SEALED AIR CORPORATION is a worldwide leader in the
packaging systems market, with a turnover of more than US$ 3 billion.
CRYOVAC needed an IT solution to manage merchandise stored
in multiple warehouses, lots and locations, monitoring a stock related to the
company's SAP/R3 system. Logistix offered the company an integrated system 90%
adapted to its needs, with more management options than expected. Logistix was
developed with GeneXus 8.0 and generated with Java. Also, Cybernet's logistics
know-how, background and experience made them trust the supplier.
Annette Menge, CPA, controller and responsible for CRYOVAC
Uruguay logistics, started the Logistix installation project in March 2004, with
minimal customization specifications. The Inventory and Warehouse Management
Modules (WMS?Warehouse Management) went into production in July 2004. More
specifically, on July 9th, an actual inventory was made through physical
counting using Hand-Helds. The data was automatically entered into Logistix,
checking the details of the product with the system information and the totals
with the corporate SAP/R3 stock.
Cybernet's consultants supported CROVAC's staff in the
definition of Logistix's parameterization and functional optimization. Going
into production involved the migration of previous data and the codification of
the warehouse layout.
"Today, when we receive imported merchandise, Logistix's
WMS suggests the physical locations to store the packages with only a click,
according to rules set for the different types of merchandise," explained
Annette Menge.
Logistix allows defining the product location according to
logical rules that cluster sets of similar products, minimize the average
distance for movements, check the volume to be stored, the weight of the
packages and the incompatibilities noted.
Menge pointed out that "one of the benefits of the
automatic Loading Lists -for one or several merchandise orders- is to guarantee
picking the oldest merchandise (FIFO), optimizing the route for the warehouse
layout."
With Logistix, CRYOVAC obtained a greater visibility of
the warehouse content, put in order the locations and guaranteed the consumption
policy for the deliveries, therefore achieving efficiency in its inventory
management.
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