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What is Warehouse Management System

Chapter 507
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
Supports the management of warehouses and distribution centres; particularly, the flow of materials along the inwards goods, storage, internal movement, and outwards goods or despatch.
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Manufacturing and Logistics Information Systems
Lincoln C. Wood (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand & School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Australia), Torsten Reiners (School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Australia), and Julia Pahl (Institute of Information Systems, University of Hamburg, Germany)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 9
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch507
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Chapter 92
Supply Chain Information Systems and Decision Support
A warehouse management system is used to control the movement and storage of materials with one or more warehouses in a manner which seeks to optimise the use of space, labour, and equipment.
Published in Chapter: Supply Chain Information Systems and Decision Support; From: Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies
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Chapter 18
Intelligent Slotting for the Warehouse
Software that automates the key processes in the warehouse from Receiving through Inventory Control to Shipping. It can vary from basic systems to systems performing advanced optimizations.
Published in Chapter: Intelligent Slotting for the Warehouse; From: Handbook of Research on Strategic Supply Chain Management in the Retail Industry
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