Plastics · Industry Solution
Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) for Plastics
In plastics production, mold life, cycle time and the regrind/recycling balance require functions to manage both the machine and the material side together. Track every stock movement from raw-material receipt to shipment. Bin-location management, warehouse receipts, batch-lot and serial-number tracking, reservation and packing work integrated with production, purchasing and sales.
Plastics context
Why Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) works differently in Plastics
In Plastics, plastics production center on sector-specific concepts such as injection-extrusion, mold management, raw-material/additive blend. In plastics production, mold life, cycle time and the regrind/recycling balance require functions to manage both the machine and the material side together.
Qera ERP's Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) module is set up around how the plastics sector works: Tracks granulate, masterbatch and regrind by batch and color to keep the blend consistent.
- When the recipe (raw material, masterbatch, additive ratios) and scrap aren't calculated clearly, the true product cost is unknown.
- When mold usage, life and maintenance aren't tracked, unplanned downtime and quality issues arise.
- When regrind/recycled material isn't tracked, the material balance and cost don't add up.
Capabilities
How Qera Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) works in Plastics
The core capabilities of the Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) module, described for the mold, cycle and raw-material blend needs of the plastics sector.
Bin-location management
Define shelves, levels and sections in detail; optimize stock placement by pinpointing each product's address.
Fast bin put-away/picking
Perform receipts and issues at the bin-address level; gain speed and accuracy in counts and shipping.
Warehouse receipts and stock tracking
Record every stock movement in a legal and traceable way with warehouse receipt and issue slips.
Batch-lot and serial-number tracking
With batch-lot and serial-number tracking, which matters in food, pharma and chemicals, see which batch and date a product came from; in a recall, find the affected batch quickly.
Warehouse reservations and transfers
Reserve stock for future orders; create transfer instructions for inter-warehouse movement.
Material request and packing
Fulfill material requests from production from the warehouse or route them to purchasing; create packing plans per order.
Outcomes
What it delivers for your Plastics business
What you see in plastics operations once it is set up properly.
- You can see in real time which product is in which warehouse, on which shelf and in what quantity.
- Bin-location and batch-lot tracking reduces wrong shipments and lets you trace a product back to its batch.
- Production, purchasing and sales movements are reflected in stock automatically, so stock data stays current.
- Stock costs fall, and goods receipt and shipping are faster.
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Full details of the Inventory & Warehouse (WMS) module, the Plastics sector page and other Plastics solutions.
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