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Large Retail Logistics Warehouse Execution System, Michael Broughton
Large Retail Logistics Warehouse Execution System, Michael Broughton
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
In this study, integrated technical solutions designed for large retail logistics (LRL) material handling equipment (MHE) were integrated with advanced technical industry trends to create a warehouse execution/warehouse control system (WES/WCS) distribution center (DC) model. This model was executed using a distributor profitability framework. The resulting process metrics, financial elements, and forecasted financial drivers within the new model were tested against a standard warehouse management system (WMS) DC model without WES or integrated WCS technical solutions. The hypothesis was that using the WES/WCS DC model in automating store functionality would result in superior cost-effective solutions for the P&L/EBITDA lines of …