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| WAN | Wide Area Network - A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more local area networks (LANs). Computers connected to a wide area network are often connected through public networks, such as the telephone system. They can also be connected through leased lines or satellites. The largest WAN in existence is the Internet. |
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| Warehouse | A structure designated for the storage of goods. |
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| Warehouse Control System | Software used to control automated systems such as sortation systems, AS/RS, AGV's, and carousels in a warehouse. |
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| Warehouse Layout | The design and implementation of a warehousing strategy; typically includes storage rack placement, aisle design, production workflow, location numbering, staging locations, shipping locations, receiving locations, slotting, etc. strategies to maximize warehouse efficiency. An effective warehouse layout facilitates efficient and flexible material movement in and out of your facility. It can remove bottlenecks, shorten order cycles, reduces inventory, increase worker productivity, and improve warehouse safety. Proper facility design is critical to get the most out of your distribution facility, but optimal inventory storage, traffic flow, transportation routes, emergency preparation, and worker safety must be considered. Usage storage areas are typically measured in square footage (square feet / sq. ft.). Visualized as a 3D map of a warehouse. |
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| Warehouse Management System | Computer software designed specifically for managing the movement and storage of materials throughout the warehouse. WMS functionality is generally broken down into the following three operations: Picking, Putaway, and Replenishment. The key to these systems is the logic to direct these operations to specific locations based on user defined criteria. WMSs are a key part of the supply chain and provide directed stock rotation, intelligent picking directives, automatic consolidation, and cross-docking to maximize the use of valuable warehouse space. The systems also direct and optimizes stock put-away based on real-time information about the status of bin utilization. Warehouse management systems utilize Auto ID Data Capture technology, such as barcode scanners, mobile computers, wireless LANs and potentially RFID to efficiently monitor the flow of products. Once data has been collected, there is either a batch synchronization with, or a real-time wireless transmission to a central database. The database can then provide useful reports about the status of goods in the warehouse.
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| Warehouse Orchestration System | A warehouse management system capable of tracking all inventory in your warehouses by owner, item, zone, and location and proactively monitoring inventory levels, locations, employees, and key performance indicators in order to alert you when metrics fall outside of your configured levels or allow you to quantifiably manage and optimize your supply chain. |
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| Warehouse Requisition | A request from the warehouse to Purchasing to initiate a purchase order to restock one or more items. |
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| Warehouse Security | The combined total effort to exclude intrusion into a warehouse or control system by unauthorized persons, destructive pests, and acts of nature. Includes record keeping, access control, building design, maintenance, and housekeeping functions. |
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| Wave | Picking orders that are grouped together. Also referred to as "batched orders." |
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| Wave Picking | A type of zone picking in which orders do not move from one zone to another, but all zones are picked at the same time and the items are later sorted and consolidated into individual orders. Wave picking is the fastest method to pick for batches of multi-item orders, but it requires advanced sorting and consolidation logic. |
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| WCS | See Warehouse Control System
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| Web Application | Software designed to run within a web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer or Firefox). This allows a user to access the application from any location that has network connectivity and a web browser, e.g. desktop PCs, laptop PCs, PDAs, and web-enabled phones. No additional software is needed on the computer accessing the application and client upgrades are unnecessary. |
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| Web Services | A software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network. Web services provide an interface that is described in a machine-processable format, such as WSDL. Other systems interact with the web service in a manner prescribed by its interface using messages, which may be enclosed in a SOAP envelope, or follow a RESTful approach. These messages are typically conveyed using HTTP, and normally comprise XML in conjunction with other web-related standards. Software applications written in various programming languages and running on various platforms can use web services to exchange data over computer networks like the Internet in a manner similar to inter-process communication on a single computer. This interoperability (for example, between Java, Mainframe, Microsoft Windows, and Linux applications) is due to the use of open standards for all communications. |
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| Weighted Out | Describes a condition where the weight capacity of a trailer or container has been met. The term "weighted out" is most likely used when you have met the weight capacity of the trailer or container but still have physical space left in the trailer or container.
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| WiFi | WiFi is a trademark of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA). Products with the WiFi logo have been tested by WECA for interoperability with other 802.11b equipment. |
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| Wireless | Refers to the portable data collection / printing devices that use wireless computing standards (802.11a/b/g/n) to transmit data to the local host system. |
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| Wireless Access Point | A device that acts as a wireless hub to other access points, allowing multiple wireless devices to communicate with other wireless devices, devices on a wired LAN, or the Internet. |
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| Wireless Fidelity | See WiFi
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| WMS | See Warehouse Management System
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| WOS | See Warehouse Orchestration System
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