Full-range engine supplier relies on iFD-WMS

iFD GmbH wins a new WMS customer from Lower Saxony. The company Schmettau & Fuchs GmbH offers engine and vehicle wear parts. The goal is to optimize the intralogistics with the help of the agile and highly available iFD-WMS and an AutoStore connection.

The warehouse is planned with an AutoStore system, a pallet warehouse, a shelf warehouse, and a block warehouse, packing stations, setup stations, goods receipt area, goods issue area and returns area.

The iFD-WMS functional scope includes:

Goods receipt process against purchase order or through unplanned goods receipts
Receiving and storage taking different storage strategies into account
Inventory and storage location management
Manual and automatic replenishment, considering various replenishment strategies
Picking in the manual storage areas according to the man-to-goods principle, single-order picking and multi-order picking
Zero-net inventory, permanent inventory, End-of-period inventory
Connection of the AutoStore
- Storage in undivided and divided bins
- Inventory reservation on bin level by the WMS
- Multi-order picking
- Connection of pick-by-light components to the ports
Consolidation
Packaging and shipping incl. connection of external shipping software
Value-added services
Control of transports in the warehouse

By implementing the system, Schmettau & Fuchs GmbH receives a modern and future-proof software that can be expanded and adapted to changing processes at any time due to its modular structure. With the implementation of the iFD-WMS processes can be optimized, simplified and the transparency within intralogistics can be increased.