Corporate Buyers may get a very different perspective on what goes on in a warehouse than manufacturing Buyers would get.
When I was in a corporate atmosphere, I dealt only with the receiving aspects of the warehouse as they related to making sure the goods received made their way through our receiving department and internal distribution system to any of our thousands of employees spread throughout different buildings and cities.
I later learned just what an integral part of the supply chain the warehouse is in a manufacturing environment. Misinformation coming to Buyers from the warehouse can result in critcial shortages or embarassing and costly overages.
In order to function at its peak capacity, the warehouse needs proper software. If you need to upgrade, change, or install warehouse management system (WMS) software for the first time, then there are many things to consider. Buyers, warehouse supervisors, and IT managers have to carefully consider the promises versus the likely realities of how the software will impact the organization.
Naturally, the WMS vendors will go quite heavily on the promises and gloss over the realities. Asking detailed questions and really knowing ahead of time what you require of the software are your best defenses.
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