WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION IN ADOPTING INFOR WMS .
INDUSTRY WATCH warehouses and enhance the standardization of finished
product logistics management . On top of that , it needed to develop a system platform for its DX initiatives .
NTN therefore launched a project to rebuild its core business system . This entailed adopting Infor WMS for a range of systems , including inbound and outbound operations at its warehouses and production history
WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION IN ADOPTING INFOR WMS .
management at its plants . NTN chose Infor WMS for a number of reasons , including its extensive functionality ; it enables efficient implementation of business reforms with the purpose-built package ; it has been adopted widely in Japan and overseas with extensive integration with ERP ; and it enables the creation of a new , innovative logistics platform with future potential .
The strong support provided by Infor was yet another reason for NTN ’ s adoption of Infor WMS .
Results
NTN adopted three Infor WMS modules for inbound , outbound and logistics cost management at 52 sites across Japan including 17 regular warehouses , three automated warehouses and 32 plant shipping facilities . Simultaneous operation of all 52 sites was a prerequisite for the project because a range of departments would need to access all warehouses at the same time . Using iPads to efficiently conduct remote training and proficiency testing , the company succeeded in aligning operations at all sites .
The planned rollout was able to avoid initial concerns that adopting the new system would cause confusion in the workplace , leading to delays in receiving and shipping at the warehouses and issues with inventory accuracy . Anticipated results were achieved , including the standardization of warehouse operations and finished product shipping processes , management of logistics costs and connection between logistics costs and receiving / shipping transactions .
Receipt and shipping operations were streamlined as well because the new system enabled cross-docking , with products shipped immediately after receipt . This enabled same-day processing for work that previously took two or three days to complete . The benefits of an integrated ERP included being able to maintain safe inventories for each warehouse and each item registered in the ERP and , through integration with transportation lanes registered in the ERP , it also enabled the streamlining of finished product logistics by automating tasks that were previously done manually . Standardization of outer labels and use of QR codes also enabled finished product traceability .
Koji Takahashi , NTN Executive Officer and IT Manager , said : “ The adoption of Infor WMS has enabled us to instantly identify business-related issues , and then improve and enhance the efficiency of those processes , through the standardization and visualization of finished product shipping processes at all of our warehouses and plants across Japan .
“ With improved connectivity with other systems , and other benefits it offers , we have no doubt that we made the right decision in adopting Infor WMS .
“ We plan to add additional warehouses and plant shipping facilities in the future as we expand our businesses and distribution warehouses , so we look forward to taking advantage of Infor ’ s project management capabilities and global support systems .” p
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