Creating Unprecedented Supply Chain Efficiencies
Perhaps one of the most crucial factors affecting enterprise success today is how well they leverage their supply chains for maximum efficiency and competitiveness. Lean and just-in-sequence manufacturing capabilities are an increasingly basic requirement. Manufacturers must have strict control and awareness of the source and location of all materials – whether supplies, WIP or finished goods – to comply with requirements and ensure quality control.
With today’s expanded mobile and wireless technology solutions, the supply chain offers new opportunities for increasing automation, accuracy, efficiency and quality control to help enterprises create and extend their competitive advantage. Research indicates that organizations can benefit from utilizing wireless technologies like RFID tags, RF readers and barcode systems – from the item to the case to the pallet level – to significantly cut supply chain costs and drive new revenue opportunities.
OCR takes the mystery out of capitalizing on this ever-growing opportunity. Our supply chain solutions provide the visibility that makes it easy to track both products and labour throughout the supply chain, and create extensive opportunities for driving new efficiency from planning to production and from warehouse to delivery.
Key Applications
OCR can help you create efficient, wireless-enabled supply chain solutions customized to your unique operational requirements, to provide the real-time data availability and materials visibility needed through all segments of your organization – even extending to your business partners. Including integration with critical operational systems like WMS, ERP, TMS and CRM systems, they cover the full range of supply chain activities. Key operations they cover include:
- Replenishment
- Quality Assurance
- Work in Process
- Asset Tracking
- Product Labeling and Tracking
- Inventory Management
- Order Picking and Staging
- Shipping, Receiving & Put Away
- Security and Access Control
- Time and Attendance
- Labour Tracking
- Load Management
OCR Supply Chain Solution Benefits
OCR supply chain solutions give you enhanced control and help optimize your supply chain operations and from end-to-end, yielding a wealth of operational and bottom line advantages. These can include:
- Increased accuracy in operations and data recording
- Increased asset & space utilization
- Automated product traceability
- Improved product quality & consistency
- Faster delivery
- Strengthened relationships with customers and suppliers
- Seamless integration with existing systems
- Reduced downtime & waste
- Reduced inventory costs
- Reduced shipping errors