The manufacturer decided that Acsis's resources and expertise in adapting bar code software technology to solutions best met their business strategy. Acsis's design included product orders being downloaded daily from the mainframe to the server. Production accesses this information for production schedules and shipping, and supervisors use the schedules to create dispatch plans based on filled orders. They know what has been produced, how much is due and what problems exist in production. Trucks are loaded more efficiently and orders are more accurate.
Truck drivers use hand-held units to receive delivery data for routes and quantities.
Deliveries are scanned to ensure correct loading, and driver information is uploaded for inventory control and billing. The system Acsis provided accounts for all labor and material and provides accurate and timely billing information. Management reports reflect what happens at each step of the process. Trucks are loaded to capacity and there is a corresponding savings in labor and a reduction in stale products. For our bulk delivery suppliers, we send EDI documents of what parts they need to deliver to our warehouse.