Optimized Warehouse Operations: : Enhancing Efficiency and Accuracy in Medical Logistics

Overview: A medical devices company specializing in manufacturing and marketing products for primary and secondary healthcare sought to enhance its warehouse operations. The client needed a solution to streamline processes, reduce manual inefficiencies, and improve realtime inventory visibility.

Objective: The client aimed to eliminate manual inefficiencies, reduce inventory costs, and improve order accuracy by
implementing a Warehouse Management System (WMS). Key objectives included achieving real-time inventory
visibility, automating stock allocation, reducing dispatch errors, and ensuring seamless SAP integration for accurate
data flow.

Business Challenges

The client faced inefficiencies in warehouse operations, leading to errors, high costs, and delays which included:

Lack of Real-Time Inventory Visibility: Inability to track stock status accurately, leading to discrepancies and stockouts

High Inventory Costs: Poor stock movement insights led to overstocking, wastage, and increased holding costs

Complex Stock Transfers: Multi-step, time-consuming stock allocation process slowed down fulfillment

Absence of Quality Control: No QC approval before updating SAP, risking data accuracy and compliance issues

Inefficient Barcode & License Plate Management: No structured system for scanning and managing multiple barcodes
per SKU, affecting dispatch accuracy.

The Solution

The client implemented a robust Warehouse Management System (WMS) to automate operations, streamline
inventory management, and enhance data accuracy. The solution introduced real-time stock visibility,
automated task assignments, and seamless barcode scanning for efficient tracking. A structured quality
control process was integrated into cycle counting to ensure data integrity before updating SAP. Additionally,
the system optimized stock allocation, simplified stock transfers, and enabled license plate management for
inbound and outbound logistics. These enhancements provided the client with a more structured, automated,
and error-free warehouse operation.

Value Delivered

The implementation of the Warehouse Management System (WMS) transformed the client’s operations, eliminating manual inefficiencies, improving order accuracy, and ensuring seamless stock management. Automated workflows and real-time inventory tracking significantly enhanced operational speed and reduced errors. The structured quality control process minimized compliance risks, while seamless SAP integration improved data consistency.

Improved dispatch accuracy and order fulfillment speed, reducing delays and stock discrepancies

Optimized stock allocation and transfer processes, cutting down excess inventory costs

Enabled real-time inventory visibility, ensuring precise stock tracking and reducing reconciliation efforts

Business Benefits

Real-Time Inventory Visibility

Automated Stock Allocation

Error-Free Order Fulfillment

Seamless SAP Integration

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