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Smart Conference


"The SMART SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNOLOGY" Show is a bold, fresh event bringing the supply chain and logistics industry together. The exhibition offers the opportunity to launch new products, meet the press, network with analysts and come face-to-face with over 1800 professionals in supply chain, logistics and materials handling. Dotcom Logistics has chosen the SMART 2005 conference as the Australian product launch. Please visit us at Pedestal 16 to discuss your WMS requirements with CRiSTAL Solutions Pte. Ltd and Dotcom Logistics.

www.smartconference.com.au

CRiSTAL WMS - even more functionality

• Picture of Product
• Shipment / Container Management
• User-definable Multi-language Function
• Wireless Communication - Microsoft CE Platform

Picture of Product

Always having problem identifying an item because the item code label is missing and there tens of items that look the same.

CRiSTAL WMS provide you with an answer to that by ensuring you to putting a picture to the item code.

Shipment / Container Management

CRiSTAL Warehouse Management System have incorporated a Shipment / Container Management module to assist shippers and warehouse operators to monitor their shipment, both import and export, and related containers movement.

This helps users to ensure that shipment containers expected arrive on time and empty containers do not stay in the yard loner than required.

User-definable Multi-language Function

Companies that operate across international borders face the issue of have their system displaying the language of the countries they operate in. Although this is usually not an issue as vendor is always willing to carry out the customization required.

However, the cost can be prohibiting that many times such requirement has to be abandoned.

CRiSTAL Warehouse Management System now incorporates the functionality to enable users to add and customize languages in accordance to their own requirement without having to ask for the language customization.

Wireless Communication

Today a very common tool in the business world is the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). PDA's which uses Windows CE as its operating system. Windows CE is a very proven technology platform – and when applied to a warehouse an application proves to be very very cost effective.

Dotcom Logistics' wireless solution is aimed at helping users maximise their warehouse activity via a real-time, cost effective and proven Microsoft CE platform.

CRiSTAL WMS uses a ruggesdised version of these PDA' for the deployment of our wireless solution which in addition can be configured for a whole range of Microsoft and other applications.

Almost all good WMS’s can use wireless devices however, with proper configuration by our Microsoft team, your wireless with CRiSTAL software can be used for a multitude of applications –not just scanning barcodes!

• Barcode scanner
• Mobile Phone
• Microsoft Outlook for your e-mail
• GPRS enabled for electronic Proof of Delivery
• Voice Picking

When your business is ready to expand then it is simply a matter of installing a wireless network comprising of CE compatible terminals (e.g. Symbol, LXE, Intermec etc...), access points and associated professional services – and away you go!

The CRiSTAL WMS application can be delivered in either as a paper-based or wireless application. You may wish to start picking your orders using a paper pick-sheet then as your business grows, to gain extra productivity while still keeping the same staff levels; you can easily install wireless scanning. To help you decide whether to choose a wireless solution now or some time after 'go-live' of CRiSTAL WMS, ask for a copy of “When to deploy a wireless solution.pdf” when completing the Contact Form.

A Dotcom Logistics solution is all about maximising your return on investment by using the one piece of hardware for a range of applications.

Shown below are some example screen shots from CRiSTAL's wireless solution:

Media Release