About Larry Willett Expertise Specialist in 3rd Party Warehousing and eCommerce Fulfillment, Generalist in handling, storage and distribution of most products and commodities including Retail Goods, Food Products, and HazMat
Experience 25 years in retail distribution, both private and 3rd party. President of 3rd party logistics provider in Los Angeles for 10 years
Organizations Warehouse Education Research Council, Council of Logistics Management, International Warehouse Logistics Assn.
Expert: Larry Willett Date: 2/12/2006 Subject: ERP/WMS
Question Hello Mr.Willet,
I am a student researcher at the University of Calgary consulting with a local company to help them find a warehouse management system for their operations. However, I do not know some basic information which I would like to find out. I really appreciate your help, thank you very much! Below are 3 questions that I have:
1. What kind of operating system do ERPs use (do they have their own)? Can they integrate with Windows o/s?
2. Are warehouse management systems part of ERP packages or are they standalone applications that get installed on top of an existing o/s such as Windows?
3. How is data collected from barcodes transferred to a back-end database?
Once again, thank you very much for your help.
Alkarim
Answer Alkarim
I'm afraid this is outside my area of expertise. I am familiar with the WMS utilized by 3PLs, which is a freestanding system. I do not know what systems ERPs use or how they are integrated. I suggest you check out the ERPs directly to find out their solutions.
