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WhoAreWe?

•  A privately owned company, designing, delivering and supporting warehousemanagementsoftwaresolutionsinthecloud.

•  Inbusinesssince2000withcustomersalloverworld.

•  BasedinWestSussex,UK.

WhatDoWeDo?Waer Systems specialises in the development, implementation and support ofWAERlinx – our fully integrated warehouse management solution for theNetSuiteplatform.WAERlinxisdesignedfordeliveryoverthewebandcanbeprovidedviatheCloudorwithinyourowninfrastructure,againstsensibletimeframes,atreasonablecost.We excel at providing robust, sophisticatedWAERlinx solutions to complicatedproblemsthatotherwarehousemanagementsystemsstruggletoaddress.

Wehavethreetypesofcustomer:1.NetSuiteenabledbusinesseswithaWMSneed

Wehavethreetypesofcustomer:2.VerylargeorganisationswithcomplexWMSrequirements

Wehavethreetypesofcustomer:3.GlobalLogisticsorganisationswithmultiplewarehouses

WilliamGeorgeareoneof the leadingUKauctioneersandhaveNetSuite as their ERP. They have a WAERlinx solution, fullyinterfacedtoNetSuitetomanagethereceipt,managementandshippingoftheirinventory.

2Pure is a distribution company for outdoor leisure products,running NetSuite as their main business system. The useWAERlinx in tandemwithNetSuite tomanagetheirwarehouses,stock,shipmentsandreplenishmentorders.

DeliverNet are part of the Healthcare Limited group ofcompanies. WAERlinx is used in all areas of the group forwarehousemanagement,proofofdeliveryandinventorycontrol.ItisconnectedtoNetSuiteinrealtimeandprovidesglobal,real-timevisibilitytoallareasofthecompany.

WhatWeDoForOurCustomers…

WAERlinx was used to manage all inventory for venues,competitors and office locations for the 2015 Baku EuropeanGames. The rapid deployment of the solution and ease of useensuredeverythingwentperfectlyaccordingtoplanintherunuptoandduringthisfantasticsportingoccasion.

Airbus uses WAERlinx to run a Vendor Managed InventoryprogrammeforcomponentsintheWingmanufacturingfacilities.Thesolutionhandlesover36millionpiecepartsperannumwith99+%availabilityofcomponents.

GKNusesWAERlinxforKitting,KanbanandVMI. ThesystemishighlysuccessfulandGKNhaveanexpansionplaninplacetorollthe processes and technology into a number of their otherfacilities.

WaerprovidesShorts(Belfast)withasolutiontomanagetheirCClass components across a number of facilities. It enablescollaborativeworkingwith their key suppliers and reduces theirannualinventoryholdingsignificantly.

Winebox is a distributor and is using WAERlinx to run itsextensive newwarehouse facility.This implementation includesinterfacestotheirERP:NetSuite.


Waer provides Cloud warehouse management and logisticssolutions to 13 Schenker warehouses worldwide, includingDubai,Beijing,SingaporeandLosAngeles.Schenker’s customers include Airbus, GE, Messier-Bugatti,severalofwhomuseWAERflowtointerfacetotheirERPs.

Daher provides warehousing and logistics solutions for Rolls-RoyceAero Engines. They useWAERlinx to make this work,utilising warehouse management tools, Kitting and RFIDsolutions. The latter enabling a very successful global kit boxmanagementprogramme.

WAERlinx provides warehousing and kitting solutions forelectroniccomponents forThales. Thesystem interfaceswithAstute’sandThales’ERPs.

Alcoa uses WAERflow interfaces to automate transactionsbetween four of their own ERP systems and the Airbus VMIportals, saving over 20 man days per month of effort inprocurementandoperations.


Swift delivers warehousing and logistics solutions for KoreanAerospace. WAERlinx provides warehouse managementtechnology and ship-to-line solutions in South Korea, enablingthe contract to be managed from the UK with real-time stockvisibility.

