Barcode Solutions

Receiving/Cross-Docking/Shipping

As shipments arrive at your warehouse, the newly received inventory can be scanned as it is unloaded. This automatically provides a check against your original purchase order and updates your inventory. Any discrepancies are reported and dealt with easily.

These barcode applications work with your total inventory management system in order to generate maximum benefits. The building/bin tracking ties into the barcode information as products are unloaded from the truck. You won't have to rely on memory to know what was received or where the merchandise was stocked. The system keeps track of that for you. When used in conjunction with our Cross-Docking module, even greater efficiencies occur.

As product is received from your supplier, a light-weight portable hand-held scanner reads the barcode on the product as it is unloaded from the truck. The Radio Frequency technology allows for an immediate signal to the main WoodWare System, which compares the item being received with the Purchase Order for the item.

The WoodWare System first checks the outgoing Shipping file to determine if this particular product is needed for an out-bound truck, in which case the product can be put into a staging area at the dock. A portable printer used by the receiving person can produce an outgoing shipping label with a barcode on it for that product. If the product is not needed for an out-bound delivery, the WoodWare System then checks the production programs to determine if the product is needed in the shop. If so needed, a label can be printed which identifies the product as needed in production, and the product can be staged for production or taken straight to the shop. The product, if not needed for production or out-bound shipping, can then be put away into its building/bin location as directed by the WoodWare System.

Inventory is updated automatically within WoodWare, providing for improved inventory accuracy. Products are handled once, saving both time and money compared to traditional warehousing approaches. Some distributors have found that the time to unload and handle products can be reduced by as much as 30 to 50 percent when the WoodWare RF modules are used.