Logistics Software

We address the essential details about logistics software, its functionalities and advantages for warehouse optimization. Learn everything you need to know about warehouse management systems.

  • ERP in the warehouse: really your best option?

    ERP in the warehouse: really your best option?

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    To digitize their logistics operations, many companies consider implementing an ERP system or a WMS. It’s advisable to choose a WMS, as it’s a program specially designed to organize warehouses.

  • Perpetual inventory system: stock updated in real time

    Perpetual inventory system: stock updated in real time

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    A perpetual inventory system is a stock management technique consisting of continuous stock counts. This system is implemented through software capable of automating control of the stock stored in the facility.

  • Phantom inventory: definition and how to ghost it

    Phantom inventory: definition and how to ghost it

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    Phantom inventory has become a major logistics headache, as it leads to stockouts. Stockouts prevent orders from being delivered under the conditions previously agreed upon with the customer, in addition to hindering the on-time supply of the production lines.

  • Digital twin examples: 3 cases in the logistics sector

    Digital twin examples: 3 cases in the logistics sector

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    A digital twin is a virtual replica of a process, machine, or object that simulates the exact behavior of its real counterpart. Its application in logistics optimizes the operation of the warehouse, ensuring the utmost safety and efficiency in transportation and storage solutions.

  • E-commerce logistics: logistics at the service of the Internet

    E-commerce logistics: logistics at the service of the Internet

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    E-commerce logistics refers to the connection between logistics for e-commerce and the digitalization of warehouse processes to boost efficiency. E-commerce has intensified the demand for logistics solutions and programs that reduce the risk of errors and wrong deliveries.

  • Supply Chain 4.0 for more intelligent logistics

    Supply Chain 4.0 for more intelligent logistics

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    Supply Chain 4.0 came about to integrate processes between the various companies that make up a supply chain. Supply Chain 4.0 enhances the value of the final product, as it facilitates manufacturing methods such as just-in-time.

  • PrestaShop warehouse solutions: integration with the WMS

    PrestaShop warehouse solutions: integration with the WMS

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    Having a warehouse management system (WMS) aligned with PrestaShop guarantees synchronization between the facility and the online store. The new Marketplaces & Ecommerce Platforms Integration functionality multiplies the efficiency of Easy WMS in e-commerce warehouses.

  • Demand planning and the supply chain: companies forecast their future

    Demand planning and the supply chain: companies forecast their future

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    Demand planning and the supply chain: this process consists of organizing budgets and warehouse operations based on sales forecasts. This ensures that companies have optimal stock levels of the required products at the right time to provide the service.

  • Advantages of SaaS WMS solutions

    Advantages of SaaS WMS solutions

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    SaaS WMS solutions have become a solution to the challenge of omnichannel, integrated and connected supply chains. With these apps, operators need only a workstation with internet access in order to work with the program chosen.

  • Smart supply chain: making logistics intelligent

    Smart supply chain: making logistics intelligent

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    Smart supply chain: new technologies provide businesses with real-time information on the processes and operations taking place in their warehouses. But how can you properly analyze it to ramp up your installation’s efficiency? We’ll show you how in this post.

  • Industrial IoT (IIoT) in the suppy chain

    Industrial IoT (IIoT) in the suppy chain

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    IIot: how will the Industrial Internet of Things affect the logistics sector? The IIoT will help to maximize profits and reduce operating costs for companies. In this post, we’ll analyze the IIoT, its applications for industry, and the advantages it will bring to companies.

  • 5G and Industry 4.0: revolutionizing industry

    5G and Industry 4.0: revolutionizing industry

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    5G and Industry 4.0 are set to revolutionize our perception of the world. These logistics trends will facilitate the interconnection between people and objects. But what will be the advantages of applying this technology to logistics? In this post, we delve into the arrival of 5G in the warehouse and in industry.

  • What is digital twin technology?

    What is digital twin technology?

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    Digital twins constitute a virtual replica of an object or operation, enabling you to analyze its behavior before implementing it in the real world. In logistics, simulation is used to prevent errors, detect improvement opportunities, and increase warehouse productivity.

  • Predictive analytics: telling the future

    Predictive analytics: telling the future

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    Predictive analytics is a tool used to predict what will occur in the warehouse in order to make better decisions. On a logistics level, predictive analytics makes it possible to anticipate demand and, thus, more accurately forecast stock.

  • Inventory control: the key to better customer service

    Inventory control: the key to better customer service

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    Inventory control is an activity dedicated to knowing what goods are in a warehouse, where they are located, and when they will be received or dispatched. Accurate inventory control helps to know the status of the goods in detail to provide better customer service.

  • Smart warehouses: from automation to big data

    Smart warehouses: from automation to big data

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    Smart warehouses use the latest technology to increase the efficiency of all processes taking place in an installation. In this article, we analyze the technologies smart warehouses incorporate as well as how they can benefit companies.

  • Optimal stock level: how to calculate it

    Optimal stock level: how to calculate it

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    The optimal stock level is the exact amount of stock a company needs to obtain maximum profitability while reducing logistics costs. In this post, we delve into this logistics concept, setting out the factors involved in it and the formula for calculating its numeric value.