Collaborate 08 got off to a flying start. There was a good turnout for WMS SIG meeting even though it was a Sunday. As usual its always exciting to connect with WMS users in such conferences.
The WMS SIG agenda was hopefully useful (the replenishment stuff) and exciting (the voice demo). The replenishment part covered the whole spectrum:
Why have a pick area and replenishment?
What items should be considered for replenishment?
How to analyze the demand profile using the Warehouse Control Board?
The current replenishment functionality.
The Push Replenishment and Pull Replenishment that is slated for an upcoming release.
I know that most of you have seen the physical pushing and pulling of stuff around in the warehouse. The Push and Pull in replenishment context is somewhat intriguing. However I will do a detailed post on it as soon as I get back to HQ. I will also elucidate on the Warehouse Control Board output and Excel macros to analyze the data in more detail.
Meanwhile I also want to acknowledge the efforts of Daio Syngkon from Oracle and the Voice-Insight team for hosting a wonderful demo involving voice driven WMS transactions. Voice-Insight solution opens up a lot of exciting possibilities. In fact I had blogged about a radical new approach for voice enablement in one of my previous blog entries (Mobile Hardware and Software Innovations in a Warehouse Environment). Its good to see that Voice-Insight has delivered just such a solution for Voice. After WMS SIG session, I sat down with Rajeev Varshaneya from Voice-Insight to have a detailed chat about what it means for Oracle WMS and how customers can benefit from it. I will post the transcripts from this conversation later today.
Meanwhile for those of you in Denver attending Collaborate 08, there is one more WMS session planned for Wednesday:
Oracle Warehouse Management System and RFID - Integrations, Enhancements and Overview
Aditya Agarkar, Oracle; Wednesday; April 16th, 2008; 3:15 PM-4:15 PM Room 201
