The Application Process of Warehouse Management Information System of the Third Party Logistics Enterprise

 1, an overview of third-party logistics enterprises

Third-party logistics enterprises (referred to as 3PLs) refers to the company to provide all or part of the logistics service of external suppliers. 3PL providers to provide logistics services generally include transportation, storage management, distribution and so on. In this process, the 3PL supplier is a non-producer and a non-seller, but a third party in the whole logistics process from production to sale, which generally does not own the commodity but merely provides warehousing, distribution, etc. to the customer Logistics Services.

2, third-party logistics enterprise warehousing management information system status quo

With the rise of the logistics industry, China's third-party logistics in recent years has developed by leaps and bounds, the amount of increase, the emergence of multi-logistics enterprises, there are quality improvement, logistics services significantly improved, such as COSCO Group, Sinotrans Group as both scale But also the effectiveness of the logistics business. But on the whole, small-scale enterprises, the level of service is not high, third-party logistics still only remain in a certain level or a link, not from the raw material supply to the entire supply chain of goods sales service has not yet formed The true sense of the network services. Third-party logistics business process is the core business link storage management, as the most fundamental purpose of third-party logistics is to reduce logistics operating costs, and warehousing costs account for a very important part. At present, most of our warehousing management is still in the lower end of the service level, mainly the following problems:

2.1 storage facilities behind

Although the third-party logistics enterprises generally have their own warehouses, but there is no modern management tools and facilities. Some warehouses are still in the original management of artificial state, warehousing operations mostly by artificial, only a small amount of machinery and equipment, and some lack of maintenance equipment, equipment damage. Pallet, shelves, forklifts, hydraulic vehicles and other equipment without information management, warehousing costs have not been effective management and control.

2.2 storage space waste

Many third-party logistics enterprises warehouse warehouse design planning, warehouse space is not fully utilized. Some warehouses do not set up shelves, or shelf design is unrealistic, resulting in a huge waste of storage space. In addition, due to the low level of storage management automation, storage allocation and management can not be automatically completed, resulting in lower operating speeds, affecting efficiency.

2.3 business functions of a single, narrow range of services

Third-party logistics enterprises is characterized by information technology, but many of our third-party logistics companies do not have their own information systems or information systems are not suitable for the actual third-party logistics enterprises. Most of the third-party logistics enterprises is only the original transport, storage business transformation, no real change, not to mention supply chain management. The customer can not obtain the data information of the goods in time, also can not carry on the data exchange with the third party logistics enterprise. Some foreign logistics enterprises can not only provide traditional logistics services, but also provide customers with complete logistics solutions, the scope of services is very wide. China's third-party logistics enterprises still remain in the pure logistics business service level, the scope of services is very narrow.

2.4 business volume is small, no scale advantage

For a long time, due to the impact of the planned economy, China's logistics enterprises to form a diversified logistics pattern, in addition to the emerging foreign and private enterprises, most of the third-party logistics enterprises in the planned economy period of commercial, material, food, transportation and other departments of the reservoir Transport enterprises from the transition. Segmentation of serious, lack of integration of enterprises, intensive small business advantages obvious, difficult to achieve economies of scale.

2.5 Storage market is not standardized

As the third-party logistics enterprises in recent years, rapid development, resulting in excess construction of the warehouse, the lack of scientific planning and unified control of the government, resulting in third-party logistics enterprises between the price war, corporate profits. Warehousing companies themselves from the lower storage costs, one-sided pursuit of customer resources, resulting in vicious competition.

2.6 The lack of modern warehouse management talent

China's accession to the WTO, a large number of foreign-funded enterprises in the domestic beachhead, they are very large demand for third-party logistics companies, while demanding very strict. China's third-party logistics enterprises in recent years have made great progress, but from the international logistics enterprises there is a gap, which is the most important talent gap. China's third-party logistics management personnel are mostly from the traditional warehousing and transportation companies, there is no advanced logistics theory background, at the same time, have a certain level of knowledge for the actual situation of China's logistics industry and the lack of adequate understanding.

3, third-party logistics enterprise storage information system function module

Third-party logistics enterprise warehousing management information system function structure can be divided into the following seven modules:

3. 1 System function setting module:

Customize the overall system management rules, including the definition of the administrator and its operation password function.

3.2 Basic information Maintenance module:

For each batch of products to generate unique serial number of the basic bar code label, the user can define the serial number according to their own needs, each model of the product has a fixed coding rules, the product can be added to the database, delet and edit operations.

