BültenNet-WMS Towards integrating Virtual Reality and optimisation techniques The mission of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) is evolving from controlling goods movement and storage to light manufacturing, transportation and order management. Manufacturing end users are asking for WMS solutions that offer decision-making applications in a networked environment. The Net-WMS project proposes a software solution enabling the expected new generation of WMS networked businesses. Net-WMS will handle networked communication and co-operation processes through the integration of decision-making technologies, generic 3D placement primitives, virtual reality for 3D visualisation, interactively-designed packing models and knowledge modelling. The added-value and competitiveness increase of the Net-WMS solution, designed for plant level technicians, will be characterised by shared expertise, easy deployment and maintenance, flexibility, interoperability, better resource handling and access to remote services. Net-WMS optimisation developments are expected to achieve 20% savings on packaging costs and will be made available to the whole community through the enhancement of the Choco open-source system. The project gathers nine European organisations having a recognised expertise in logistical and packing problems, as well as in software development in supply chain optimisation. Net-WMS complementary and multidisciplinary consortium includes 3 SME’s, 2 large manufacturers and 4 academic and research centres. |
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Net-WMS is a Specific Targeted Research Project co-funded by the European Commission's ICT for Enterprise Networking. It contributes to the Ambient Intelligence (AITPL) European cluster.
Further Information : http://net-wms.ercim.org/ |
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The governance of Net-WMS is exercised via a Scientific Co-ordinator, a Technical Manager, and a Finance & Administration Coordinator. Together with the Work package Leaders, they form the project Steering Committee, which is the main decision-making body of the project. For more detailed information on the project, feel free to contact one of the Net-WMS liaisons: |
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| Net-WMS Project Summary | |||||||||
| The Net-WMS project aims at proposing interactive optimisation tools and prototype software that will form the basis for a new generation of Warehouse Management Systems networked services. Net-WMS will handle networked communication and co-operation processes through a variety of technologies: | |||||||||
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| The project scientific outcome will be relevant to the whole domain of combinatorial optimisation. It will have direct technological impact on Supply Chain Management at both the WMS and TMS (Transportation Management Software) levels, especially in the areas of packing, vehicle loading, space management, planning & scheduling, inventory control and packed item visualisation. | |||||||||
| From a scientific standpoint, significant advances are expected from Net-WMS in terms of: | |||||||||
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| On the technological side, the project will pave the way to next generation WMS software by applying innovative technologies that will enhance operations in industrial warehouse environments, such as: |
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| In terms of commercial impact, Net-WMS aims at improving European competitiveness in the area of warehouse management by significantly reducing costs related to packing, manpower and transportation. To this end, the project will produce innovative tools and plug-ins such as: |
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