A company that is a manufacturer and distributor of baked goods recently put out an RFP for WMS Warehouse Management System. During the process HighJump Software and a few other best of breed WMS providers were considered. What became apparent during the sales process was the company needed more than just a WMS system. Expiration date and batch tracking are critical with bakery products and having their manufacturing process inter-linked with the distribution processes was vital to prevent inventory waste.
Many other systems would optimize the processes and inventory within the warehouse but this could result in an overall sub-optimal result by not taking into account raw material inventory and finished goods at the manufacturing sites. They needed a solution that could optimize their manufacturing processes while providing inventory visibility from raw materials to finished goods. HighJump Software is one of the few software providers that can provide a Manufacturing Execution System Software and WMS Management built on the same platform. This allows companies to have inventory visibility throughout their supply chain.
In the end, I am happy to say the company saw the value of an integrated solution and selected HighJump Software.
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