Softeon to Demo Order Picking and Fulfillment at MODEX

Softeon, a global supply chain software provider, will be demonstrating its order picking and fulfillment system at MHI’s MODEX show, which takes place 9-12 April in Atlanta.

With the growth in “eaches” (or broken case picking in many distribution operations as a result of e-commerce) and other factors driving changes to order profiles, companies are turning to a variety of technologies to reduce picking costs, including Voice, smart pick carts, put walls, pick-to-light and more, with growing interest in mobile robots to support order picking as well.

But in nearly all cases, those sub-systems come with their own control software, which brings a number of disadvantages, including: making commodity hardware expensive propriety and expensive systems; requiring integration upfront and over time between those control systems and the WMS; and providing limited ability to fully optimize the complete picking process, including slotting, replenishment, real-time decision-making and exception handling.

The Softeon WMS eliminates all of these problems by directly managing all subsystems, in any combination. This eliminates the need for the third-party control software and interfaces. As a result, commodity hardware can be used, with savings of up to 70%. The cost and complexity of system deployments are also reduced substantially, as there is no need for a WMS and sub-system integration.

But most importantly, double-digit gains in productivity can be achieved by having one system – the Softeon WMS – optimizing the entire process, delivering levels of productivity that simply cannot be achieved by a WMS “throwing picks over the wall” for execution by these subsystems operating in silos, as is normally the case today.

MODEX takes place 9-12 April in Atlanta.

At MODEX, Softeon will have live demonstrations of these market-changing capabilities, including an innovative approach to the use of mobile robots, in the company’s special in-booth “DC of the Future” display area.

“We are confident there will be nothing like it at the MODEX show, and the demonstration will give attendees a clear picture of the benefits these capabilities will deliver,” said Dinesh Dongre, VP of Product Strategy at Softeon. “You will want to come and take a look.”

Softeon’s “DC of the Future” and details on its powerful WMS, Distributed Order Management, and the rest of its powerful supply chain suite will be on display at Booth B2415.