Aero Fastener provides warehousing and logistics solutions forSpiritAerosystems.WAERlinx provideswarehousemanagement,VMIandKanbansolutions.SpirithassaidthatthetechnologywasakeyreasonforthecontractawardtoAeroFastener.

AMSisthenumberonerawmaterialsuppliertoGKNAerospace.UsingWAERlinx,theyprovidefullvisibilityofmaterialflowintheplant.Thishascreatedmillion-dollarsavingsandissettoexpand.


WAERlinx&NetSuite-TheStorySoFar…•  In2013,WaerstarteddiscussionswithWinebox,adistributionbusinessusingNetSuite,as

theyneededaWMS•  WineboxintroducedNetSuitetoWaer•  Requirementwasforaninterfaced,cloud-basedsystemtomanage2warehouses•  WBC chose the WAERlinx WMS For NetSuite after abandoning two previous

implementationsfromotherproviders•  Solutionsuccessfullydeliveredtoadelightedcustomer

•  WaercreatedaGTMstrategy•  Waernowanapprovedpartnersolution•  WAERlinx is the only EMEA based Built For NetSuite solution for Warehouse

Management

OurPartnersInTheNetSuiteWorld

WaerhaveagreatrelationshipwithNetSuiteinEuropeandtheUSasanofficialSuiteApppartner,providing warehouse management systems that compliment and enhance the NetSuite productstack.WealsohaveclosepartnershipswithanumberofNetSuiteimplementersaroundtheworld. IntheUK,twoorganisationsstandoutasexcellentpartnersforanyNetSuiteenabledbusiness.WeworkwithEurekaandNoBlueextensivelytoensurethattheWAERlinxandNetSuitesystemsareoptimisedinordertodelivermaximumvaluetooursharedcustomers.

WAERlinx@WineboxCustomerSuccess•  WBCleapstoawholenewlevelofoperationalperformancewith

NetSuiteandWAERlinxworkingintandem,enablingaplatformforfurthergrowth,expansionandsuccess

•  Sales and operations teams now share a ‘one truth’ view of allordersanddeliveries

•  Automatedpicksequencesenablefaster,moreefficientpicking•  Thepackingfunctionalityhasresultedintheeradicationofpick-

errorsandassociatedcustomerreturns•  Order processing volumes have improved greatly (more than

50%)asaresultofafullyautomatedWMSsolution•  Staff across multiple locations and different teams are now

happier,moremotivatedandmoreefficient

Amini-casestudy…

WAERlinxisthetransactionexecutionenginethatunderpinsallof our business solutions: WMS, Kitting, RF-ID, VMI, AssetManagementandsoon.The WAERlinx WMS is Cloud-based with extensive,straightforward functionality that has evolved from theexactingqualityandintegritydemandsoftheaviationindustry.Consequently,ithasallthefunctionality,visibilityandreportingyou would expect to find in a next generation warehousemanagementsolution,allseamlesslyintegratedintoNetSuite.Let’stakealookatWAERlinxnow…..

Receiving

Barcoding –All barcode andRFID tag formats accepted, allowing for rapid input and accuratetransactionprocessingSupermarketStyleCheck-In – Itemby itemscanningatgoods in – ideal for validationofhighvalueitemsintothewarehouseAdvancedShippingNotices – providing visibility of inbound deliveries and enabling simplifiedreceivingproceduresQualityand Inspection features allow these two company functions to align, in turnprovidingqualityperformancemeasurement.Cross-Docking–facilitatingrapidandautomatedmovementdirectlyfromreceivingtoshipping.BulkPutaway–Fullpalletstodeepstoragewithouttheneedtobreakthemdown.

