What is a Warehouse Management System?

A Warehouse Management System (WMS) is software that manages and controls all the processes in a warehouse and order-picking operation, from goods receipt through to dispatch.

When a WMS makes sense:

• When you want to run warehouse processes centrally, from goods receipt to dispatch, rather than across separate, disconnected systems.
• When automated technology (such as AutoStore or a high-bay warehouse) and manual areas need to work together in a single system.
• When you need real-time visibility of stock, throughput and disruptions, so decisions are driven by data rather than gut feeling.

Distinction: Unlike an ERP or MES system, which handles the higher-level business and production processes, a WMS controls the physical warehouse processes themselves. HiLIS goes beyond a classic WMS, adding material flow control and a control room in one platform.

Our HiLIS WMS is the core of the automatic or manual intralogistics process control system in the solutions we develop for customers, in our role as full service provider of custom intralogistics solutions. It's a high-performance software suite capable of mapping any process important to your intralogistics flows. As the central brain of the warehouse, HiLIS manages, controls and optimises both material and data flows.

HiLIS clearly displays all data on the user interface of your choice - whether it be  a classic PC workstation or a mobile device. Our Warehouse Management System can even optimise, control and monitor complex customer-specific logistics processes. Moreover, its modular structure allows for custom adaptations to your specific needs, offering maximum flexibility and investment security.

High Performance, Ergonomic User Interfaces.

HiLIS is the ideal system for high-performance, flexible warehouse management. It centrally maps all subareas of your intralogistics from goods receipt to goods dispatch, optimising system coordination without media or interface inerruptions.

One of the most important aspects is that processes are not only controlled automatically with the option to intervene manually, but can also be optimally supervised by the warehouse staff.

In developing the user interface, as a provider of turnkey solutions we’ve exploited all aspects of our warehouse management system expertise. Intuitive, ergonomic operation, in addition to displays on attractive user interfaces, are fundamental prerequisities for frictionless, transparent processes.

all you need to know about our hilis wms

Your HiLIS full-service provider - HÖRMANN Intralogistics

HÖRMANN Intralogistics is general contractor for all areas related to intralogistics. We continuously incorporate our comprehensive know-how and decades of experience in intralogistics into the development of our HiLIS-WMS.

Thanks to its modular, flexible structure and release-capable software architecture, HiLIS can be expanded at any time as your company grows, and quickly adapt to changing business processes. In other words, it’s a modern, flexible and investment-proof solution for you and your company.

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HiLIS Warehouse Management Functions

• Warehouse and inventory management
• Master control
• Goods receipt and putaway
• Order control
• Replenishment and production supply processes
• Picking
• Consolidation and packing
• Shipping control
• Inventory
• Key performance indicators and reporting
• Material flow control

HiLIS Storage management

• Fully automated warehouse systems management (HRL, AKL, AutoStore®...)
• Manually operated storage area management: Person-to-goods picking warehouses, block warehouses, shelf warehouses, long goods / paternoster warehouses, etc.
• Storage zones division
• Chaotic and fixed storage space management, multi-deep
• Compartment and field load monitoring
• Capacity calculations and optimisation
• Multiple site management

HiLIS Inventory management

• Inventory management by item, item group, batch, QA status, BBD, remaining shelf life, loading aids, etc.
• Multi-level, segmented load unit mapping
• Flexibly combinable FIFO / LIFO / FEFO  inventory management principles
• Automatic replenishment processes
• Set / kit item structures and parts list management
• Labelling and printing process management
• Serial number management
• Client capable
• Flawless traceability of all bookings and material movements, long-term archiving

HiLIS Inventory management

• Revenue from external and internal goods receipts
• Evaluation from ERP systems, production systems, external supplier systems
• Repacking and formation of loading units, at stationary and mobile workstations
• Additional storage and compaction
• Automatic warehouses: automatic identification and storage of loading units
• Manual warehouses: complete process mapping from collection to putaway
• Automatic destination warehouse assignment by HiLIS
• Plausibility checks (weight, dimensions, load carriers)
• Reporting of goods receipts including under- / over-delivery
• Control of QA inspection, clarification and release processes incl. photo documentation
• Flawless traceability of all bookings and material movements, archiving possible for years

