News
New Service for Participants of the WMS Database: WMS Reference Projects
09.11.2012
The largest database in the world for warehouse management systems on warehouse-logistics.com now allows participating vendors to include reference projects in their company profile and have them validated objectively by Team warehouse logistics.
This new service, which was driven by the warehouse logistics advisory committee, supplements the WMS Database and puts users in the position to better assess potential systems by using information from previous projects.
Participants of the WMS database can submit a project for publication on warehouse-logistics.com as soon as a new logistics system goes into operation or a warehouse has been modernised. The participants work together with their customers to fill out an online questionnaire that covers all relevant project details such as the technical and organizational IT environment, processes, volume and structural data, warehouse and materials handling technology, and project development.
The entered data is then validated by the neutral Team warehouse logistics in consultation with the vendor and then published on warehouse-logistics.com (as of 1 April 2013). This process will ensure that project descriptions are both comparable and reliable.
Filter criteria make it easier for users to search for projects with specific project specifications (for example, industry) and they also help with the decision-making process. Vendors can use this service to profile their company in a positive sense with their own successful projects and set themselves apart from their competition.
“With their technical input to the service WMS Reference Projects, the warehouse logistics advisory committee has once again helped improve the WMS Database. With new ideas and concept, the committee directly addresses the needs of the industry and acts as a mouthpiece for the WMS community. Users and vendors benefit from both the new company profiles and the ability to compare reference projects”, enthused Detlef Spee, Head of the Department of Intralogistics and IT Planning, about the role of the committee and the introduction of the new service.
warehouse-logistics.com provides customers with access to all of the important information needed for sustainable warehouse planning and, with almost 100 participating WMS, is the largest comparison and overview portal of its kind in the world. Users have access to numerous tools to help them select the most suitable WMS for their warehouse. The yearly and objective validation of the systems by Team warehouse logistics ensures that the entered functionality is verified using an extensive questionnaire that covers more than 3000 individual aspects and guarantees the highest degree of transparency possible. The Web site is now available in five languages and helps WMS vendors tap into new, international customer groups.
For more information, visit
http://www.warehouse-logistics.com
http://www.iml.fraunhofer.de
Contact person:
Tim Geißen
Phone: +49 (0) 231/9743-227
Fax: +49 (0) 231/9743-162
Email: tim.geissen@iml.fraunhofer.de