Maginus OMS – IDS Customer Experience

International Decorative Surfaces • Distributor of surfacing materials

– Specialise in flooring worktops laminates panel & solid surfaces

– Primary market shop fitters, furniture manufacturers, builders merchants

– Part of the Saint Gobain group– Turnover £150+m

IDS Nationwide• Central DC – in Nuneaton• Branches nationwide – 15 (Exeter to

Rosyth)• Mainly use own transport

– Customer deliveries– Restocking of branches

Branches

IDS - Challenge• Visibility of stock around the business• Rosyth order example

– Supplier in Stoke• Laminate example

– Put-away time (up to 2 days)

IDS Stoke

IDS Rosyth PO

IDS - ChallengeVisibility of stock around the business• Rosyth order example

– Supplier in Stoke• Laminate example

– Put-away time (up to 2 days)

IDS – Asset Tracking Project• To improve visibility of stock• To improve customer service

• Automate warehouse movements• Improve vehicle loading• Reduce “shrinkage”

Asset Tracking - Approach• Collaborative development of mobile WMS apps

– Goods Receipt– Warehouse Transfer Completion– Put-away– Stock movement– Pick Update– Delivery Confirmation– RMA Receipt– Stock Count

Asset Tracking - Approach• Enhanced Vehicle Loading

IDS Benefits

IDS Benefits

IDS Benefits

Project Challenges• Product barcoding• Warehouse barcoding• Group network

Mobile WMS Demo• Goods Receipt

– Elastic search– Receipt to INSP

Mobile WMS Demo• Put-away• Delivery Confirmation• Stock movements