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E-WMS / E-WMS Lite feature comparison

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Introduction

This document lists a feature comparison of E-WMS I, E-WMS II and WMS Lite.

 

Description

Below you will find a functional comparison between the different E-WMS modules. The list is focused on the differences for E-WMS Lite, as per product update 412.


Explanation of the columns and indicators:

  • WMS Lite: features for E-WMS Lite (SE1386)
  • WMS I: features for E-WMS I (SE1380)
  • WMS II: features for E-WMS II (SE1381 "Replenishment" and "SKU Management")
  • ASP: available features when using WMS ASP client
  • CAB: available features when using old WMS CAB client (off-line communication, in maintenance mode)
      
  • Indicators:
    *            updated since previous version of this document
    ●           
    available or supported
                available and is always set to 'ON' (not configurable)
    o            limited support
    ●            can be combined
    X            not available, or not supported, or cannot be combined 
    (empty)   does not apply

 

Sections:

 

  Functionality WMS
Lite
WMS
I
WMS
II
  ASP CAB
                                                                                             
  General            
  SKU Management X X   X
  Directed Put Away X X   X
  Combine with E-WMS Production (SE4250) X      
  Support of (scanning) serial-/batch items  
  Generation of serial-/batch numbers and printing of S/B labels during receipt processes X   X
  Support of communication type 'ASP'      
  Support of communication type 'CAB - RF' (discontinued in 412) X X X     X
  Support of communication type 'CAB - ActiveSync' (offline scanning - in maintenance mode since 2009) X o o    
  Use E-WMS RF services to allow for automatic read back, validation and processing   o
* WMS Lot number functionality extended (419) X   X
               
  Stock validations on the hand terminal   X
  Optionally disable stock validations on hand terminal (E-WMS Lite: per 407)   X
  Optionally disable or limit general E-WMS stock validations o   X
  Support of 'regard picked as issued' (408) X   X
               
  Show generic reports for every E-WMS process step      
  Optionally enable or disable reports for an E-WMS process step X      
  Use custom report names X      
  Exact Globe Next language terming support   X
               
  Bar code support            
  Support of EAN128/GS1-128 bar codes (as described in document 18.940.418)   o
  Support of HIBC bar codes   X
  Support QR/2D/Data matrix bar codes (see document 22.799.358) o o o   o o
  Support of scanner prefix, suffix, group separator  
  Support of scanner Code Identifiers (Symbol or AIM)   o
  Use E-WMS 'scanning combination’ (item code, separator and S/B number in one bar code)  
               
  Full location (+E-WMS location type) validations on hand terminal X   X
  Full serial/batch validations on hand terminal X   X
  Recognize alternate codes from bar code, for item codes ('scan codes')  
  Able to use multiple recognition/scan codes for one item   X
  Configure and apply different unit factors for different item scan codes   X
  Show order line list browser, after selecting order to pick (in guided processes)  
  Optional automatic truncation of scanned serial-/batch numbers when exceeding specific length   X
  Pivot Point: skip quantity input and assume 1 item scan=1 picked, depending on how many items to pick  
  Make/explode items: able to set a make item automatically to status 'picked' without really picking X  
               
  Able to view item stock on hand terminal   o
  Prevent viewing stock (through 'item info’) on hand terminal X   o
  Optional show summary screen after scanning bar code, and before next scan screen would show   X
  Optionally hide submenus on scanner (408)   X
* Optionally hide E-WMS scanner menus Production/Issues or Production/Receipts (415)   X
               
  Sales order fulfilment WMS
Lite
WMS
I
WMS
II
  ASP CAB
  General            
  Order picking with guided pick list (picking route)  
  Order packing, random item scanning per sales order (packing location or packing table)   X
  Fulfilment by Keyboard Wedge Scanning (fixed scanning station)      
  Handle 'urgent' orders separately (send picking first)  
  Pick & Pack - two stage order picking (requires E-WMS Replenishment) X X   X
  Bulk Pick & Pack - two stage bulk picking/packing (requires E-WMS Replenishment) X X   X
  Order Pick & Pack - two stage picking/packing per sales order (411, requires E-WMS Replenishment) X X   X
  Service orders check box added to WMS fulfilment settings X   X
               
  Transfer picked but waiting orders to a generic shipping dock location (411) X X      
  Able to verify customer credit line and order prepayments, before sending picking (407)      
  Warehouse manager can release or reassign orders to other scanner or scanner group (412) X   X
               
