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1. Introduction to RADIO BEACON WMS Overview
2. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University
3. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University What is RADIO BEACON WMS? RADIO BEACON WMS is a Warehouse Management System…
But what’s that?
Barcoding
Inventory Management
up-to-the-minute warehouse inventory records
Automated in-warehouse processes
Order Management
reports in real-time status of orders, products, and processes
Customer Service
Retail Compliance
And MUCH, MUCH More!
4. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Warehouse Processing with RADIO BEACON
5. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Accounting (Host System) Interfaces Interfaces developed in-house and by third-party vendors include:
SAP Business One
Best Software: MAS 90/200, MAS 500, Platinum for Windows
Microsoft Business Solutions: Great Plains/Solomon/Navision/Axapta
Exact Software: MacolaES
Pointforce: Winsol, AccountMate
OEM products include:
ACCPAC: AWMS
Aperum: eWMS
6. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Shipping System Interfaces
7. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Interface — Downloads Transactions going to RADIO BEACON WMS are downloads
Downloads include:
PO – Purchase Orders (Receiving)
SO – Sales Orders (Picking)
WO – Work Orders (Kits/Assemblies)
RMA – Return Material Authorizations
New Products, Updates & Barcodes
Inventory Adjustments
8. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Interface — Uploads Transactions sent from RADIO BEACON are uploads
Uploads include:
PO – Purchase Order Confirmations
SO – Sales Order Confirmations
WO – Work Order Confirmations
RMA – Return Material Auth. Confirmations
Inventory Adjustments & Current Inventory
Transaction/Status Confirmations
EDI – Raw ASN 856
9. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Interface Types Accounting (Host System) Interfaces:
Flat text file
RB DNLOAD / UPLOAD SQL tables
Host DNLOAD / UPLOAD SQL tables
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) & XML (Extensible Markup Language)
10. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Warehouse Cycle Shipping (optional) — final step before the product leaves distribution centre
Host updated with quantity picked
Host invoices customer
Purchase orders downloaded from host:
Items received in warehouse (paperless) using RADIO BEACON’s RECEIVING functions
receipt confirmation recorded and acknowledged by host as “received”
Received stock put away in warehouse
can be temporary location, overstock or pickbin
Sales orders downloaded from host:
stock allocated from locations within warehouse to sales order
order waved to warehouse floor
picked and packed (paperless) using RADIO BEACON’s PICKING functions
11. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Warehouse Processing
12. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University RADIO BEACON User Interfaces Radio Frequency (RF) Terminals
RF handheld devices
PC running Telnet
Web Workstation
Web Dispatch
RFBase Console
Barcode Printers
RFID Printers and Portals (RFID=Radio Frequency Identification)
13. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University RF Handheld Devices RF Handhelds:
Radio frequency handheld devices
Run Telnet RFBASE sessions
Connect via TCP/IP protocol
Used by warehouse staff for all operations including:
Receiving
Printing labels
Picking
RF/Telnet
This is the terminal client user interface for RFBase which is run via telnet
sessions on RF handheld devices or PCs. It is used by warehouse staff for all
warehousing operations such as receiving, picking, printing labels and so on.RF/Telnet
This is the terminal client user interface for RFBase which is run via telnet
sessions on RF handheld devices or PCs. It is used by warehouse staff for all
warehousing operations such as receiving, picking, printing labels and so on.
14. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Telnet If you are using a Telnet client program on a PC, point the client to the server
machine on which the handheld thread is running, by entering the IP address
or machine name of the server, or enter localhost if you are running
Telnet on the server machine.If you are using a Telnet client program on a PC, point the client to the server
machine on which the handheld thread is running, by entering the IP address
or machine name of the server, or enter localhost if you are running
Telnet on the server machine.
15. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Web Workstation
16. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Web Dispatch Web-based user interface
Accessed with Internet Explorer
Web Dispatch
This is the web-based user interface for RADIO BEACON, accessed with Internet
Explorer from any client machine. It is typically used by a warehouse manager to
control order processing in the warehouse, to monitor and report on daily
warehouse operations in real time, and, in some cases, to create sales and
purchase orders. It may also be used by sales or customer service agents who
want to use the reporting functions to check the status of orders or inventory.Web Dispatch
This is the web-based user interface for RADIO BEACON, accessed with Internet
Explorer from any client machine. It is typically used by a warehouse manager to
control order processing in the warehouse, to monitor and report on daily
warehouse operations in real time, and, in some cases, to create sales and
purchase orders. It may also be used by sales or customer service agents who
want to use the reporting functions to check the status of orders or inventory.
17. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Web Dispatch Controls order processing for:
Purchase Orders
Sales Orders
Work Orders
Warehouse Transfers
Monitors & reports on:
Daily warehouse operations
Inventory
Order status
Used by IT manager and System administrator for:
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Access to Setup/Configuration
Customization using RADIO BEACON SDK (Software Developers Kit)
Web Dispatch
This is the web-based user interface for RADIO BEACON, accessed with Internet
Explorer from any client machine. It is typically used by a warehouse manager to
control order processing in the warehouse, to monitor and report on daily
warehouse operations in real time, and, in some cases, to create sales and
purchase orders. It may also be used by sales or customer service agents who
want to use the reporting functions to check the status of orders or inventory.Web Dispatch
This is the web-based user interface for RADIO BEACON, accessed with Internet
Explorer from any client machine. It is typically used by a warehouse manager to
control order processing in the warehouse, to monitor and report on daily
warehouse operations in real time, and, in some cases, to create sales and
purchase orders. It may also be used by sales or customer service agents who
want to use the reporting functions to check the status of orders or inventory.
18. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Web Dispatch Web Dispatch
This is the web-based user interface for RADIO BEACON, accessed with Internet
Explorer from any client machine. It is typically used by a warehouse manager to
control order processing in the warehouse, to monitor and report on daily
warehouse operations in real time, and, in some cases, to create sales and
purchase orders. It may also be used by sales or customer service agents who
want to use the reporting functions to check the status of orders or inventory.Web Dispatch
This is the web-based user interface for RADIO BEACON, accessed with Internet
Explorer from any client machine. It is typically used by a warehouse manager to
control order processing in the warehouse, to monitor and report on daily
warehouse operations in real time, and, in some cases, to create sales and
purchase orders. It may also be used by sales or customer service agents who
want to use the reporting functions to check the status of orders or inventory.
19. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University RFBase Console Terminal User interface for RFBase program running on the RADIO BEACON server
20. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University User ID
21. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Barcode Printers Prints bin labels, product labels, license plates, shipping lables,pickslips, etc
22. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University RFID Printers Like a Barcode Printer but prints a RFID Label
23. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University RFID Portals Also referred to RFID scan tunnels
Products are sent through the RFID portal, which reads all the RFID labels on cartons and pallets.
24. Level 1 — Overview RADIO BEACON University Let’s Review So what did you learn?
same list as goals and objectives (with hyperlinks???
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