Control of manual and automated material flows – WMS, AGV/AMR (VDA 5050), RTLS and ERP integration in one platform.
Initial situation
Many industrial companies face enormous challenges in warehouse management. Available capacity must be used efficiently and protected, logistics staff must be relieved of manual effort, and at the same time an unprecedented level of transparency has to be created.
Intralogistics is particularly affected: dynamic transports have to be generated, safe integration with high-bay warehouses is required, and manual movements need to be minimised.
Variant diversity, short order lead times and a growing shortage of skilled workers further intensify the pressure on manufacturing companies.
Challenge
To meet these intralogistics requirements, more and more manufacturers rely on consistent digitalisation. A digital warehouse management system (WMS) makes it possible to keep track of employees and transport equipment at all times and to cut operating costs.
However, 4PRO is more than a plain WMS – it is a comprehensive toolkit for the transformation of logistics control and material flow.
Heterogeneous conveyor systems, AGV/AMR fleets from different vendors and grown ERP landscapes need to be integrated reliably and future-proof.
Solution
With 4PRO, software4production delivers an integrated platform for warehouse management, intralogistics and material flow control.
The software can be seamlessly integrated into existing ERP systems and connects natively to your AGV/AMR fleets, high-bay warehouses and logistics solutions.
4PRO enables end-to-end material flow control and reduces work-in-progress inventories through transparent stock management and intelligent transport triggering.
The synchronisation with your ERP is adjustable for demanding conditions such as FIFO, serial and batch tracking as well as best-before dates.
Via VDA 5050, AGVs and AMRs from different vendors can be orchestrated in a vendor-neutral way.
Results and benefits
4PRO covers goods receipt with an optional photo documentation feature for damage recording, and enables efficient picking on mobile devices with complete work-in-progress traceability.
Automated transport control including conveyor and AGV integration ensures a smooth material flow across the shop floor.
Real-time location systems (RTLS) locate and steer transport equipment and load carriers intelligently.
The result: higher productivity, real-time transparency on inventories and transports, less waste and industrial-grade robustness combined with maximum flexibility and configurability – delivered by software4production as integrator and general contractor.
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