TBN WMS Logistics Vision Suite

The ant Technologies company, the leader of the Russian market of IT solutions for logistics, started project implementation on implementation of the WMS system of Logistic Vision Suite in a new warehouse of W2U company (Warehouse To You) which is child structure of international forwarding "Logistik TBN group".

International forwarding "TBN Logistik group" integrates five companies with offices in Moscow, Hamburg, Lahti (Finland) and performs a full range of forwarding and logistics services. The new warehouse W2U complex of class A located in Lyuberetsky District of the Moscow region (12 km from MKAD), is expected 11,000 pallets of storage of loads and equipped with modern loading appliances and the rack equipment. Start of a new warehouse which is going to be performed at the beginning of 2008 will allow TBN Logistik company to close a logistics chain of customer service, to satisfy own needs for warehouse spaces and also to offer a full range of services of safe custody and cargo handling to the third-party companies on the highest quality standards. The Logistic Vision Suite system will serve as the tool for management of all warehouse transactions and settlement with clients of a warehouse.

When choosing the software product for management of a warehouse and the contractor of the project on its implementation the TBN Logistik company, first of all, estimated flexibility of a system, including an opportunity by own forces of the company by means of the built-in means of a system for the minimum time to configure individual business processes of each client of a warehouse. In addition to system performance experiment of the company integrator on implementation of large projects on implementation of the WMS systems in the Russian market was considered by the customer. Based on the held tender the Logistic Vision Suite system which not only completely conforms to all functional requirements of logistic business was selected, but also shows the advantages in practice – at the moment it successfully manages warehouse complexes of a number of large Russian 3PL-operators.

"Developing the new project of a warehouse complex, we aim to consider both our own needs, and requirements of the most wide range of our potential clients, – Dmitry Komarov, the project manager of W2U says. - Therefore we very carefully selected the automated control system for a warehouse: it should be rather flexible in order that quickly and easily to be configured under the differing customer requirements on processing of loads. At the same time for gain of our competitive advantages and successful business development it is important to provide the maximum speed of customer service and accurate accounting of the provided services. The analysis of the WMS systems advanced in the Russian market showed that most fully the Logistic Vision Suite system meets our requirements".

Within the project specialists of ant Technologies should perform implementation of the basic warehouse module Warehouse Vision and also add-on module of billing which will become the tool for control of all settlings with clients of a warehouse and formation of accounts with the maximum extent of detailing on any warehouse transactions and units of goods. Besides, equipment of a warehouse will be made by the necessary wireless equipment and data collection terminals of production Symbol Technologies. Specialists of ant Technologies will render all range of services including the analysis and business process optimization of a warehouse, configuring and the WMS systems setup, setup of the data exchange interface with a corporate system of the customer, setup of a system for work with clients of a warehouse, a training of personnel of a warehouse.