Buy-SA bid to channel billions to local firms
State- business accord sets target of 75% domestic procurement
SETUMO STONE
Published: 2011/11/01 06:43:54 AM
BUSINESS, the government and labour signed an accord on local procurement yesterday, pledging to increase their purchasing of goods and services from South African producers to an "aspirational target" of 75% in a bid to boost industrialisation and to create employment.
BusinessDay - Buy-SA bid to channel billions to local firms
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Motorists hit by another steep fuel hike
Motorists hit by another steep fuel hike: The price of all grades of petrol will rise by more than 20c/litre and diesel by more than 30c/litre next week - the fourth consecutive hike.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Warehouse-IT Software Proposal
Background
Kuepper International is a South African based software development house specializing in the Logistics Industry. Having deployed over 100 systems locally and internationally, our senior partners collectively have 40 years of experience in software design and development. Our 2 flagship products are the Winfreight system (FMS) and the Warehouse-IT system (WMS).
Warehouse-IT
Warehouse-IT is a warehouse management System designed to manage all the operations within a warehousing environment. The system is a windows based application running off a SQL database, deployed in a client-server setup. Below are some key system features:
• GRN Management
• Dispatch Management
• Multiple warehouse\item management
• RFT
• Picking slips and delivery notes
• Stock control
• Item tracking
• Stock movement tracking
• Serial No. tracking
• Faulty items tracking and reporting
• Bulk item re-location
• Comprehensive reporting
• Financials
• Broking Module
• Barcoding and handheld scanner interface.
• SMS interface
• Stock Variances
• Stock take
• Document Imaging
Solution Summary
Company A in South Africa is currently seeking a solution to manage the flow of products through the various stages in the workshop and warehouse cycle. The Warehouse-IT system will run as a standalone application, integrating to the existing on-site system where needed (to include SAP / Accpac / Pastel etc.).
GRN \ Receiving
All products entering the warehouse storage area are received into the system by means of a GRN. The Main GRN detail will be obtained from SAP (Integration), allowing the users to just scan the items by means of a barcode scanner. The system will do the necessary validation and audit checks to ensure all items are received correctly and in full.
Put Away
Once Received, products are consolidated and automatically allocated to a bin location based on various criteria \ rules entered into the system. Typical criteria would consist of Product type, space availability etc.
This process will be carried out with a mobile Scanner (PDA), prompting the user to first scan the allocated bin location and then to scan the products into the allocated bin location. This ensures the products are placed in the correct locations, and are put away in full.
All transaction carried out on mobile scanners are updated in real-time, eliminating the need to dock and download information after the scanning process is completed.
Molding Supply (PD Issue) / Packing Supply (AS Issue)
For the purpose of this document, these 2 processes have been combined to due to similar process requirements.
By means of integration to SAP, a supply order is generated on the Warehouse-IT system detailing product types and quantities. Picking slips for each order are generated and uploaded to mobile scanners, detailing the product location and quantities. Pickers will carry out the pick instruction by accepting \ activating the instruction, and then scanning the specified bin location and product barcodes. This method ensures that the correct quantities of the correct product are picked from the correct location.
Stock items are automatically put on hold once they have been allocated to a picking slip, allowing controllers to accurately see the “Stock on Hand” – “Stock in Pick” split when viewing stock levels.
Picking time should decrease due to the staff not having to locate items in the warehouse before picking. Each user will be required to log into the mobile device before carrying out the pick instructions, allowing the system to track\report on various picking stats:
• Average pick time per instruction.
• Average pick time per user.
• Picks per hour.
• Projected picks per shift.
The picked stock is then moved to the “PD issue” or “AS Issue” location, and a bulk stock movement transaction is processed on the Warehouse-IT system to ensure the stock locations off all items are updated. It is imperative that all stock movements are recorded into the system to ensure stock reporting is 100% accurate.
