Prepared by:

CHRIS BLYTHE FCA

DATABASE ACCESS

SE2

SQL7/

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WINDOWS NT/2000 SERVER

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ORA-CLE

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ORACLE

DRIVER

WINDOWS NT/2000 SERVER

CS/3

ORA-CLE

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CS/3

PROGRAMS

ORACLE

DRIVER

UNIX SERVER

CS/3

INFOR-MIX

ON-LINE

CS/3

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(INFO-RMIX)

UNIX SERVER

CS/3

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CS/3 PROGRAMS

UNIX SERVER

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CS/3 PROGRAMS

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C(TRANSOFT/

SQL RETRIEVER)

UNIX SERVER

FEATURES & BENEFITS

PLATFORM INDEPENDENT(1)FEATURE:

BENEFIT:FAST DEVELOPMENT &

SUPPORT

PLATFORM INDEPENDENT(2)FEATURE:

BENEFIT:NO WAITING FOR NEW

FUNCTIONALITY

TALKS DIRECTLY TO UNDERLYING SE/CS/3 DATA(1)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:NO LICENSING PROBLEMS

TALKS DIRECTLY TO UNDERLYING SE/CS/3 DATA(2)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:NO SUPPORT “CLASHES”

DOES NOT USE EXTENSION TABLES(1)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:TOTALLY COMPATIBLE WITH

STANDARD SYSTEM

DOES NOT USE EXTENSION TABLES(2)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:NO RETRAINING ON STANDARD

SYSTEM

DOES NOT USE EXTENSION TABLES(3)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:NO SUPPORT PROBLEMS

DOES NOT USE EXTENSION TABLES(4)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:NO “DEAD ENDS” TO UPGRADE

PATH

CAN BE RUN FROM A PCFEATURE:

BENEFIT:WM STILL USABLE IF HHTs

TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE

WM ARCHITECTURE

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DATA ACCESS

(Database rules)D

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DATA ACCESS

(Database rules)

STATE MACHINE

(Business Rules & Sequence of

events)

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DATA ACCESS

(Database rules)

STATE MACHINE

(Business Rules & Sequence of

events)

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USER INTERFACE

(Screen displays)

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DATA ACCESS

(Database rules)

STATE MACHINE

(Business Rules & Sequence of

events)

WAREHOUSE

VIEWER

(Warehouse Visiblility)

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USER INTERFACE

(Screen displays)

STATE MACHINE

STATE MACHINE ALLOWS ON SITE EDITING

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:LOCAL CUSTOMISATION DOES NOT AFFECT SUPPORTABILITY

STATE MACHINE ALLOWS ON SITE EDITING

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:LOCAL CUSTOMISATION EASY, QUICK AND SO NOT EXPENSIVE

RF OPTIONS

USER INTERFACE

(Screen displays)

WAVELINK TELNET

Character HHTNon-Character HHT

OR

TELNET OR WAVELINK COMMS AVAILABLE

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:CAN UTILISE EXISTING TELNET HHTs OR LATEST TECHNOLOGY

RF CONNECTIVITY

TCP/IP Ethernet

COVERAGE VARIES, BUT TYPICALLY AROUND 200m

RADIUS FROM 1 BASE STATION

TCP/IP Ethernet

1 BASE STATION WILL SERVICE MANY HHTs (TYPICALLY 20+ NO

PROBLEM)

TRANSACTIONS:•POP PUTAWAY

•LOCATION TRANSFERS (WH & BIN)

•(INSPECTION CONTROL (QC))

•WOP PICKING

•(WOP COMPLETIONS)

•SOP PICKING/DESPATCH

•STOCKTAKING

FEATURES:

•VISUAL WAREHOUSE DISPLAY

•AUTO AND MANUAL ALLOCATIONS TREATED SEPARATELY

•FIFO/EXPIRY DATE/BIN PRIORITY ALLOCATIONS

BATCH TRACKING

SERIAL NO TRACKING

PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS

PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS

50MB DISK

USER DEFINED LABEL PRINTING

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:DOES NOT REQUIRE SUPPLIER

TO BARCODE PRODUCTS

PO BASED LABEL PRINTINGFEATURE:

BENEFIT:RAPID PRINTING TO MEET

INCOMING DELIVERIES

WAREHOUSEVIEWER

WAREHOUSE VIEWERFEATURE:

BENEFITS:LOTS!

REVISED ALLOCATIONS

REVISED ALLOCATION PROCEDURE(1)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:PRE-ALLOCATED

BATCHES/SERIAL NOS MUST BE PICKED

REVISED ALLOCATION PROCEDURE(2)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:STOCKTAKING WON’T AFFECT

OTHER ALLOCATIONS

REVISED ALLOCATION PROCEDURE(3)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:OTHER ALLOCATIONS WON’T AFFECT STOCK ADJUSTMENTS

REVISED ALLOCATION PROCEDURE(3)

FEATURE:

BENEFIT:OTHER ALLOCATIONS WON’T

AFFECT ORDER PICKING

POP PUTAWAY PROGRAM(1)FEATURE:

BENEFIT:POP RECEIPTS OPERATES IN

REAL TIME

POP PUTAWAY PROGRAM(2)FEATURE:

BENEFIT:VISIBILITY & CONTROL OF

STOCK AWAITING PUTAWAY

POP PUTAWAY PROGRAM(3)FEATURE:

BENEFIT:PUTAWAY DIRECTED FROM

HHT – NO PAPER

SUGGESTED BIN

SOP PICKING PROGRAM(1)FEATURE:

BENEFIT:VISIBILITY & CONTROL OF STOCK

PICKED BUT NOT DESPATCHED

SOP PICKING PROGRAM(2)FEATURE:

BENEFIT:CAN EASILY STOCKTAKE

PICKED STOCK

SOP PICKING PROGRAM(3)FEATURE:

BENEFIT:PICKING CAN BE DIRECTED

FROM HHT – NO PAPER

SOP PICKING PROGRAM(3)FEATURE:

BENEFIT:PICKING DIRECTED IN BIN NO

SEQUENCE

TYPICAL PRICES

£2-3K

<£1K

£20K

£1-2K

HARDWARE &

SOFTWARE

SERVICES

2 – 6 DAYS DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES

DESIGN CONCEPTS:

•100% COMPATIBLE WITH STANDARD SYSTEM

•HHT OPERATORS DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS

•FLEXIBLE OPERATIONAL MODES (STATE MACHINE)

•IMMEDIATE TRANSACTION PROCESSING(RF)

•REMOVE RESTRICTIONS IN SE/CS/3