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2. Inventory management software - Wikipedia

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   When a product is in a warehouse or store, it can be tracked via its barcode and/or other tracking criteria, such as serial number, lot number or revision number.Systems for Business, Encyclopedia of Business, 2nd ed. Nowadays, inventory management software often utilizes barcode, radio-frequency identification (RFID), and/or wireless tracking technology.

3. Logistics automation - Wikipedia

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   A typical warehouse or distribution center will receive stock of a variety of products from suppliers and store these until the receipt of orders from customers, whether individual buyers (e.g. mail order), retail branches (e.g. chain stores), or other companies (e.g. wholesalers). A logistics automation system may provide the following:

4. Inventory control - Wikipedia

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   Inventory management is a broader term pertaining to the regulation of all inventory aspects, from what is already present in the warehouse to how the inventory arrived and where the product's final destination will be. [2] This management involves tracking field inventory throughout the supply chain, from sourcing to order fulfilment.

5. Order processing - Wikipedia

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   A warehouse may also need to support alternate picking strategies due to physical layout or product distribution; for example, if some products are only sold by pallet and require special lifting equipment, those pallet-orders might be batched or processed differently that the rest of the products which might be piece-picked — alternatively ...

6. Ikea's fleet of 250 autonomous drones takes stock of ... - AOL

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   Before using warehouse drones, workers would check thousands of pallets repeatedly in order to manage inventory. But with drones assisting, workers have more time to sort out order-related issues ...

7. Warehouse control system - Wikipedia

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   A warehouse control system (WCS) is a software application that directs the real-time activities within warehouses and distribution centers (DC). As the “traffic cop” for the warehouse/distribution center, the WCS is responsible for keeping everything running smoothly, maximizing the efficiency of the material handling subsystems and often, the activities of the warehouse associates ...