Distribution Orders
The Warehouse-IT system will list all orders due for dispatch, indicating orders ready for picking, and incomplete orders.
Once the supervisor has selected the orders to be dispatched, these are uploaded to the mobile scanners and the picker carries out the instruction. The process of picking will be much the same as the “PD Issue” & “AS Issue” – the picker will scan the bin location first and then scan the products out of that bin location. Once the correct quantity of products has been scanned, the picker is directed to the next location.
Once the pick is complete, the order is closed and a delivery note is printed. The same picking reports\stats mentioned in “PD Issue” & “AS Issue” are available for this process.
Having many years of experience in the freight industry, and numerous inhouse\dispatch sites – we are able to incorporate a dispatch module to control the out scanning and manifesting of goods leaving the warehouse. Furthermore this functionality can be extended to the distributors to ensure the receive all the goods that were dispatched to them, the result of this is an end to end track & trace system.
Stock Take \ Cycle Counts
Stock takes and cycle counts will be carried out in a similar manner – the supervisor will select either a part count or a full count and the system will then generate a stock take based on the criteria entered. The stock take order will be uploaded to the mobile scanner, detailing each product to be counted and the various locations where the product is stored. The user will not see the current quantity on hand for obvious reasons. Once the scan is completed and the supervisor has closed off the stock take, a discrepancy report will be generated showing all stock variances. Based on this, a re-count order will be generated and uploaded to the mobile devices and the user will again have to scan these items. Supervisor will have access to override system quantities should the stock take prove to be correct.
Implementation
A phased implementation approach will be taken:
• Phase1 (3 Weeks)
o Installation and Configuration of Warehouse-IT
o GRN \ Receiving
o Put Away
o PD Issue & As Issue
• Phase2 (2 weeks)
o Distribution Orders
o Stock Take \ Cycle Count
• Phase3 (2 weeks)
o Distributor Track & Trace
The IT representative from Company A will be required to assist where needed, especially on the integration issues.
Pro-Forma Costing (Discounts on Users and Volume when requested)
Being a locally owned business, Kuepper International is able to offer a cost effective solution.
Item Charge Type Cost (Excl VAT)
Software Rental (20 users) Monthly R20 000.00
Software Rental (10 add-on users) Monthly R8 500.00
Support (8am – 6:30pm) Monthly Included
Support (6:30pm – 8:00am) Monthly R10 000.00
Web Based Distributor Track & Trace add-on Monthly R8 000-00
The monthly rental is a fixed monthly rental based on a 12 month rental agreement. This includes support, installation, training, customization etc.
Kuepper International is a South African based software development house specializing in the Logistics Industry. Having deployed over 100 systems locally and internationally, our senior partners collectively have 40 years of experience in software design and development. Our 2 flagship products are the Winfreight system (FMS) and the Warehouse-IT system (WMS).
Warehouse-IT
Warehouse-IT is a warehouse management System designed to manage all the operations within a warehousing environment. The system is a windows based application running off a SQL database, deployed in a client-server setup. Below are some key system features:
• GRN Management
• Dispatch Management
• Multiple warehouse\item management
• RFT
• Picking slips and delivery notes
• Stock control
• Item tracking
• Stock movement tracking
• Serial No. tracking
• Faulty items tracking and reporting
• Bulk item re-location
• Comprehensive reporting
• Financials
• Broking Module
• Barcoding and handheld scanner interface.
• SMS interface
• Stock Variances
• Stock take
• Document Imaging
Solution Summary
Company A in South Africa is currently seeking a solution to manage the flow of products through the various stages in the workshop and warehouse cycle. The Warehouse-IT system will run as a standalone application, integrating to the existing on-site system where needed (to include SAP / Accpac / Pastel etc.).
GRN \ Receiving
All products entering the warehouse storage area are received into the system by means of a GRN. The Main GRN detail will be obtained from SAP (Integration), allowing the users to just scan the items by means of a barcode scanner. The system will do the necessary validation and audit checks to ensure all items are received correctly and in full.
