To successfully implement a modern warehouse management system within a food and beverage or cold chain logistics company a project manager with deep expertise in WMS project management is a necessity. Adroit’s project managers bring that expertise.
We thoroughly define the implementation scope via an in-depth implementation project charter that fully clarifies project scope, team players, risks, expected benefits, investment requirements, and the range of activity tracks that must be coordinated.
WMS systems enable tight integration across the functions of your business. We organize your teams along those lines to create workstream teams for each of the key workstreams including:
Receiving
Lot and Serial Tracking
Put-away
Cycle-count
Pick
Task Management
Quality Analysis and Quarantine
Replenishment
Pack
Basic cross-dock
Inventory Control
Work Order Management
Shipping
Yard Management
Labor Management
Warehouse Optimization
Value Added Service
And we establish key roles to support these workstreams including:
Configuration
Business Process and Procedures
Material Handling Equipment, Technology, and Facility Design
Master Data
Organizational Change Management
Development
Infrastructure
Testing
Cutover
We establish a manageable work breakdown structure and apply both waterfall and agile subplans where they best fit. We define a RACI chart to clarify roles and responsibilities. We build stage gates into the plan that fit within the Publisher’s implementation plan but also capture all the additional activities and risks not covered in their turnkey methodology. We actively manage risk throughout the implementation to ensure accountability to an improved future state.