Software
Staff -- Logistics Management, 8/1/2001
Platform for Mobile Communications
Gearworks' "etrace 2.0" provides a mobile communications platform for wireless devices used in transportation. The software, which connects devices such as Palm handheld computers, Web-enabled phones, and Blackberry pagers, allows users to capture signatures, obtain driving directions, or transmit GPS-based tracking information. (www.gearworks.com)
Revamped WMS for AS/400 hardware
Version 3.3 of RenSoftiWMS, an AS/400-based warehouse management system from RenSoft Interactive, is designed to automate and improve inventory processes for global distribution. The radio-frequency–based system offers enhanced pallet tracking, splitting and merging functionality, and putaway by cube. (www.vertexindustries.com)
PkMS Adds Transportation Management
Manhattan Associates has integrated the transportation management functionality of its recent acquisition, Logistics Pro, into the latest version of its PkMS supply chain execution suite. PkMS now features load planning and optimization as well as rate shopping. (www.manh.com)
Pick/Pack Capabilities Added to TMS
The ShipPack 2.1 module from VarsityLogistics adds pick/pack functionality to ShipSoft, Varsity's small-package shipping solution for AS/400 computers. The latest release includes enhancements such as a two-way ERP (enterprise resource planning) system interface, pick list management tools, and parcel nesting capabilities. (www.varsitylogistics.com)
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