Put Away
Once Received, products are consolidated and automatically allocated to a bin location based on various criteria \ rules entered into the system. Typical criteria would consist of Product type, space availability etc.
This process will be carried out with a mobile Scanner (PDA), prompting the user to first scan the allocated bin location and then to scan the products into the allocated bin location. This ensures the products are placed in the correct locations, and are put away in full.
All transaction carried out on mobile scanners are updated in real-time, eliminating the need to dock and download information after the scanning process is completed.
Molding Supply (PD Issue) / Packing Supply (AS Issue)
For the purpose of this document, these 2 processes have been combined to due to similar process requirements.
By means of integration to SAP, a supply order is generated on the Warehouse-IT system detailing product types and quantities. Picking slips for each order are generated and uploaded to mobile scanners, detailing the product location and quantities. Pickers will carry out the pick instruction by accepting \ activating the instruction, and then scanning the specified bin location and product barcodes. This method ensures that the correct quantities of the correct product are picked from the correct location.
Stock items are automatically put on hold once they have been allocated to a picking slip, allowing controllers to accurately see the “Stock on Hand” – “Stock in Pick” split when viewing stock levels.
Picking time should decrease due to the staff not having to locate items in the warehouse before picking. Each user will be required to log into the mobile device before carrying out the pick instructions, allowing the system to track\report on various picking stats:
• Average pick time per instruction.
• Average pick time per user.
• Picks per hour.
• Projected picks per shift.
The picked stock is then moved to the “PD issue” or “AS Issue” location, and a bulk stock movement transaction is processed on the Warehouse-IT system to ensure the stock locations off all items are updated. It is imperative that all stock movements are recorded into the system to ensure stock reporting is 100% accurate.
Distribution Orders
The Warehouse-IT system will list all orders due for dispatch, indicating orders ready for picking, and incomplete orders.
Once the supervisor has selected the orders to be dispatched, these are uploaded to the mobile scanners and the picker carries out the instruction. The process of picking will be much the same as the “PD Issue” & “AS Issue” – the picker will scan the bin location first and then scan the products out of that bin location. Once the correct quantity of products has been scanned, the picker is directed to the next location.
Once the pick is complete, the order is closed and a delivery note is printed. The same picking reports\stats mentioned in “PD Issue” & “AS Issue” are available for this process.
Having many years of experience in the freight industry, and numerous inhouse\dispatch sites – we are able to incorporate a dispatch module to control the out scanning and manifesting of goods leaving the warehouse. Furthermore this functionality can be extended to the distributors to ensure the receive all the goods that were dispatched to them, the result of this is an end to end track & trace system.
Stock Take \ Cycle Counts
Stock takes and cycle counts will be carried out in a similar manner – the supervisor will select either a part count or a full count and the system will then generate a stock take based on the criteria entered. The stock take order will be uploaded to the mobile scanner, detailing each product to be counted and the various locations where the product is stored. The user will not see the current quantity on hand for obvious reasons. Once the scan is completed and the supervisor has closed off the stock take, a discrepancy report will be generated showing all stock variances. Based on this, a re-count order will be generated and uploaded to the mobile devices and the user will again have to scan these items. Supervisor will have access to override system quantities should the stock take prove to be correct.
Implementation
A phased implementation approach will be taken:
• Phase1 (3 Weeks)
o Installation and Configuration of Warehouse-IT
o GRN \ Receiving
o Put Away
o PD Issue & As Issue
• Phase2 (2 weeks)
o Distribution Orders
o Stock Take \ Cycle Count
• Phase3 (2 weeks)
o Distributor Track & Trace
The IT representative from Company A will be required to assist where needed, especially on the integration issues.
Pro-Forma Costing (Discounts on Users and Volume when requested)
Being a locally owned business, Kuepper International is able to offer a cost effective solution.
