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Warehouse Management Highlights
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Warehouse Management Highlights

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Overview of Proway Business World (PBW)
Proway Business World is a logistics software solution designed to optimize global logistics processes. It is adaptable to any warehouse and supports efficient value chain management, enhancing transparency and decision-making with a modular and configurable system.
Modular Design
PBW's modular design allows for individual licensing and activation of functions, supporting parallel task processing and minimizing costs. It integrates warehouse management and material flow control, eliminating the need for separate interfaces.
Software Kernel & Basic Functions
The PBW kernel provides multi-client capability, system transparency, and flexible dialogue structures, supporting both desktop and mobile applications with role-based rights management.
Usability & User Management
PBW offers an intuitive user interface with customizable layouts and user-defined permissions, supported by extensive online help and the ability to save queries and export results.
Material Master Data
PBW manages logistical base data for products, ensuring high data quality with information on material numbers, storage strategies, and hazardous material data.
Warehouse Structure Management
PBW manages multiple logistics sites, defining storage spaces as zones with specific functions and supporting resource assignment and storage strategies.
Key Features
  • Real-time operation
  • Cost reduction through optimized material flows
  • Intuitive user interfaces
  • Role- and user-defined permissions
  • Dynamic storage location management
  • Activity-based costing
Warehouse Structure Management
Efficiently handles storage units, item quantities, and locations, ensuring precise tracking and optimal storage through load classes and storage zone criteria.
Transport Control
Executes material movements efficiently with strategies and route network mapping, supporting both manual and automatic transport systems.
Process Control
Uses configurable process plans to manage activities and define control levels, ensuring correct process sequences in the warehouse.
Goods Receipt
Manages goods receipt activities from notification to storage, supporting flexible working methods and system support for employees.
Storage Location Strategies
Determines optimal storage locations with configurable inspection criteria and rules.
Shipping Control
Plans and controls the shipping process, including retrieval strategies and optimized route planning.
Kanban Processing
Ensures on-time replenishment based on actual consumption, reducing inventories to necessary levels.
Handling of Parcel Service Providers (CEP)
Connects various CEP service providers, managing parcel handling processes and ensuring compliance.
Automated Logistics Control Station
Automates logistics control tasks with configurable check rules, enabling scheduled activities and KPI monitoring.
Activity Based Costing
Maps logistics processes and records costs for real-time optimization and profitability checks.
Inventory Management
Records and documents inventory, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and providing analysis of inventory differences.
Production Supply
Facilitates the supply chain from workstations to production lines, allowing easy creation and activation of transport points and paths.
Integration Management
Connects to multiple external systems using various technical procedures, offering standardized interfaces and custom connections.
Automation Services
Connects with various automation solutions, enhancing process efficiency and reliability.
Mobile Services
Allows real-time data acquisition and processing via mobile devices, supporting functionalities like goods receipt and order picking.
Cloud Solution
Operates in the cloud, eliminating the need for local IT infrastructure and ensuring data integrity and security.
Artificial Intelligence
Uses AI and neural networks for resource planning and logistics optimization, improving efficiency in warehouse operations.
Resource Forecasting
Includes a table forecasting resource requirements for various warehouse types, highlighting deviations between available and forecasted resources.
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Warehouse Management

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About Proway Business World 5 Software Kernel & Basic Functions 10 Material Master Data 14 Warehouse Structure Management 16 Efficient Storage Space Usage 19 Automated Logistics Control Station 28 Activity Based Costing 30

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MORE THAN JUST SIMPLE WMS. P B W i s a s ta n da rd produ ct wit h gener ic st ruct ure and almo st u n l i m i te d possibi liti es – depend ing o n custo mer req uirement s.

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About Proway Business World Organization, control, analysis and optimization of the flow of goods and logistics - worldwide. Suitable for any warehouse regardless of industry. Proway Business World puts you in the position to make your value chain efficient, precise and fast. This ensures a continuous improvement of quality, customer satisfaction and sales. PBW optimizes transparency in the company and provides situational support for optimal decision-making. The heart of every logistics facility is the software which makes sure that all areas, transports, and processes interact smoothly with...

