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The king and queen of the logistics chain:
In intralogistics, efficiency is king and accuracy is queen. In this dynamic duo, residual quantity control plays a critical role. It is a component that is often overshadowed by its more prominent relative, the picking process, but is nevertheless crucial to the success of the entire logistics chain. But why is this control so important and how can it change the intralogistics landscape?
The importance of picking process optimization
Before we turn to NIMMSTA's specific contribution, let's dive into the world of logistics, where the picking process represents a significant part of a warehouse's operating costs. Optimizing this process can contribute significantly to cost savings while increasing customer satisfaction.
Why residual quantity control is crucial
Residual quantity control is of central importance for several reasons:
1. reducing stock-outs: Accurate control of inventory levels helps minimize stock-outs. This is crucial to avoid disruptions in the supply chain and keep customer satisfaction high.
2. optimizing inventory: By monitoring remaining quantities, companies can refine their inventory strategies, reduce overstocks and thus lower inventory costs.
3. increase operational efficiency: Effective residual quantity control enables a faster response to fluctuations in demand, improves order fulfillment and increases overall operational efficiency.
Technological advances and their impact
The introduction of advanced technologies such as barcode scanners, wearables and voice picking has significantly improved the accuracy and speed of the picking process. These technologies support efficient residual quantity control by providing real-time information on stock levels and reducing sources of error.
The role of a Warehouse Management System (WMS)
An efficient WMS is essential for optimizing residual quantity control. It provides a centralized platform for monitoring stock movements and inventory levels, enabling accurate inventory management and smooth order fulfillment. NIMMSTA works together with and is already integrated into a number of system houses such as Ivanti, Staylinked, CIM and storelogix. This enables these customers to use NIMMSTA directly in the live environment. Further system houses can be found here.
NIMMSTA: Smart back-of-hand scanner with touch display
A paradigm shift: NIMMSTA's Smart Watch goes one step further by not only increasing picking efficiency, but also enabling precise residual quantity control. By integrating directly into the warehouse management system and providing real-time information directly to the warehouse worker's wrist, the picking process is not only accelerated, but accuracy is also significantly increased. This leads to an optimization of stock levels and a minimization of overstocks and stock-outs.
Conclusion
Residual quantity control is a critical building block for efficiency and accuracy in intralogistics. By using advanced technologies and systems, companies can not only optimize their processes, but also achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. The NIMMSTA Smart Watches promise to revolutionize the way companies manage their logistics and warehousing and set a new standard for the industry. The implementation of the NIMMSTA Watch marks a turning point in intralogistics. The combination of innovative wearable technology and intelligent warehouse management not only redefines residual quantity control, but also sets a new standard for efficiency and precision in the warehouse. In an industry that is constantly looking for ways to optimize processes and reduce costs, NIMMSTA is a pioneering solution that will change intralogistics for good.