Item Charge Type Cost (Excl VAT)
Software Rental (20 users) Monthly R20 000.00
Software Rental (10 add-on users) Monthly R8 500.00
Support (8am – 6:30pm) Monthly Included
Support (6:30pm – 8:00am) Monthly R10 000.00
Web Based Distributor Track & Trace add-on Monthly R8 000-00
The monthly rental is a fixed monthly rental based on a 12 month rental agreement. This includes support, installation, training, customization etc.
Monday, October 17, 2011
School Asset(s) Tracker
The system was developed to manage and track the distribution of pay slips and school books\material being sent from the regional Head Office to the various schools in 2 regions (North-West & kwazulu Natal). The system is entirely web based and was deployed to these 2 specific areas due to the rural nature of the school footprint.The system was deployed as part of an outsourced managed service whereby my client was managing the distribution process to curb corruption and misconduct within these communities.
An example of this is as follows:
A school principle was driving up and down between his school and the head office to fetch pay slips and books whenever the need arose (sometimes 3 times a week), and he would then put in a claim for 3 times the distance travelled, and on top of this he was never at the school fulfilling his actual position. They found that some of these principles didn't even have cars but were submitting claims.
The basic process flow of the system would be that the distribution would be created and all the relevant schools would be included. The selection process happened by means of multiple filters allowing the head office to eventually create the distribution. Examples of these filters are : First Language , Highest Grade , Number of learners , etc. Once the distribution was created the commodity would then be assigned to each school, detailing exactly the type of product and quantities to be delivered. Once this was done the system would automatically generate the manifests to each depot, and then to each school. Upon reaching the destination the system was updated and the POD details were entered into the system, including the recording of kilometers travelled by the driver. The system could then generate a distribution summary and also manage the driver claims.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Warehouse-IT Management Software (Tobacco Containers)
Function Summary
• Instruction\File Capture
o Shipper, Consignee, Notify parties, commodity details etc
o Origin, destination, Entry\exit port
o Client & Shipper references
o Special Instruction, Job Details
• Inbound Transactions
o Record multiple inbound transport transactions against a file\instruction.
o Manifest No, Destination Warehouses , Clearing Agents
o Transport details , vehicle Details, Seal numbers, Container Numbers, Customs Details
o Commodity Info (Grade , Lot , Units , Range , Weight etc)
o Dispatch and Arrival date recording.
• Outbound Transactions
o Shipping Details (ETD,ETA, ports, Booking ref, Shipping Line, Vessel, Voyage, Stacks etc)
o Customs details (BOE, BOL, Tariff Code, Customs Code, Bonded Store etc)
o Commodity Details (Weight, beetle traps, fumigation)
o Instruction Details (Warehouse, CTO, Transporter)
o Container Details (Container No, Seal No, Grade, numbering, cartons)
• Warehouse Movements
o Links to various warehouses and displays all the GRN’s and Dispatches for the supplied File reference.
o Stock controlled by Grade and LotNo , recording numbering and markings for each carton.
• Automated Instruction Reports
o Weight list
o Packing list
o Booking\sailing advice
o Fumigation
• Automated Notifications
o Automated email notifications are sent to pre-determined address that have been setup in the utility menu for different transaction types.Eg.: Every time an inbound transaction for is the company is captured in Malawi , an email is automatically sent to a list of recipients detailing the information relating to that transaction. This keeps all parties up to date on shipment movements and eliminates the need to rely on manual shipment updates.
• Stock Control
o GRN \ Dispatch \ Barcoding
o Stock defined by grades\lots etc
• Instruction\File Capture
o Shipper, Consignee, Notify parties, commodity details etc
o Origin, destination, Entry\exit port
o Client & Shipper references
o Special Instruction, Job Details
• Inbound Transactions
o Record multiple inbound transport transactions against a file\instruction.
o Manifest No, Destination Warehouses , Clearing Agents
o Transport details , vehicle Details, Seal numbers, Container Numbers, Customs Details
o Commodity Info (Grade , Lot , Units , Range , Weight etc)
o Dispatch and Arrival date recording.
