Geode Warehouse Management System

Overview


Improved warehouse utilization

This warehouse management system (WMS) can complement and extend an Sage ERP X3 implementation or function as a stand-alone or loosely coupled application with other solutions. The WMS system helps companies achieve a faster, more efficient flow of goods through their warehouses, resulting in improved warehouse utilization, minimized product handling, fewer processing errors and timelier, more accurate information.

20 years of focused expertise

Sage Geode is installed in a variety of target markets including wholesale or retail distributors, process manufacturers (such as chemicals, food and life sciences) and discrete manufacturers (including industrial products, consumer goods and electronics). The system has been implemented in over 100 companies worldwide covering 350 sites, including market leaders such as Hewlett-Packard, Wyeth Lederle, Michelin Tires and Philips. The most recent release — written using the same development platform as Sage ERP X3 — reflects the accumulation of 20 years of focused expertise in the development, implementation and support of advanced warehousing systems.

Sage Geode Warehouse Management System software provides the robust functionality that helps solve business challenges today … with the flexibility to adapt to tomorrow's ever-changing requirements, quickly and cost-effectively.

Functional Areas

Sage offers mid-sized companies the combination they're looking for in a WMS: integrated best-of-breed functionality and software architecture, current technology and open standards, service and support by experienced staff, tools for personalization, and at a reasonable price.

With Sage Geode, companies can benefit from the following:

  • Increased productivity through more efficient putaway and pick paths and processes,
  • Timely, accurate information from capturing information directly in the warehouse via scan or otherwise, validated to eliminate keying errors,
  • Improved data quality through verification of data before it is posted into Sage ERP X3 (or other ERP Systems)
  • Fewer shipping errors from multiple verifications during picking and loading of products,
  • More accurate inventory counts results in lower carrying costs and fewer stock outages,
  • Reduced overhead by accommodating higher material and data volumes with fewer errors and less personnel,
  • Shorter learning curves for warehouse personnel to learn and utilize automated data entry devices,
  • Improved warehouse utilization through product consolidation and balanced use of available capacity,
  • Faster, automated generation of shipping documentation,
  • Reduced labor from automatic handling of carrier and customer compliant or personalized documentation,
  • Minimized product handling,
  • Accurate, more timely labor efficiency and utilization reporting to management,
  • Improved availability of information for supporting or supported systems; tighter collaboration between business entities and partners through electronic data transfer.
Overall System
  • ASN/expected receipt support,
  • Stock reservation management,
  • Batch/lot control,
  • Serial number control,
  • Transfers and external warehouse management,
  • Date management: Expiration, Use By, Sell By, FIFO, LIFO, other,
  • EAN-13 code management,
  • GALIA, INOVERT, EDIFACT, EANCOM EDI standards supported (using 3rd Party translation tools).
Inbound
  • Dock scheduling and management,
  • Blocking and non-conformity management,
  • Automatic or manual allocation of locations,
  • Location allocation in proximity of picking bays,
  • Product consolidation,
  • Multi-batch/lot and multi-product slot management,
  • Validation against expected input/ASN
  • Bonded stock management
  • Quality control Apply/remove holds, inbound sampling.
Outbound
  • Wave simulation and wave management,
  • Batch picking or order picking (by zone),
  • Order Splitting (multiple shipments),
  • Back order and short allocation management,
  • Replenishment (min/max, override, source control),
  • Carton sizing/pre-packing or directed packing,
  • Shipment/load control and document preparation,
  • Shipping system integration,
  • Carrier selection,
  • Freight rating,
  • Label and document compliance.

Technical Attributes

Sage Geode Warehouse Management System software combines performance, flexibility and user-friendliness into a powerful, yet affordable warehousing solution.

It is enterprise-configurable and features multi-site, multi-workflow and complete automation capabilities (such as conveyors, AS/RS, carousels and sorting equipment). Its open design orientation makes it easy to fit into most operating environments including support for industry-standard Windows and Unix operating systems as well as Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases.

Its intuitive user-interface is available both on the Internet and in traditional client/server mode. This open web architecture makes it easy to extend Sage Geode to the Internet and use a light web client to access the database and any function of the application, remotely.

The software is built using the Sage Application Framework for the Enterprise X3 technology (SAFE X3) that provides the common underlying technical foundation for a full set of Sage applications for mid-to-large businesses. Leveraging a common development framework is an important distinction for companies seeking an ERP backoffice system with robust warehouse management capabilities, and SAFE X3 is one of the few software platforms providing such an integrated offering.

Plus, Sage Geode is provided with the SAFE X3 Integrated Development Environment, allowing the software to be personalized to unique company requirements in customer product implementations without changing source code.

Infrastructure
  • Multiple OS (Windows, Unix, Linux),
  • Multiple Database (SQL Server, Oracle),
  • Multiple languages, including American English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Chineese (Mandarin),
  • Multiple sites,
  • Multiple company (depositor),
  • Multiple and external zones (stores),
  • Multiple containers and container equivalence,
  • Web-based user interface (Internet Explorer),
  • Centralized or distributed deployment,
  • Standard Sage ERP X3 interfaces
  • Support for industry-standard barcode, printer and RF equipment,
  • Embedded Crystal Reports for ad-hoc needs.