Overseas warehouse technology is an important means of overseas warehouse management. Like previous warehouse management, overseas warehouses also require professional management methods and warehouse management skills. Therefore, the auxiliary role of overseas warehouse systems is particularly important. At the same time, overseas warehouses are different from the previous domestic warehouse management. Because overseas warehouses have cross-border and transnational attributes, the performance of the warehouse system has become an important part that overseas warehouse companies need to consider and choose.
10.4.1 Overseas warehouse system: fast response + large font size + easy operation
From the perspective of the supply chain system and the ecological direction of the industrial chain, whether the overseas warehouse operation can be successful depends on whether the overseas warehouse system in the overseas warehouse can play its due role in all process links. Among them, the classification of warehouse commodity types and the matching of supply chain types all rely on the overseas warehouse system. The overseas warehouse system plays an important role in warehouse intelligent decision-making, and the overseas warehouse system must also have the following characteristics:
1. Fast response
The system response speed must be fast. The execution speed of the logistics center is very fast, so the system query speed and data processing speed must keep up with the operation speed of the employees. If the system is too slow, it will delay logistics operations. From the perspective of the system’s technical architecture, the amount of data read, the database structure design, and the use of client memory resources will directly affect the system’s response speed.
2. The font size should be large
Because the operators are different from those working in general office buildings, most of them have to work standing up, and the distance between their eyes and the computer screen is farther than the distance between them and the computer screen when they are sitting, so the font size of the system interface should be large enough for operators to read easily. In particular, key information such as data and numbers should be drawn in key positions to facilitate the work of operators and improve their work accuracy.
3. The system should be simple and easy to operate
The e-commerce system is not an ordinary website page, so it does not need to attract people’s attention, does not need beautiful dynamic pictures, and is not a dynamic analysis report. Enterprise personnel do not need to observe the data trend in real time like the staff of securities companies. The interface of the overseas warehouse system is mainly a static operation interface decomposed from logistics operations, in which only data such as the number of picking or the number of shelves need to be entered. Except for the necessary prompt information, there should be no redundant content on the interface.
10.4.2 Warehouse Automation: A Magical Weapon to Improve Efficiency
The automation of overseas warehouse systems refers to systems that can store and automatically retrieve goods without the need for direct manual processing, and some automated warehouses can be directly connected to other production systems.
Warehouse automation is controlled and managed by electronic computers, and directly relies on the system to carry out warehouse receiving and sending operations. During the operation, no manual handling operations are required, and the receiving and sending of goods can be completed directly through the automated mechanical system, which reduces traditional labor costs, improves the accuracy of operations, and greatly improves efficiency.