ThethingsourNetSuitecustomersloveaboutWAERlinx

Putaway

TaskDrivenPutaway–Rapidprocessforputawaywiththesystemdirectingteamstothemostefficienttasks.Automated putaway – these streamline your processes to fit with your business needs andmaintain an accurate sequence of material storage inside the warehouse. Local operatorknowledgeisnolongeressential,minimisingthetrainingoverhead.Walksequencesoptimisealltravelroutesaroundyourwarehouseensuringthatyourteammakesthemostefficientuseoftime.Operatorcontrolfunctions–featuresonoperatorhandhelddevicesprovideyouwithmaximumflexibilityandutiliseoperatorknowledgewhereappropriate.Operatorsfeelmore incontrolandworkwithgreaterefficiencyandthroughput.Supervisormanagement–Allsupervisorsgainreal-timevisibilityofwarehouseworkactivity.Thefeaturedistinguishesworkwaitingtobestartedfromwork-in-progress,allowingteamleaderstoprioritiseappropriately,basedonbusinessneed.


OutboundProcessing-Picking

Flexiblepickingrules–youcanchoosetopickbycustomer,supplierdestination,date,vehicleID,productfamilyandsoon–warehousepicking isalignedwiththepreciseneedsofthebusiness.Thisisdeterminedandmanagedbywarehousesupervisorsorcanbesystemdriven.Task driven picking – maximises picking flexibility while retaining control of operations.Taskprioritisationdirectsoperatorstourgentitemsfirst.Flexiblepickingpolicies-e.g:

•  Multipleorders,oneaftertheother•  Multipleorders,pickby‘wave.’•  Lightassemblyinthewarehouse(Kitting)•  Trackingofre-usablepickcontainers•  Flexiblescanvalidationantanumberofstepsintheprocess

Optimised walk sequence – operators are directed round the warehouse using the shortestpossibledistanceneededtopicktherequiredproducts.Supervisor controls – Demand Prioritisation and Work Task Prioritisation combine to givesupervisorscompletecontroloftheworkschedule.


OutboundProcessing–Packing(Optional)

Packing-drivenbybarcodescanningPackinginstructions-tasksareallvisibleonlineSupermarketCheckout–validate thatall itemsonanorderareshipped–nocustomerdiscrepanciesFunctionalPackingOptions:

•  Printpackinglist•  Recordconsumablepackingmaterialsused•  Scanindividualpickeditemsintopackingcontainers•  Scanpackingcontainerlabels(printedattheendofpicking)toconfirmapack

Auditable transactions confirm packing events - useful for customer service,investigatinganycustomer-reporteddeliverydiscrepanciesEndofpacking-Automaticallygeneratesanonline‘Despatch’instruction.


OutboundProcessing–ShippingManagement

Executionofdespatch-functiontoselectivelydespatchindividualorders,ormultipleorders:ByOrderDueDate,DeliveryRouteorCustomer.Packingandshippingfunctionswithoptionalprintingoflabelsanddocuments;flexibleoptionsforallpick,pack&shipprocesses.Interfacestocouriers–negatesthemanualeffortofphone,email,andprintingoflabelsanddocumentswhenarrangingcouriercollections.

•  Integrationto3rdpartycouriersviaNetDespatchorMetaPak.•  Integrationisautomatedbasedonsettingsassociatedwiththecustomer.•  CouriertrackingreferenceisinterfacedindespatchinformationtoNetSuite.•  Courierlabelprinting.

Auditabletransactionsconfirmshippingevents-usefulforcustomerservice,investigatinganycustomer-reporteddeliverydiscrepanciesReturns–reverselogisticscomeasstandard.


NetSuiteInterfaces

WAERlinxhasover20specificbi-directionalinterfacesintotheNetSuiteplatform.Inbound–InterfacesonPO’s,ReturnAuthorisations&ReceiptsOutbound – Sales Orders, Inter-company transfers, order updates, picked inventory, shippedorders,supplierreturnsandproofofdelivery.MasterData–Addsandupdatesfor;partrecords,customers,ship-todestinations,suppliersandkitBOM’sWarehouseAdjustments–Interfacesforchangesthataffectthetotalinventoryquantity.


