SmartDC - Distribution Visibility Platform

Disruptions in the distribution supply chain directly impact enterprise performance and profitability. These glitches occur at each and every stage such as - inaccuracy in goods receipt, put-away errors, inaccurate cycle count, work-in-process inventory errors and order processing errors. These errors get further amplified as it moves through the supply chain resulting in huge financial losses and customer dissatisfaction. 

One of the biggest factors leading to operational inefficiencies in an enterprise is lack of real time visibility. The limitations of existing enterprise planning systems like (ERP, WMS or others) to capture these errors automatically at the time of execution result in untimely response to fix these errors. 

SmartDC is an execution platform, designed with the vision to overcome the limitations of enterprise planning systems by capturing deviances at each and every distribution process in real time and empower users for better decision making by reporting key operational metrics. SmartDC eliminates supply chain glitches by enabling cross functional collaboration between various distribution processes like receiving, put-away, cycle count, assembly & kitting and shipping.

In a disruptive warehouse environment, as volume and production velocity increases, existing systems are unable to scale. SmartDC enables automatic goods receipt reconciliation with order information reducing labor costs and improving accuracy. It ensures that received products are put away correctly at the right location and guarantees quick and accurate cycle count inventory at all times. It enables companies to accurately control their work-in-progress inventory and production performance in real time based on demand and shipment forecast. With SmartDC, companies are able to eliminate order processing errors such as over shipment or short-shipment, shipping wrong products or shipping orders to wrong location.

KeyTone delivers out-of-the-box solution in inventory management, order management and performance management by leveraging its SmartDC platform to enable companies gain real time distribution visibility. 

The SmartDC Inventory Management Solution captures inventory information at each and every stage of DC operations and provides granular and accurate visibility of your raw material, work-in-process and finished goods inventory and material movements. This solution helps you to monitor and respond to inventory changes in real time. SmartDC has helped customers reduce their cycle counting times from four months to two weeks. 

The SmartDC Order Management Solution makes the entire order processing transparent. You can track the flow of goods, measure service levels and maintain a constant overview of all shipments from the time they are received till the time they are shipped. SmartDC has helped customers achieve 100% shipment accuracy. 

The SmartDC Performance Management Solution provides a powerful remedy that reduces the amount of labor and time necessary to complete a given task; eliminates the need to check, audit, or verify that the correct product and quantity is where it should be; Improves overall throughput and on-time delivery by making products available for customer orders more quickly;