Storied newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer is known to have said, “What a newspaper needs in its news, in its headlines and on its editorial page is terseness, humor, descriptive power, satire, originality, good literary style, clever condensation, and accuracy, accuracy, accuracy.” As beverage warehouses balance SKU proliferation and omnichannel shopping patterns, facility managers are turning to software solutions to ensure that accuracy takes that same priority in their operations.
“Wholesalers are utilizing WMS/WCS applications in the beverage industry to help them move product more quickly and efficiently, reduce their inventory levels, and increase their order-fulfillment accuracy,” says Dave Williams, vice president of technologies solutions for Westfalia Technologies Inc., York, Pa. “In addition, WMS/WCS applications are being used to help bring products to the market in a more efficient manner, thus reducing the cost of goods and the need for larger inventory levels at the retail level of the supply chain. Finally, as consolidation of inventory has become increasingly prevalent, wholesalers are using WMS/WCS applications to track/transfer and manage the inventories — shipping from the preferred location and reducing damages and spoilage.”