3. 3 purchasing management module:

1) Purchase order: when you need to purchase, you can fill in the purchase order, this time does not affect the inventory.

2) Purchasing Goods Receipt: When the purchase order is approved and the delivery is completed, the barcode serial number label will be put on the goods first, then the bar code will be scanned on the purchase receipt and the inventory will be increased automatically.

3) other storage: including the return of goods, such as return only need to complete the purchase receipt.

3.4 warehouse management module:

This section includes product storage, product out of the library, inventory management, special goods library, provoke management, inventory management, and inventory ceiling alarm seven parts.

3. 5 sales management module:

Sales Order: When the sales of the library, will be sold out of the serial number of the product library scan to the delivery list, save, inventory reports automatically reduce the type of product.

3.6 Report generation module:

End of the quarter, the end of the quarter and the end of the sales report, purchase reports and the automatic generation of inventory reports, user-defined needs of statistical reports.

3. 7 Query function:

Purchase orders inquiries, sales inquiries, a single product inquiries, inventory inquiries.

The query is in accordance with certain conditions: bar code serial number, the date of the library, the library customers to query.

4, the logistics enterprise warehousing information system operating procedures

Third-party logistics enterprises warehousing services include two modules: warehousing operations and transportation business. The warehousing operations, including storage operations, in the library operation, a library operation.

Storage operations: including unloading, playing care, inventory of goods, handling storage, etc.;

In the library operation: including cargo inventory area and location of the adjustment, operation and custody;

A library operation: including picking, picking, packing, loading, review and so on.

The company's warehouse management information systems include: storage management, in the library management, a library management, inventory and other functions.

5, third-party logistics enterprise warehousing information system implementation recommendations

Logistics is a large network of social systems engineering, China is just in its infancy, the level of development is low, although the relevant companies, whether the owner of the logistics enterprises or transport logistics enterprises or warehousing companies are clearly under the pressure of competition Not to the development of the logistics industry as the 21st century to reduce costs, to find new sources of economic growth, and explore new sources of effective way to run out, but companies in the logistics direction of the work, we must consider a very important issue that Warehouse Management System The construction of the problem. The informationization of logistics is the most obvious characteristic of logistics different from traditional logistics. The development of warehouse management system is both the starting point of logistics information, logistics information is the end. The logistics of information technology is also the most difficult to solve business problems. In the enterprise information system construction process, I personally think that we must pay attention to the following questions:

5.1 storage management information system construction is not a third-party logistics companies will be able to solve the unilateral things

The construction of the warehouse management information system involves the owner enterprise, the subcontractor, the consignee and so on each aspect aspect. For example, the third-party logistics companies in the construction of the system to e-commerce as the goal of building, but because of the sub-contractor's information system development there is a big imbalance, some transport subcontractors can not achieve data exchange, Can not meet the requirements of information sharing, some storage subcontractors fail to meet the requirements, therefore, from the whole system is still in terms of distance from the logistics system information technology is far from the goal. Therefore, the third-party logistics sub-contractors in the search for partners, the other's degree of development of information systems is the first consideration, not only because the other party's low cost and do not choose the information system based on a better partner, otherwise Will give their own system development and even the quality of service has brought great inconvenience.

5.2 system construction, to customer-centric construction.

Different customers have different requirements on the system, a good system can not only improve the efficiency and quality of service of third-party logistics companies, and its accurate and timely information can help customers to make accurate production plan through inventory minimization and so on. , The construction of information systems is also an important factor to win customers. Therefore, in the construction of information systems, not only to understand the information needs of third-party logistics companies, but also in-depth to the customer to understand the goods to the third-party logistics service providers in the information after the demand, After the information system will not only make their own satisfaction, but also to customer satisfaction, the only way to win customers for a long time.

5.3 system construction, we should pay attention to management control and decision information on the advantages.

Logistics management has been analyzed in front of the warehouse management system has three dimensions, companies should gradually improve the system design level. In the past, enterprises in the development of information systems, tend to focus on improving the efficiency of the business processing layer in order to obtain competitive advantage. However, the business processing layer is the lower level of the logistics information system function, only to get the bottom of the advantages of business processing layer is not enough, therefore, in the construction of enterprise information systems, management and decision-making information must pay attention to the advantages of information .

5.4 With the help of e-commerce, the logistics system is likely to really go to the road of information technology.

Although e-commerce in China is also at a low level of development, but with the help of e-commerce, the logistics system is likely to really go to the road of information, therefore, in the logistics information system planning, must be towards the direction of e- Development, with a modest advance, or developed by the system, will soon be behind the development needs of the times.