Warehouse Control Systems

Take control of your warehouse, with our flexible, reliable & proven Wwarehouse Control System (WCS).  

Warehouse Control Systems are software applications that direct real-time activities within warehouses and distribution centers.  As the "traffic cop" for the warehosue/distribution center, the WCS is responsible for keeping everything running smoothly, maximizing the efficiency of the material handling subsystems and often, the activities of the warahouse associates themselves.  It provides a uniform interface to a broad range of material handling equipment such as AS/RS, carousels, conveyor systems, sortation systems, palletizers, etc.  The warehouse control system is closer to the action.  It acts as the brain for any automated distribution center, providing communication between the WMS and all of the material handling equipment and processes needed to complete an efficient distribution system.

We have over 150 active customers currently utilizing our in-house Warehouse Control System.  Their are many capabilities & packages available to you and your material handling system. 

Key Capabilities Include:

  • Relieving a customer host computer of managing a real-time material handling automation interface
  • Maximizing system throughput and performance
  • Utilizing the most efficient methods for pallet, case and item routing.

 

 

Packages Include:

  • Zone Directed Pick & Pass
  • Wave Creation
  • Returns Processing
  • Wireless Manifesting
  • Energy Management
  • PreventiveMaintenance Package
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A Few Sample Installations include:

Recreational Equipment Inc.: 2 distribution centers

  • West Coast DC: originally designed and installed in 1992; recently upgraded to a new WCS in 2005 with multiple additional expansion projects through 2009. Includes: 10 sorters and 5 merges, 6 Allen Bradley ControlLogix PLC's, 2 1 SLC5/05 and 2 PLC5/40E. WCS interfaces to WMS and Put to Light System
  • East Coast DC: orginally installed by W&H in 2007. Includes: 12 sorters. Interfaces to WMS, Put to Light System and Print and Apply

Oriental Trading Company

  • New DC originally designed and installed by W&H in 2007 with multiple additional expansion projects through 2011. Includes 8 sorters, 4 merges and 4 ControlLogix PLC's. Interfaces to WMS through 8 different channesl, Til Tray Sorter and Pick to Voice System

Perry Ellis

  • 2 Unit sorters each with multiple inductions. Each sorter able to achieve 144 trays/minute.
  • In motion scanning on tray
  • 256 chutes per sorter
  • WCS allows next wave to be inducted while prior wave is still being packed out
  • Packout PDA's

Major DTC 3PL in Cincinnati 

  • In motion scanning including manual hand scanning and product detect for "hidden" barcodes on garments 
  • 100 chute piece sorter with 2 inducts, each induct capable of 60 trays per minute
  • Packout PDA's 

 

To read more please read the Warehouse Control System document.