposed to implement InStock WMS according to the Easy Start methodology. The warehouse complex is located in Moscow, in the warehouse shelf and floor storage is carried out. When placing goods, the WMS system takes into account the weight limit on the shelf and the size of the cell.

Products are taken by small-scale sampling and boxes. InStock WMS in this project manages the entire flow of goods starting from acceptance, taking into account the peculiarities of the product groups, WMS plans sampling routes, manages shipments on the flight.

Acceptance in this project is carried out according to the method of acceptance in the assortment. The system receives information about the inbound delivery from 1C. The receiver scans the floor cell where the goods will be accepted. To optimize placement processes, the system asks you to scan the item code, enter a quantity, depending on the type of barcode, the request will enter a quantity in pieces or in boxes.

The system indicates to the employee the cell from which to pick up the pallet for placement and then specifies the cell to place. Goods stored in stock are divided into 5 groups. Different placement rules apply to each group.

The priority of the orders will be determined primarily by the date/time the order is shipped, and secondarily by the priority number of the order. The system plans to select from all bins in the warehouse, but first from non-main storage areas, and then from the main ones. The project uses the Order Selection method. One zone for one passage of racks. The selector will receive assignments for only one pass.

The system asks for the number of shipping labels with which to glue all cargo carriers. The selector indicates the number of labels required, wms sends the labels for printing, then the employee picks them up by pasting the load meter. As a result, in the expedition area in the floor cell there are pallets with selected goods.

Under the management of InStock WMS, inventories are regularly held in the warehouse. Inventories can be generated automatically or by the operator. In manual mode, the operator uses different filters such as warehouse area, group goods, article, pallet, etc. When setting up automatic inventory processes, the system runs tasks to check certain zones and cells according to the specified rules.

InStock WMS allowed detailed control over all goods stored in stock, as well as optimizing their location and storage, InStock WMS optimized the selection and shipment processes, and minimized errors.