Distribution

	Distribution Modules Inventory Control & Inter-branch Transfers Shipping and Receiving Return Material Authorization Lot & Serial Traceability Dimensional Inventory Tracking Warehouse Management Parcel Manifesting Case Study Download the Aquion Case Study

In today’s increasingly competitive market, with constantly changing customer demands, distribution centers have had to become more efficient, offer customized postponement manufacturing services, and respond to orders more quickly than ever before. Recognizing the need to address the concerns of true end-to-end supply chain manufacturers/distributors, wholesale distributors, and Third Party Logistics (3PL) providers, Infor ERP VISUAL offers an enterprise distribution software solution that integrates manufacturing and Warehouse Management System (WMS) capabilities. Using best-in-class distributed architecture, the Infor ERP VISUAL Distribution package is available in a paper-based or Radio Frequency (RF)-enabled mode, allowing you to expertly track inventory from point-of-receipt through storage, production, and shipment.

The Infor ERP VISUAL Radio Frequency enabled Warehouse Management System provides a complete end-to-end supply chain solution, and is an execution-based “4 walls” application designed to optimize inventory flows, labor planning, and resource management in the warehouse. Using online, real-time, point-of-work data collection via RF devices and client/server, relational database technology, the Infor ERP VISUAL WMS manages inventory throughout the distribution cycle in a cost-effective and timely manner. It offers tools to increase throughput and provides advanced tracking and reporting capabilities, and the application streamlines tasks for Distribution Centers that run Work In Process/Value Added Services (WIP/VAS).

The Infor ERP VISUAL Paper-Based module allows companies to avoid the higher-priced implementations of RF-based solutions while gaining the tools to plan, direct, and record all point-of-work transactions from a single, powerful system. The Paper-Based option offers a comprehensive DC Task Manager Window that enables companies to effectively control and monitor their entire warehouse staff and efficiently maintain location-level inventory accuracy without the use of RF terminal equipment.

The Infor ERP VISUAL Inventory module gives you more control over your inventory by providing greater accuracy and immediate access to inventory information throughout the company. Infor ERP VISUAL automates the process of tracking parts by adjusting inventory whenever you create a transaction involving a part. Inventory items can be designated as purchased, manufactured, stocked, or non-stocked so that you can immediately place a purchase order or issue a job order when you need a particular item. 

Infor ERP VISUAL also allows you to easily track material and costs on a per-project basis. The Material Planning window provides an online, in-depth, time-phased, netting evaluation of your complete supply and demand situation for your parts.

From the Inventory Control module, you also have the ability to perform Interbranch Transfers. An Interbranch Transfer (IBT) is an internal shipping document that allows you to accurately track the movement of part quantities between warehouses and locations. Easy-to-use windows allow you to enter detailed shipping information, assign supply to outgoing IBTs and demand from incoming IBT lines and ship and receive IBT quantities. In addition, Infor ERP VISUAL provides extensive reporting capabilities and complete profiles of any part in the system.

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification
method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices
called RFID tags or transponders.