WMS In Your ERP

If you go with a system that is more of a 'canned' system, you will have to change your culture to adhere to the standards of a system that may not give you everything you need. Changing your business leads to more than just systematic errors, it can also lead to data entry errors. A lot of training can go a long way to prevent this, especially if it is a drastic change from system to system. Data management is a huge part of WMS, and can be where you run into the majority of your issue's.

Having a WMS custom built for your company is a great way to avoid many headaches and complexity issue's. Often times, a company who makes custom WMS Software will be very involved with at least one person from your company, allowing them to design and quickly become intimate with the system over time. This will become a benefit for you in many ways. Having someone with great knowledge of the system you have in place allows for advanced trouble shooting months from the time of implementation, when something goes wrong and needs to be either corrected at the point of data entry, or communicated to the developers on a more systematic level. Another point that will be of benefit, is that you will be able to save on training costs. Having a company send someone to your facility for a week of training for your staff can be very costly, as well as time consuming.

One of the main points you should ask yourself when you think about purchasing a WMS System is: What would be best for my company? A shoe that fits, or a shoe that was made for someone 2 shoe sizes smaller?