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The experience of the SupplyTrends partners comes from
twenty years of designing and implementing real-time information and
control systems for distribution centers.
The horizontal and vertical breadth of expertise at SupplyTrends
allows our customers to reduce the number of consultants and vendors
required for a project thereby reducing time, cost, and perhaps most
importantly, risk.
- WMS Selection
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Defining user requirements and application configuration for software
systems.
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Evaluating Warehouse Management Systems for “fit” and relative
customization cost.
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Defining
system interactions (interface points) when multiple systems are utilized.
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Specifying hardware configurations for servers, radio frequency
networks and workstations.
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- Logistics Consulting
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Optimizing material flow and storage strategies for the warehouse.
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Defining work processes within a warehouse and interactions with software
systems.
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- Project Management
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Creating
a project work plan for engineering staff and/or vendors, specifying
timelines, milestones and deliverables.
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Tracking progress against the project work plan and evaluating risks for
the project.
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Defining a software development process and project methodology.
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- Application Design
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Architectural analysis for custom software applications or extensions.
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Database design for custom software, including ERDs (Entity Relationship
Diagrams) and data dictionary definition.
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Software design .
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Technical reference for programming languages, databases, and interfacing
software.
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- WMS Implementation
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Specifying hardware configurations for networks, servers, radio frequency
networks and workstations.
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Define startup strategy and support work processes.
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Define metrics for evaluating system performance.
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