StorageManagement

Locations–youhavetotal,real-timevisibilityofallwarehouses,zones,racksandshelves,rightdown to thepointofuse, anywhere in theworld. Having the supply chain representedon thesysteminprecisedetaileliminateschaosandallowsmanagerstomanage.Stockcount&perpetualinventory–thesestandardfeaturesmeanthatyoualwaysknowwhatyouhaveonyourshelvesandarefullyauditable.Product management by FIFO, expiry date, serial number, batch number, lot number ormanufacturer’sserialnumbercanallbeapplied,tocontroltheproductflowandpickorder.Thisremovesspreadsheetdependencyandallowsthelocationstobemanagedbasedonestablishedbusinessrules.Bulkstorage–allowsadynamicpickfacetobereplenishedfromanearbybulkstoragearea.Thisoptimisespickingthroughputandlowersthecosttoserve.


OurOtherBusinessSolutionsWAERlinx,WAERflowandWAERconsole combine intoaperfectplatformtobaseourbusinesssolutionsupon.In addition,without requiringour customers to change their existing systems,Waerenhances and improves by seamlessly integrating our business solutions to existinginfrastructure.

KittingKitsareproductsorcomponentspackagedtogetherinpre-definedquantitiesandsizes,suppliedinasingleunit.

•  Allcomponentswithinthekitarevisible

•  Fulltrack&tracecontrol•  Kits have a unique new part number, but informationabout all components is maintained, so the detail isalwaysavailable

•  If re-usable containers are used, components notremoved at the point of use may be recorded whencontainerisreturned

•  Allows for picking sufficient components for single ormultiple kits with the ability to put away excess items,savingwalksequencetime&givingimprovedpickrates

BusinessSolu'ons

RFID

Developments in RFID tagging have made it anextremely powerful, affordable, supply chainmanagementtoolwithhugecapabilities.Our WAERlinx solutionallowsthedatacapturedbyRFIDtagstoprovidereal-timecontrolandvisibilityofvirtuallyanyassetorresource–fromacontainertoacow–worldwide.F lex ib le configurat ion enab les automat icreplenishment, movement capture, maintenanceschedulingandprecisetrackingandtraceability.

BusinessSolu'ons

Kanban

Kanbanisaprovenreplenishmenttriggerthatcomesin many guises: paper, barcodes, RFID, mobilescanners, 2-bin racks, emails, or even visualindicators,capturedatthepointofuse.

Whatever triggers the demand,WAERlinx Kanbanensuresthatsmoothconsumptionpatternsallowforautomated just-in-time replenishment, and indramatically simplifies repetitive MRP-drivenpurchasingmethods.

Theultimatedemand-driven‘pull’solution.

BusinessSolu'ons

Vendor-ManagedInventory(VMI)

Inventory management across the supply chain canbe highly costly and unnecessarily complex.WAERlinx manages vendors’ inventories with ease,whether on the premises or at remote stockinglocations.With WAERlinx VMI, stakeholders have real-timeaccesstoallrelevantinventoryandconsumptiondatavia the Cloud, allowing them to efficiently manageandreplenishproductswithintheirsupplychain.

BusinessSolu'ons

NextSteps?DavidSnelson,[email protected]

NewHandheldTechnology

With some of Waer ‘s customers already using Nexus tablets, a member of (theircustomer)WBC’s office staff suggested replacing the terminals in the outbound teamwithMotoGphones–amobilewithadecent,4½inch(11.4cm)screen.Inaddition,matchbox-sizedMotorolaCS3070scannerswereintroducedwhichconnecttothe devices via Bluetooth, at a fraction of the cost of the original terminals. Moreimportantly,theywork.Reallywell.Wi-Ficonnectionisconsistent,andtheyareeasytouse,super-fastandvery,veryneat.ThisfranklybrilliantsuggestionfromWBC’sMattWalliscouldhavefallenflatonitsfaceifWAERlinxhadn’tbeentheflexiblesolutionitis.ItistestamenttotheteamatWaerandtheir ‘can-do’attitudethattheywereabletomakesomechangestoenablethephonesand scanners to work with theWMS, freeing up time and resources, not to mentionsignificantlyimprovingfrustrationlevelsatthewarehouse.

NewHandheldTechnology

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