Tag: allocation
-
Order Allocation vs Shipment Allocation
With both an Order Management System (OMS) and a Warehouse Management System (WMS), we have two stages of allocation: Order Allocation -> which creates Shipping Orders/Shipments from Orders; and Shipment Allocation -> which creates Shipping Containers from Shipments and allocates specific units of inventory to a given Shipment and Shipping Container. Order Management just needs…
-
Data Objects and Physical Objects
Fundamental to digital / physical agreement is confirming that your data objects correspond to the physical objects that you are working with. For example, as a Third Party Logistics (3PL) company, when evaluating a Warehouse Management System (WMS) or Order Management System (OMS), one of the first things we look for is the notion of…
Analogistical 