the using manual processes when it came to inventory and warehouse management that proved to be a struggle when it resulted in a failed inventory audit. Manual processes had employees walking around the warehouse searching for products, piling them up high to create an order and a second employee double checking the pick. This was a cumbersome start-to-finish picking process.
In order to automate their inventory processes, they are decided it was time to implement an ERP solution and chose Leaf Business consulting Services (ERP ) to be their trusted technology partner. The warehouse management system was exactly what they are needed to increase efficiency and reduce time required per order.
Because of implementing ERP, is able to successfully pass their inventory audits and has been able to amp up their order process from conducting 30 orders a day to over 100. LBCS also worked alongside to determine custom needs to increase efficiencies with picking and shipping their product and are now able to do so immediately and correctly.
the owners decided it was time to implement a more robust and all-in-one functional ERP system. One that would be able to combine their accounting and financials, inventory, sales and more. This eventually led to the implementation of Improved efficiency with barcode scanning: The replaced manual warehouse processes with LBCS mobile handheld picking solution to ensure the right product is picked and shipped every time.
Reduce the amount of time required per order: Consolidated pick slips and bin / shelf location tracking makes it easy for an employee to pick product following the most efficient route in warehouse, reducing the amount of time to ship each order.
Eliminates double entry: ( Integration with major shipping carriers) like Canada Post and Purolator eliminated the need to re-key data into multiple systems and meant tracking information and pricing is automatically associated with each order.
Since implementing LBCS (ERP) and the WMS Lite functionality, is able to track all lot numbers no matter where they are sitting so they know exactly where inventory lives at that current time is able to successfully pass their inventory audits and has been able to amp up their order process from conducting 30 orders a day to over 100. When picking an order, an employee follows the consolidated pick slips, reducing pick time and removing the need for another employee to check the order. As you can imagine LBCS (ERP) has allowed to operate efficiently and effectively all while keeping track of important information.