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ABSTRACT
E-logistics based warehouse management solutions enable the organization to achieve dramatic result by implementing a complete integrated solution or target key operational opportunities with a modular approach. Either way, the organization will benefit from seamless integration with the respective solution as well as with material handling, logistics, transportation, and equipment legacy and enterprise system. To streamline the entire organization’s supply chain, there is a need to implement an e-logistics based warehouse management solution in conjunction with other components of the transportation manager to source to consumption and optimization.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i
DEDICATION ii
CERTIFICATION iii
ABSTRACT iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
CHAPTER ONE 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE TOPIC 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2
1.3 OJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3
1.4 DEFINITION OF TERMS 3
CHAPTER TWO 7
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 7
2.1 WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (WMS) 8
2.1.1 KEY ELEMENTS IN WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 9
2.1.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 9
2.1.3 WAREHOUSE FUNCTIONS 11
2.2 WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS 12
2.2.1 ADVANTAGES OF WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS 13
2.2.2 WAREHOUSE E-LOGISTICS 14
2.3 ADVANTAGES OF WAREHOUSE E-LOGISTICS OVER WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS 15
2.4 DISADVANTAGES OF WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 15
2.5 WAREHOUSE E-LOGISTIC SET-UP 16
2.6 LOGIC USED IN DETERMINING ACTUAL LOCATION AND SEQUENCE 16
CHAPTER THREE 18
3.0 ALGORITHM AND LOGIC DESIGN 18
3.1 ALGORITHM OF THE MAIN PROGRAM 18
3.2 PSEUDO CODE 20
3.3 FLOWCHART 23
CHAPTER FOUR 29
4.0 PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTATION 29
4.1 SOURCE CODE 29
4.2 SAMPLE OUTPUT 46
4.3 HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAM 49
4.4 REASON FOR CHOICE OF LANGUAGE FOR THE PROGRAM 50
CHAPTER FIVE 51
5.0 SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 51
5.1 SUMMARY 51
5.2 CONCLUSION 52
5.3 RECOMMENDATION 52
REFERENCE 53
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE TOPIC
The reformation in information technology has transformed the way in which information on shipments and goods in the warehouse are processed and distributed. A warehouse stands empty without some form of products. The goods are received, processed and then sent to the warehouse for storage. To maximize space within the facility, products are placed on pallets which allow for more consistent stacking and moving within the facility. A crucial aspect of warehouse is inventory control. Inventory control is the ability to locate and track and a given product within the warehouse to facilitate quick selection and loading for order fulfillment. It can also be seen as the process of maintaining a sufficient amount of products to meet customers’ demand while balancing the expense of keeping products in storage.
In the past, warehouse management was very paper-intensive in its coordination of multitude of activities. This has changed with the advent of warehouse management software, an aspect in e-logistics of warehouse management. The warehouse management software assists the managers in tracking products throughout the entire storage and distribution process. These systems span from simple computer automation system to high-ends feature rich management program that improve order picking, facilitate dock logistics and monitor inventory management.
With e-logistics application in a warehouse, questions like “where is my shipment at the moment?”, “how much will the cargo cost me and where must I reorder that particular article?”, “how much can I place forwarding orders quickly, smoothly and efficiently?” will be taken care of. E-logistics application gives direct access and inventory of data.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Most warehouses are faced with the problem of picking out a particular product from the numerous products in the warehouse. Picking, which is one of the major functions of a warehouse, becomes very difficult when the location of the product is not known. This material gives some possible ways out of this problem.
1.3 OJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1. To design a program for operating a warehouse.
2. To manage the stock within the facility
3. To enable seamless link to order processing and logistics management in order to pick, pack and ship product out of the facility.
4. To control the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse.
1.4 DEFINITION OF TERMS
CARGO: this refers to the goods carried in a ship, aircraft or truck.
DOCK: A dock is an enclosure of water for the loading, unloading and repair of ship.
E-LOGISTICS: this refers to the process which utilizes web technology as an important tool to manage the whole logistics process or some sectors of it. It can also be defined as the transfer of goods and services using internet communication technologies such as electronic data exchange, e-mail and World Wide Web (www). E-logistics = internet + logistics.
FACILITY: a facility is a building or service provided for a particular purpose. Facilities also refer to assets (other than general building) that are built, installed or established to enhance the quality or facilitate the use of land for a particular purpose.
FORWARDING ORDERS: Are orders from an ordering party to a carrier or logistics service provider with respect to the transportation of goods from a shipper to a consignee according to the agreed conditions.
GOODS: Goods are inherently useful and relatively scarce tangible item (article, commodity, material, wares etc.) produced from agricultural, construction, manufacturing or mining activities. They are things you have obtained in exchange for money.
INTERNET: Is an international computer network providing e-mail and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies etc. it also refers to a global system of interconnected computer network that use the standard internet protocols.
INVENTORY CONTROL: inventory control is the supervision of the supply, storage and accessibility of items in order to ensure an adequate supply without excessive oversupply. It can also be referred to as a system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error.
INVENTORY: this simply means the goods and services a business holds in stock. It is a complete list of items such as property, goods in stock or the content of a building
LOGISTICS: Is the planning, execution and control of the movement or placement of goods. It is the management of the flow of resources between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet some requirements.
MANAGEMENT: This is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively.
PALLETS: A pallet is a portable platform on which goods can be moved, stacked and stored especially with the aid of a forklift.
SOFTWARE: it is a collection of computer programs and related data that provides the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it.
STORAGE: This is he act or method of storing goods or other things for the future use.
SYSTEM: System is a set of things working together as a mechanism. It can also be referred to as an organized scheme or method.
WAREHOUSE: A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. They are usually large buildings in industrial areas, cities and towns.
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