>> Client Engagements: Review of Warehouse Management System (WMS) Solution developed inhouse by QANTAS

The system was developed by QANTAS to meet their requirements for warehousing in the aviation industry. It also incorporated links to older legacy systems that delivered stock quantity and financial functions.

Review of Warehouse Management System (WMS) solution developed inhouse by QANTAS
Client
Disciplines	IT Lifecycle Management; Logistics; System Evaluation and Selection
Situation	A review was requested of the newly developed WMS as part of an overall review of the logistics functions within the Sydney and Melbourne facilities.
Challenge	The WMS had been developed in house and was designed to support QANTAS operations and logistics functions. It was also not originally designed to operate on handheld devices.
Response	As part of an overall review of logistic functions, the benefits to be gained from improvement in the WMS solution were identified. These benefits were to be delivered as part of a program of improvements supporting improved cost and responsiveness outcomes for the warehousing and maintenance areas.
Outcome	Areas for improvement in the functions to be provided in the WMS were provided to QANTAS logistic management for implementation as part of the rollout of the system.