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State-of-the-art technology and the highest demands on our own work guarantee our customers - from small businesses to globally positioned medium-sized companies to globally operating corporations - a constant increase in their competitiveness. Benefit from the advantages of PBW's professional logistics software and stay ahead of the competition! Because of its modular and integrative structure, PBW can be used in projects according to the requirements and it allows an efficient distribution of functions. This brings along excellent possibilities for testing and it offers a transparent documentation....

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Innovative. Modern. More Flexible. Better. Often existing business processes have to adapt to the software. PBW is different. PBW adapts to your business processes. Extremely flexible. Higher performance no waiting and no delays. PBW works in real time Cost reduction through optimised material flows at their locations Simple and error-free operation through intuitive user interfaces and contextual input Continuous improvement of quality, customer satisfaction and turnover through efficient and precise Designing your value chain Time saving through digitalisation and automation of your logistics...

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Modular Design DATEV KERNEL KERNEL WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT AUTOMATION SERVICES AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY SHUTTLE SYSTEMS CONVEYOR SYSTEMS TRAY SYSTEMS SMALL PART SYSTEMS

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Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta) DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT COURIER EXPRESS SERVICES SHIPPING PROVIDERS MPLOYEE IFICATION BASED COSTS EXTERNAL SHIPPING PROVIDERS

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Software Kernel & Basic Functions The basis of PBW is the kernel, which is the platform for all other functions. All modules access these central functionalities. The PBW kernel consists of the following modules: f Multi-client capability Multiple locations | Multiple Desktop applic application f Modular Design f System transparency Tracking and tracing | Process Monitor | Journalisation | Backup and recovery f Flexible dialogue structure Multilingualism | Configurable dialogue and message texts | Individual choice of fields | Output of dialog tables in Excel Site | Workstat management User f...

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Dates | Reminders | Task management | User groups f Contact management Deposit contacts | Profile pictures | E-mail client alogs / favourites | | Pool workstations f Auxiliary functions f Table functions Fixed and variable columns of table | move | hide | Multiple sorting f Targeted search queries Free selection of filter fields | Free arrangement of filter fields | Saving search queries Usability - Auxiliary functions PBW provides the user with a standardised dialog layout for efficient operation. This intuitive interface facilitates the familiarisation and operation of the system. Combined...

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Usability & Usermanagement Dialog-based User Interface The intuitive user interface enables the operator However, should any questions arise, PBW to familiarise himself quickly and safely. For the provides the user with more than 2,700 daily operation we paid attention to a meaningful information, warning and error messages, as well and user friendly usability, which enables efficient as 1,800 pages of dialogue-based online help. working. The basis is a uniform structure of the dialoge in all menu items, consisting of function keys, filter fields and a tabular data output. Menus: Manual Picking...

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User & authorization management PBW is subject to an innovative authorisation concept. "Roles" are collections of authorisations, e.g. access to certain dialogs or functions. These can be assigned to users according to their areas of responsibility. In addition to user rights, there are additional site authorisations that can be used to assign users to different logistics sites or only to one logistics site. Menus: Block / Unblock Stock | Overview Inspection Orders Menus: Order Progress | Loading Overview | Stock Information | Transport Overview | Conveyor Status Quality Management Control Station...

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The Material Master Data Administration in PROWAY BUSINESS WORLD contains all logistical base data for a product. PBW achieves a maximum data quality for the product in relation to the logistic scope of work. The material master serves as the basis for all logistical processes. It can be transferred from a higher-level ERP system or created manually in the PBW. The data it contains is subdivided into the following areas: ► Designation of the additional texts ► Supplies and fixed bin location ► Hazardous substance data ► Dangerous goods data ► Customer-specific information (additional to materials)...

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Basic data Material number and text | Additional texts for the material | Material pictures | Base and order unit of measure | ABC and XYZ classes | Material groups | Material type | Category | Assortment | Batch obligation | BBD obligation | Serial number handling | Certificate handling | Hazardous material and dangerous goods data | Inspection intervals for QA | Material | Temperature | Room conditions | Standard designation | Drawing number with version Managing a packaging hierarchy | Abb. 3: Materialstamm: Zusatztexte und Fotoverwaltung Base quantity per unit | EAN per unit | Measurements...

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