We consider a world-class Warehouse Management System (WMS) that specialises in directing workflows subscribes neatly to our corporate drive to take our customer service levels to new heights. For our clients, directed workflows means:

• reduced order cycle time

• leading to faster time to market and

• improved cash flow

State-of-the-art Technology

IFC has partnered with a leading supply chain solutions provider, Manhattan Associates, to provide state-of-the-art warehousing technology. Together, we offer an integrated logistics software solution that supplies up-to-date insights into inventory and lets our clients effectively convert challenges to opportunities by managing from a vantage of:

• complete stock visibility, and

• optimised stock holding

WMS Best Practice

Our highly configurable warehouse management solution enables us to adapt our 3PL protocols to clients' special needs - right now and well into the future - and we bring an array of warehousing technology best practice to help us achieve this:

• technologies that grow with our customers, e.g. built on .NET

• system flexibility and adaptability for rapid deployment

• preconfigured functionality for all the major industries

• configurable workflows for pick tasks based on allocation strategies

• configurable trigger points for e-mail alerts

• cycle count plans set by client

• generating Advanced Ship Notices (ASN) at source

• RFID capabilities

• exposure of own warehouse data to own host systems via web services

• Internet portal for real-time exchange of business information

• software releases that meet Retailers' vendor compliance guidelines

• compliance with global EPC standards

optimised stock holding complete visibility of stock reduced order cycle time ... leading to faster time to market improved cash flow