  Picking advice            
  Generate a picking advice based on available stock on any location matching configured location policy X      
  Generate a picking advice based on available stock only on item main location X X      
  Send orders picking without picking advice or stock check, and always advice item main location X      
  Generate a picking advice for serial/batch items using date policy and advising specific SB numbers      
  Disable specific serial/batch advice for serial/batch items      
  Generate a picking advice for serial/batch items based on S/B 'end date'      
  Generate a picking advice for serial/batch items based on S/B 'start date'      
  Guarantee minimal shelf life for serial/batch items after fulfilment to your customer (407) X      
  Able to force fulfilling only one batch per order line      
  Optionally edit a generated picking advice before sending it picking      
  Limit SKU picking advice to a mandatory SKU type per customer (407) X X   X
               
  Send orders picking            
  Autoqueue - send new orders automatically to picking queue   X
  Autoqueue - Configure how many days ahead   X
  Autoqueue - Send only orders which can be fulfilled in full X   X
  Autoqueue - Configure and use 'scanner group filters' (send to specific scanner group based on criteria) X   X
  Split order lines to different hand terminals based on location (zones) or item code X  
  Split order lines to different hand terminals based on packing type (sales units, SKU) X X   X
  Split order lines to different hand terminals based on item group or item 'picking classification' X  
  Optional sorting of picking list: by location, order line, item code, picking classification or item group X   X
  Picking list always sorted by (main item) location X X   X
  Able to use three-level sorting of picking list X   X
  Send order picking collected by urgency or by delivery debtor X  
  Send return lines (order lines with negative quantity) picking X  
  Send orders to the general picking queue (not to a specific scanner)   X
  Assign orders to a specific scanner X      
  Assign orders to a specific scanner group X   X
  Send lines with future planned delivery date picking  
  'Order picking' setting: able to put an item automatically to status 'picked' without actually picking X  
  'Order picking' setting: able to always exclude specific items from sending picking X  
               
    WMS
Lite
WMS
I
WMS
II
  ASP CAB
  Scanning orders            
  Able to configure the sort order in the scanner list of orders to pick (release 410) X   X
  Show order line instruction text on hand terminal  
  Optionally enter freight data (packages, net weight, gross weight)  
  Pick extra items in addition to picking list ('add’ function) X  
  Prefill the quantity field with the advised quantity (release 411)   X
  Order picker can release (partially picked) order to be continued by colleague (412)   X
               
  Read back and validation            
  Put 'picked less’ quantities automatically into back order      
  Put 'picked less’ quantities to 'picking error’ before processing for later approval or deciding X      
  Put only automatically to backorder when stock was also actually not available X      
  Allow 'picked more’ quantities automatically and process as extra order line      
  Put 'picked more’ quantities to 'picking error’ before processing for later approval or deciding      
  Read back freight data entered on hand terminal      
  Change freight data after reading back from hand terminal X      
               
  Processing fulfilments            
  Automatically process sales orders in the background (service, Auto fulfilment)      
  Assign delivery date 'today + x number of days’ to new backorder lines (E-WMS Lite: from 409)      
  Split delivery notes and invoices per order per hand terminal (paper work per truck load) (Lite: from 409)      
  Optionally warn when fulfilling lines earlier than planned fulfilment date  (E-WMS Lite: from 409)      
  Show delivery note screen separately for each order to be processed  (E-WMS Lite: from 409)      
  Use debtor (language) linked layouts      
  Configure 'creating invoices’ as default ON or OFF for the delivery note screen      
  Decide to create invoices or not, during the fulfilment process  (E-WMS Lite: from 409)      
  Configure whether to print invoices during fulfilment process (409)      
  Decide to print invoices or not, during the fulfilment process (409)      
  Keyboard wedge scanning: optionally do not put 'picked less’ quantities automatically to backorder X      
               
               
  SSCC WMS
Lite
WMS
I
WMS
II
  ASP CAB
               
  Scan SSCC pallet numbers during order picking  
  Scan SSCC box numbers during order picking   X
  Generate and print SSCC labels from hand terminal during order picking (generated SSCC)   X
  Optional integration with E-EDI Delivery Note (SE5332) to include SSCC pallet numbers in EDI message      
               
  SSCC Shipment Tracing: register shipping dock movements and verify complete shipment X   X
  Shipment Builder/Autopack functionality (SSCC labels for shipment, without using scanners)      
               
               
  Receipts registration WMS
Lite
WMS
I
WMS
II
  ASP CAB
  General            
  Crossdocking of receipts for sales order requirements X  
  Crossdocking of production materials for production order requirements (requires E-WMS Production) X   X
  Autoreceive: automatically generate receipt lines for multiple serial/batch numbers or SKU numbers X   X
               
  Receive quantities in standard sales unit of an item  
  Receive quantities in purchase unit as used in purchase order   X
  Recognize suppliers item code from bar code (when configured as WMS scan code)   o
  Send return lines (purchase order lines with negative quantity) picking X  
  Show order line instruction text on hand terminal  
               