• Outbound Transactions
o Shipping Details (ETD,ETA, ports, Booking ref, Shipping Line, Vessel, Voyage, Stacks etc)
o Customs details (BOE, BOL, Tariff Code, Customs Code, Bonded Store etc)
o Commodity Details (Weight, beetle traps, fumigation)
o Instruction Details (Warehouse, CTO, Transporter)
o Container Details (Container No, Seal No, Grade, numbering, cartons)
• Warehouse Movements
o Links to various warehouses and displays all the GRN’s and Dispatches for the supplied File reference.
o Stock controlled by Grade and LotNo , recording numbering and markings for each carton.
• Automated Instruction Reports
o Weight list
o Packing list
o Booking\sailing advice
o Fumigation
• Automated Notifications
o Automated email notifications are sent to pre-determined address that have been setup in the utility menu for different transaction types.Eg.: Every time an inbound transaction for is the company is captured in Malawi , an email is automatically sent to a list of recipients detailing the information relating to that transaction. This keeps all parties up to date on shipment movements and eliminates the need to rely on manual shipment updates.
• Stock Control
o GRN \ Dispatch \ Barcoding
o Stock defined by grades\lots etc
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Winfreight Version 10
1) Management Reporting
We have incorporated some management reporting into the system with reports like new sales per sales rep, most common destinations and services etc. We are open for any other suggestions into this part of the system and can add any new reports pretty easily. These are all displayed using graph and pie charts which can be exported for your management meetings
2) POD Exchange
For any of your larger customers or agents you can export all your scanned images to a FTP site of their choice, eliminating the need for them to re-scan the POD's. This will further be developed to enable all WinFreight customers to inter-change POD's
3) SMS System
This has been active for a while but we are putting more and more customers on this service daily, you have the ability to SMS driver's collections directly from WinFreight. Call us today to activate this on your system
4) E Waybill
We now have the ability for you to offer an online in-house system to your customers where they can process waybills online and print out an electronic e-waybill and stickers. Please contact me for more information on this
5) Auto Updater
The latest version of WinFreight automatically updates to the later version if there is one available on our update server, always ensuring you are on the latest version and release.
6) WinFreight Online
There are still a lot of customers not taking advantage of our online POD and tracking system, please let us know if you are interested in this product at all. It gives your customers the abillity to view POD's and the POD scans online saving calls into your CSD department
We have incorporated some management reporting into the system with reports like new sales per sales rep, most common destinations and services etc. We are open for any other suggestions into this part of the system and can add any new reports pretty easily. These are all displayed using graph and pie charts which can be exported for your management meetings
2) POD Exchange
For any of your larger customers or agents you can export all your scanned images to a FTP site of their choice, eliminating the need for them to re-scan the POD's. This will further be developed to enable all WinFreight customers to inter-change POD's
3) SMS System
This has been active for a while but we are putting more and more customers on this service daily, you have the ability to SMS driver's collections directly from WinFreight. Call us today to activate this on your system
4) E Waybill
We now have the ability for you to offer an online in-house system to your customers where they can process waybills online and print out an electronic e-waybill and stickers. Please contact me for more information on this
5) Auto Updater
The latest version of WinFreight automatically updates to the later version if there is one available on our update server, always ensuring you are on the latest version and release.
6) WinFreight Online
There are still a lot of customers not taking advantage of our online POD and tracking system, please let us know if you are interested in this product at all. It gives your customers the abillity to view POD's and the POD scans online saving calls into your CSD department
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Technology increasingly empowers users
Technology increasingly empowers users: Your pot plant can chirp if it needs water, the couch declare your weight, online purchases become ever easier – and the online product offering keeps expanding.
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