WMS reaches out beyond the four walls

摘要

Not long ago, a ware-house or distribution center that installed a warehouse management system (WMS) to execute basic warehouse functions was ahead of the game. Today, customer demands for compliance to their requirements and value-added services have raised the bar, according to Thomas K. Ryan, vice president of value chain research for Aberdeen Group (www.aberdeen.com) and author of "Extending Warehouse Management Beyond the Four Walls," a new benchmark report on the software.