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ANALYSIS OF TAPAL TEA WMS
Group Members:Adeel Armaan ZaidiFahad Khalid
Presented to:Sir Zulfiqar Ahmed Farhan
Introduction of Tapal Tea
Established in 1947Multiple Tea brands TAPAL danedar Family mixture Mezban Tezdum Shades of Green Tapal Special Beverages (Ice Tea)
Warehouse network in Pakistan
TAPAL has 6 main warehouses in Pakistan which are
located in the following cities. KARACHI HYDERABAD FAISALABAD SUKKHUR MULTAN RAIWIND
ERP used by Tapal Tea
Tapal tea uses Warehouse Management System (WMS) a module
of SAP for their warehouse operations across Pakistan.
A comprehensive Warehouse Management System helps
streamline multiple functions of your Warehouse. i.e. Receiving Put-away Picking Packing
Need of WMS in Tapal Tea:
Following are the operations that arises the need of WMS in
Tapal Tea Timely Storage in Racking system Damages of cartons Active and efficient dispatches Pilferage doubt Immediate Receiving at Dock Identification and traceability of stock Stock movement within the warehouse FG Stock Aging Daily stock verification
WMS in Tapal Tea
Implemented SAP suite WMS in year 2011 Go Life in May 2013 Previously Tapal use Oracle Management’s concept using Oracle was
to emphasis on Finance & HR Whereas SAP is strong in manufacturing WMS is the right option for warehouse
management
Advantages for the WMS users:
WMS can help Decision makers to access an instant
picture of:
How much inventory exists in the warehouse How many orders are currently being shipped? What are the stages of processing of pending
orders? Staff productivity details Goods shipped by the warehouse over any given
period of time.
Benefits of WMS in Tapal Tea
After the implementation of WMS, the management
of Tapal tea have been facilitated by various benefits
in terms of Inventory management, space utilization,
usage of MHE as well as human resource productivity
Comparison of operations before WMS & after implementation impacts in Tapal Tea
Benefits of WMS
Visibility
Visibility of inventory & orders not available
Decision making was done on primary information
Under / over stocking due to no digital authentic record
Manager access to customer queries.
Clear information on one window
ASN helps further order process.
WH activities can be tracked, reported, monitored & controlled.
Visible to all authorities & who willing to see.
Beneficial for multiple located warehouses & sales offices
Before WMS After WMS
Accuracy
Orders accuracy was not controlled
Right order to the right customer was complicated
Shipping accuracy was a challenge
System keeps an intensive check of the goods or an SKU meant for different customers
System visibility increases time efficiency
Sudden orders can be treated easily by shipping accuracy
Before WMS After WMS
Inventory holding cost
Controlled & streamlined inventory flow in profitable & productive manner
Payback period is short as 60% organization’s working capital is tied
Results of such savings are immediate and apparent
After WMS
Optimized storage
Multiple products storage is done manually
Orders making is inefficient due to human errors
Throughput of inventory was difficult to monitored properly
System identify the storage of multiple SKU’s
Error less picking of inventory due to system directed
All SKU’s are stored dedicatedly
System identifies the need of inventory in SKU’s anywhere from the warehouse
Before WMS After WMS
Optimum usage of MHE’s
Receiving & put away becomes system directed
Interleaving another option for efficient usage of MHE
System identifies the maintenance of MHE’s
After WMS
Warehouse ops Accuracy & Speed
Inefficiency in time management due to manual data input
Right order to the right customer is a challenge
Inventory demand completion is time taken
Operator's task made easy and data input process becomes fast
Programs like Locating and Pulling are especially designed to run on hand-held radio frequency terminals
Emphasis on scanner based data input
System directed WH activities increases the speed as well as accuracy
Before WMS After WMS
Order processing
Only one order can be processed at one time
Customer orders suffered due to no visibility of inventory
Delays in orders receiving & completion
More than one order can be processed at any given time
Order processing ease through visibility of inventory available
Ease in data entry of orders
Time efficiency helps in better resources utilization
Before WMS After WMS
Optimal level of Inventory
In an average business around 60% of the working capital is tied down in the inventory
Warehouse should maintain optimal level of inventory avoiding both under and over stocking
WMS not only streamlines the flow of inventory but also tracks the inventory at various levels of processing
Avoid Under & Over stocking through system directed decision making
After WMS
Order & Stock Planning
Order & Stock planning not easy in a non-automated warehouse
Need of multiple SKU’s not clearly visible
Identifying key suppliers is difficult
WMS determine how much inventory exists in the various stages of processing unlike in non-automated warehouse management
Policy decision to be taken about the reliability of the suppliers
Sales dept can determine how much inventory is available and can relate better to the warehouse staff thus improving Customer Relationship levels
Before WMS After WMS
Better Revenue realization
Companies often loose considerable amount of revenue due to: Excessive/under stocking Over/under shipping to customers. Wrong consignments. Inaccurate billing. Delay in order processing leading to order
cancellation.
WMS helps in controlling these losses to a large extent.
After WMS
Resource Planning & Productivity
By keeping track of the operator's and staffs' activities, their productivity can be monitored
Technical personnel hired for WMS so they help increasing others knowledge
Trainings also increases productivity of work force As a result all resources - Man, Machine, and
Money are utilized to their optimum level
After WMS
Conclusion
“After through analysis of situation, we have achieved all the required activity trough system generated document & New warehouse orientation step by step jobs created and given to time to time have been Successfully completed conclude that proper warehouse management system meet our present requirement.”