Self-Service Material Withdrawal

What is the Unattended Warehouse Model?

The Unattended Warehouse Model refers to a warehouse operation mode that requires no on-site staff, enabling material requesters to independently withdraw materials. By leveraging IoT and facial recognition technology, and powered by SmartWMS, material requesters can complete the entire withdrawal process without assistance from warehouse personnel. Following system-guided workflows, they gain access via facial recognition, print picking lists, pick items, and perform self-checkout—all autonomously.

Unattended Material Withdrawal Process

  1. Withdrawal Request Submission and Approval: The requesting department submits a material withdrawal request through the SmartWMS system, which is then sent to the supervising department for approval.
  2. Access Control Verification: The access system identifies and verifies the requester’s identity, granting entry to the warehouse.
  3. Self-Service Withdrawal: Supports multiple withdrawal methods (paper-based picking, PDA barcode scanning, PTL light-directed picking, AGV goods-to-person picking, automated storage and retrieval systems, etc.).
  4. Verification: The requester returns to the workstation, logs into the system, and completes the verification process.

Multi-Owner + Multi-Warehouse

What is Multi-Owner?

“Multi-Owner” refers to managing goods belonging to multiple different owners within a single physical warehouse. Ownership of the goods may belong to suppliers, retailers, manufacturers, or any entity holding title to the inventory. Each owner may have distinct inventory management needs and operational processes.
– Supports different owners for the same product.
– Allows customized rule configurations for different owners based on their specific management requirements.
– Supports transfer of ownership rights.

What is Multi-Warehouse?

“Multi-Warehouse” means the system can simultaneously manage one or more warehouses located in different geographical locations.

  • Supports corporate group structures.*
  • Enables customized business rules for different warehouses or even different zones within the same warehouse, configurable down to the individual storage bin level.
  • Supports inter-warehouse transfer operations.

For details on features marked with *, please consult a technical advisor.