Warehousing operations cover a wide range of complex tasks including receiving, put away, inventory management, order picking and packing, shipping, replenishment, and so on. This complexity is the reason that Nippon Express USA has invested so heavily in a world-class warehouse management system (WMS) to run its DCs. You, as a customer, have the full benefit of this investment. With Nippon Express USA as your warehouse and distribution provider, you have a virtual warehouse management system at your fingertips. You have complete inventory visibility at any of the 62 North American Nippon Express USA DCs where your goods are stored, tracking capability of shipments in and out, and depending on how you configure your connections, integration of your order processing systems.

Nippon Express USA's WMS provides value to you, both in terms of its efficiency in handling your inventory and in providing you with actionable information. The system's efficiency provides savings to you because:

• Labor is more productive, so warehouse costs are lower
  
  
• Orders move more quickly, so order cycle time is reduced
  
  
• In-stock availability is better maintained, so order fulfillment and customer service is improved
  
  
• Tracking of inventory, orders and transportation activities are integrated by unit or client
  
  
• Business and order trends are identified, so supply chain plans can be adjusted
  
  
• Information is available to other systems to improve data sharing across the enterprise
  
  
• Stockouts and service failures are anticipated with event management capability, so corrective action can be taken before they become problems