Free seminar for WMS professionals - 30th April 2008

Optimising your Warehouse Management System

Belgravium Ltd and ATMS have announced a half-day seminar on the theme of warehouse optimisation to be held at The AIDC European Centre of Excellence, Halifax on 30th April 2008.

The Belgravium-ATMS Seminars are a truly worthwhile event for existing and prospective users of WMS systems.

In one half day session delegates can:

(i) Discover how the power of real-time IT can enable WMS systems to surpass expectations, maximising efficiency whilst minimising costs.

(ii) Bring themselves up-to-speed on the future direction of mobile computing technologies such as Warehouse Management Software, Radio Frequency Data Capture, RFID and bar coding.

(iii) Hear case studies and witness practical examples of current WMS applications. The April Seminar will see approved WMS software & mobile computing hardware specialists on hand with experience of wireless integration, RFID implementation, WMS Best Practice amongst other topics.

Demonstrations will include;

Receipting
Task Management
Warehouse Optimisation
The use of bar coding & radio data terminals
Third party specifics
Perpetual Inventory
Quality control
Despatch planning
Picking and despatch control

ADMISSION IS ENTIRELY FREE but places are limited and so early registration is recommended. Delegates can register on-line at WWW.BELGRAVIUM.COM/SEMINAR .

Format of the event

During the morning session delegates are invited to hear papers on WMS optimisation, wireless implementation and general Mobile Computing themes delivered by expert advisors from Belgravium and ATMS.

During and after lunch delegates will be able to continue dialogue with ATMS and Belgravium personnel. An area will be set aside for practical demonstrations of ATMS software and Belgravium Mobile Computing hardware. In addition, delegates will be able to view the AIDC Centre demonstrator areas that explain the use of data capture technology in a wide variety of business scenarios.

Who should attend?

The event is of great relevance to any personnel working within the WMS arena, whether operational or IT-oriented. Real-time Mobile Computing combined with state-of-the-art warehouse management software is currently utilised by almost every market sector. Users from within the following sectors can all point to dramatic improvements in overall productivity and employee / operational efficiency;

Manufacturing
Supply Chain
Healthcare
Public Sector
Utilities
Field Service Operations
Retail / Field Sales
Postal / Express Delivery
Transportation / Fleet Management

........and the above list is by no means exhaustive. Why not challenge ATMS and Belgravium to identify operational benefits for your organisation ?

The Belgravium-ATMS Seminar is undoubtedly the most productive day you'll spend away from the office, the educational benefits and networking opportunities are simply excellent.

About ATMS

For over 22 years ATMS has been working with national and international market leaders in Third Party Logistics, Manufacturing and Distribution to help them improve the control of their warehousing operations and supply chain.

Optimum Warehouse Management and Supply Chain Control is vital to the success of modern businesses, and is the key to excellent customer service and high operating efficiency.

ATMS Warehouse Management System and Supply Chain Track and Trace solutions are designed for both Third Party Logistics Providers and dedicated in-house operations.

Systems are designed to improve warehouse efficiency and improve stock accuracy, whilst improving efficiency with automated data capture and electronic communication of supply chain information.

Our activity based charging module, for instance, ensures optimised client billing for Third Party Logistics Operators and is also well received by in-house operations moving towards using their warehousing operations as profit centres.

ATMS software solutions are highly configurable packages, packages that can be configured and re-configured to your existing and future needs at the click of a mouse, by yourselves, by ATMS or by any of our accredited international partners. ATMS solutions are platform independent and they run on most types of hardware / operating system; including Windows 200X, Unix, Linux, HP-UX etc. Our solutions can link with all leading external databases, including Oracle, SQL, Progress etc. Applications are crash proof, zero maintenance, designed to run 24 hours a day / 7 days a week and are highly scalable - from one user to thousands of users with no code changes. For even greater resilience our systems can synchronise automatically with remote servers, often situated in a different geographical area - providing the ultimate level of disaster prevention.

About Belgravium Ltd

Belgravium designs, manufactures, markets and supports Radio Frequency Data Communications (RFDC) and mobile computing systems. The companys ability to integrate its wireless technology to all types of business management system has enabled a steady growth since its foundation in 1982. During this period the product range has expanded to include; hand held mobile computers, vehicle mount terminals, full screen terminals, high speed pick by light systems, wireless LAN infrastructure, voice recognition systems and RFID tag reading hardware.

Belgravium is widely considered as a leading manufacturer within the data capture industry and has a large and varied customer base to reinforce this. With well in excess of 500 site installations throughout the World, Belgravium's customer base includes many household names in manufacturing, retail and distribution. Some of Belgravium's major users include Corus, Toys R Us, John West, Virgin Atlantic, Air Berlin, Coca-Cola, GSK and most of the prominent names within the Third Party Logistics sector ( Wincanton, P&O, TNT etc. ).