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RedPrairie Files for Proposed IPO
According to a RedPrarie press release, they have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an Initial Public Offering. See the press release here: Red Prairie IPO Press Release...
Do You Need Mobile Terminals?
Pretty much any WMS can work in a “paper-based” mode. This means you will print pick lists and putaway lists and hand them to a forklift operator who will execute the warehouse transaction based on what’s printed out. It seems obvious that a mo...
Selecting a Warehouse Management Solution
Selecting the best warehouse management software (WMS) for your needs can be an intimidating experience. Available solutions offer a mind boggling array of features that you may or may not need. There are many different kinds of warehousing operation...
5 Reasons NOT to Use Barcode Scanning in your Warehouse
Most people assume barcode scanning is a requirement for a well managed distribution center. While it may be true that many world-class DCs have locations and SKUs barcoded, it certainly doesn’t follow that all DCs that use barcoding are worl...
Receiving Against ASN
It’s Feature Day! Today’s WMS feature is Receiving Against an ASN. Although it’s often hard to get them, supplier generated ASN’s can offer key productivity gains for inbound logistics. What’s an ASN? It’s an Advance Sh...
Will your WMS Provider Survive the Recession?
Your business depends on your warehouse management software so it’s rather alarming when many industry analysts think that quite a few of the smaller WMS providers will disappear during the next year. Why is that? For the last several y...

