From the course: Supply Chain Beyond the Basics: Leveraging Supply Chain Information Systems

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WMS and WES

WMS and WES

From the course: Supply Chain Beyond the Basics: Leveraging Supply Chain Information Systems

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WMS and WES

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- [Narrator] Warehouses play a critical role in the supply chain. They're the hub where goods are received, stored, picked, packed, and shipped. And with the pressure for faster, more accurate fulfillment growing every day, having the right technology in place is essential. That's where warehouse management systems, WMSs, and warehouse execution systems, WESs, come into play. Let's start with WMS. A warehouse management system is designed to help organizations control and optimize the movement and storage of goods within the warehouse. It tracks inventory levels, manages picking and packing processes, and coordinates shipping. Essentially, it serves as the digital brain of warehouse operations, helping to ensure that everything is in the right place at the right time and handled as efficiently as possible. Now, what about WES? A warehouse execution system is like a traffic controller that's layered on top of the WMS. It manages the flow of work through the warehouse in real time…

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