Warehouse information systems
A modern warehouse management system (WMS) is critical to the efficient management of any medium to large warehouse. Ninety-five percent of all warehouse management system users find that their WMS is critically important to effectively manage the big 4 activities of receiving, put away, picking, and shipping.
To get the most out of a WMS, there must be consistent data standards for product, distributor, and customer. Otherwise, manual processing is required, adding cost inefficiencies and potential for inaccuracies. As mentioned previously, a single data standard (GS1) will go a long way to providing a foundation for healthcare supply chain automation and WMS implementation.