Readers embrace software's leading role in warehousing and distribution

摘要

As warehouses and DCs become more automated and less reliant on human labor, and as that labor gets harder to come by and more expensive, the software supporting these operations is in high demand. From the warehouse management system (WMS) that more effectively manages inventory to the warehouse control system (WCS) that directs real-time activities within the DC to the yard management system (YMS) that coordinates the movement of vehicles out in the yard, software increasingly provides the platform through which most fulfillment and distribution activities are orchestrated. Modern Materials Handling's "2019 Materials Handling Technology Study" supports this assumption and reveals the leading role that software is playing in warehouses and DCs nationwide. For this year's Peerless Research Group (PRC) survey of Modern subscribers, respondents shared their views of current software usage, returns on investment, and key goals related to their software purchases.