Alex Parfenov is a Principle Consultant in CIBER’s Supply Chain practice. Over the last 15 years, he has worked in various roles in WMS and Supply Chain Consulting fields, as a software developer, system integrator, and more recently as implementation consultant and project manager. His strengths include best practice benchmarking in supply chain operations, logistics improvement analysis, and execution of WMS implementations. Alex has assisted several clients in improving performance of their warehouse by optimizing slotting strategies, and designing and implementing scalable warehouse processes. Alex has also authored several articles in a variety of supply chain industry publications.

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Was your WMS Implementation Successful? 5 Key Indicators

Alex Parfenov, Principle Consultant : 16 June 2010 / 9:15 AM : 0

Today, many companies have acknowledged the necessity of state-of-the-art warehousing automation and inventory control by investing in warehouse management systems. Some companies invested in an off-the-self, standalone WMS; others in a WM module of an ERP package; and finally some chose to develop a system in-house. While some could argue the merits of one approach versus another, they all can lead to success if tackled properly.

Unfortunately, the market is full of examples of poor or incomplete implementations where the full potential of a WMS is not realized. Often, the small subtleties of the customer’s business that were poorly understood by the ...

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Posted in Supply Chain on 16 June 2010

Tagged: Supply Chain WMS

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