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Transformyour warehouse and stock management


An effective warehouse management solution can transform your business, says Nick Hull, (pictured), BisTrack customer account manager, at Epicor Soſtware.


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t goes without saying that managing your warehouse is a crucial part of being an electrical wholesaler. Get it


wrong and the likelihood is that business disruption and potential costs will rise, not to mention the stress factors within a business. Without the right business intelligence,


warehouse management can be a risky business and, if not done properly, can jeopardise business growth. As part of our global growth survey, Epicor looked in more detail at the realities of business growth and found that while one-in-three business professionals find growth rewarding, two-in- five find it challenging, one-in-five find it stressful and one-in-ten finds it painful. Using warehouse management methods that


are not fit for purpose can add to this stress. This is where enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions can help wholesalers to bridge the top floor with the warehouse floor. ERP systems, such as Epicor BisTrack, allow


for better data flow, for example between sales teams, trade counters, the warehouse and customers, as well as automating otherwise manual tasks to cut time to market. The main features of a warehouse management system include picking and


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packing, tracking stock, barcode tracking, shipping, product locations, and real time quantity updates. Get this right and a wholesale business will grow. But some wholesalers are still ‘making do’ with makeshift solutions, ranging from traditional paper filing methods, to deploying software systems which purport to have a ‘warehouse management solution’ but are no such thing. As part of the global growth survey, Epicor also discovered that business professionals around the world often struggle to gain a proper understanding of the technologies they need to embrace in order to shape the future of their businesses. There is a prolific amount of jargon in the


fast-changing technology world. This might account for the fact that, while many business


professionals recognise the important role technology has to play in business, they remain unfamiliar with the key innovations affecting their sector, as they happen. For the wholesaler industry, it is important


to understand the capabilities of your ERP solution – can it provide the warehouse management requirements that will grow your business?


The best ERP solutions incorporate fully


integrated warehouse management software capabilities with functionality. They are designed for the specific needs of fulfilment service providers in addition to conventional warehouse management and the solution provide complete control, management and


The main features of a warehouse


management system include picking and packing, tracking stock, barcode tracking, shipping, product locations, and real time


quantity updates. Get this right and a wholesale business will grow.


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