  Send to scanner            
  Send orders to scanner prior to receipt (offers more validation on hand terminal, e.g. on quantity)  
  Handle 'urgent' orders separately (send picking first)  
  Send lines with future planned delivery date picking  
  Split order lines to different hand terminals based on location (zones) or item code X  
  Send orders to general picking queue (not to a specific scanner)   X
  Assign specific scanner to receive purchase orders X  
  Assign scanner group to receive purchase orders X   X
  Autoqueue - Send new orders automatically to picking queue   X
  Autoqueue - Configure how many days ahead   X
  Autoqueue - Configure and use 'scanner group filters' (send to specific scanner group based on criteria) X   X
  Receive extra items in addition to picking list ('add’ function) X  
               
  Free receipts            
  Use Free Receipts: don’t send purchase orders to scanners, prior to receipt  
  Able to receive items which were not ordered X      
  Optionally create new order for free receipts of non-ordered items (instead of adding to an existing order) X      
               
  Receipts: validation and processing            
  Put 'received less’ quantities automatically into back order without reviewing in status 'picking error'      
  Put 'received less’ quantities to 'picking error’ for review before processing X      
  Allow 'received more’ quantities automatically and process as extra order line      
  Put 'received more’ quantities to 'picking error’ for review, before processing      
  Optionally put receipts of already existing batch numbers to 'picking error’ to be reviewed      
               
               
  Stock Inventory (Counts) WMS
Lite
WMS
I
WMS
II
  ASP CAB
               
  Non-guided counts: 'free count’ process, without sending a count list to the hand terminal  
  Guided counts: send a list of items to be counted, to the picking queue X   X
  Split order lines to different hand terminals based on location (zones) or item code X   X
  Send orders to general picking queue (instead of to a specific scanner)   X
  Assign specific scanner to a guided count X   X
  Optional sorting of picking list: by location, order line, item code, picking classification or item group X   X
  Able to use three-level sorting of picking list X   X
  Use recounts – double check a previous count X   X
  Configure how to handle 'double counts’ on read back of a count      
               
               
  Transfers WMS
Lite
WMS
I
WMS
II
  ASP CAB
               
  Location transfers X  
  Interbranch transfers X  
  Real-time transfers - transfer received stock from receipt dock before the receipt is processed X   X
  Transfer stock from one warehouse or location to another warehouse or location in one transaction X  
  Transfer stock through intermediate virtual location (buffer) X  
  Transfer stock through intermediate virtual location - to several target locations X  
  Transfer stock through intermediate virtual  location - all to one target location X  
  Transfer receipt scanned by other warehouse employee (intermediate warehouse transfer, 410) X   X
  Automatic real-time processing of scanned transfers X   X
  Able to 'authorize' transfers before processing (manual processing) X      
  Able to view on scanner list of scanned transfers X  
  Able to delete on scanner previous scanned transfers X  
  Able to enter transaction reference text on scanner for later reference in back-office X   X
  Able to prefill and optionally skip input of source warehouse or target warehouse X    
  Able to prefill and optionally skip input of source location or target location X    
  Able to prefill and optionally skip input of item code X    
  Able to prefill a default quantity to transfer X    
  Guided transfers: warehouse manager creates list of items to transfer (E-WMS Replenishment) X X  
  Able to transfer a SKU by just scanning SKU number + (optionally prefilled) target location X X   X
  Automatic transfer order of production materials to return, after production is done X X X      
               
               
  Other E-WMS Modules WMS
Lite
WMS
I
WMS
II
  ASP CAB
               
  Replenishment: replenish picking locations based on minimum/maximum stock per location X X  
  Replenishment: replenish picking locations based on sales order requirements X X  
  Replenishment: replenish picking locations based on production order requirements X X  
* Replenishment: Use all warehouses for WMS auto queue replenishment (416) X X   X
               
  Stock Transactions: stock receipts or issues, not related to orders X X  
  Purchase Transactions: create purchase orders by scanning items in warehouse or store X X  
  SKU Management: stock units have unique numbers throughout internal logistic process X X   X
               
  Following E-WMS modules require separate licenses:            
  Mobile Sales (SE1250): register new sales orders by scanning/entering items on mobile device  
  Mobile Sales: register warehouse issues as direct sales (requires SE1250 + WMS Lite or WMS I)  
               
  Production (SE4250+SE4050): scan production material issues (picking list or free issues) X  
  Production (SE4250): scan production receipts  X  
* WMS Production Receipts changed setting 'Backflush extra items' (416) X  
               

 

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