Opening day control HiLIS

• Global order management
• Processing of external and internal order types
• Control of order priorities and rush orders
• Processing of orders according to staging times
• Sequenced retrieval and picking
• Control, synchronization and monitoring of transfer orders
  • in all automatic warehouses and manual storage areas
  • AGV / AMR, forklifts, tugger trains, ...
  • Way optimization

Manual picking

• Goods-to-person
• Person-to-goods
• Serial / parallel picking
• Multi-level picking
• Multi-order picking
• Batch picking
• Negative picking
• Supported (mobile) picking technologies.
  • Pick-by-Voice, Pick-by-Vision, Pick-by-Light
  • Put-to-Light
  • MDE, tablets, forklift terminals...

Supply and disposal of production areas

• Interface connection to production systems
• JIT and JIS production control/supply to KANBAN warehouses
• Supply and process control of tugger trains
• Possible integration of production processes in HiLIS

Supply and disposal of production areas

• Interface connection to production systems
• JIT and JIS production control/supply to KANBAN warehouses
• Supply and process control of tugger trains
• Integration of production processes in HiLIS possible

Consolidation and packaging

• Time- and status-controlled consolidation of order shares from different warehouse areas
• Cross-docking
• Process control in consolidation zones
• Mapping of all packing and shipping processes
• Calculation and application of volume-optimised packing schemes
• Packing instructions management
• Document printing (delivery bills, packing lists, accompanying documents, etc.)
• Shipping label printing, connection to shipping systems

Inventory

• Permanent inventory
• Zero-crossing inventory
• On-the-fly inventory discrepancy correction
• Near-zero inventory
• Inventory by item
• Inventory by key date
• Ad-hoc reporting of inventory corrections and inventory results to the ERP system
• HiLIS - ERP system inventory reconciliation
• Inventory list creation and editing
• Connection to external inventory systems

Systems engineering

• HiLIS application server operating system: Microsoft Windows Server
• Database: Oracle
• Programming language: JAVA
• Connection to all ERP, production and shipping systems via flexible interface modules
• Integration of all mobile terminals (MDE, forklift terminals, tablets, pick-by-voice, pick-by-vision etc.)
• Connectivity for "Industry 4.0" use cases such as predictive maintenance supported via standardised interfaces such as OPC/UA

PLC control engineering

• Communication with intelligent peripherals (Profinet, Profibus, Ethernet, OPC UA)
• Communication with actuators / sensors (AS-i technology, Profinet)
• Regular positioning with BPS, laser, camera system
• Continuous data tracking and runtime monitoring
• S7-1500 / 300 control system for materials handling and stacker cranes
• Step 7 / TIA framework for PLC programming
• System visualisation (SCADA)

For small-format, sensitive and heavy (over 100 kg) warehouse items with a high turnover, we create customized automated tray warehouses with connecting conveyor technology, picking stations, shipping buffers, etc.

Depending on requirements, we design the tray storage systems with steel or plastic trays, which can be equipped with special inlays to store the items safely and gently

The advantages at a glance

• High dynamics
• multiple loads
• effective use of space, variable occupancy, multiple depths
• fully automated storage and retrieval machines

All about tray storage
 

Your contact - Michael Hoffmann

 Reference - REHAU

Dynamic storage and picking

Picking is carried out individually according to the principle of "goods to person", "person to goods" or a combination of the two. Ergonomically optimized provision of goods to the picker enables them to work with high picking performance and a low error rate.

The picker is supported by various modern technologies, such as "pick-by-light", "put-to-light", "pick-by-voice", handheld terminals, PC terminals and others.

Online interfaces to various parcel service providers with label printing for each package are provided by our customized HiLIS Warehouse Management System.

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HÖRMANN Intralogistics creates unique tray warehouses for long and flat goods with connected conveyor and picking technology.

We bring all our expertise to every project and provide tailor-made overall solutions for your economically successful future.

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