A WMS for the complex challenges in Manufacturing companies
Manufacturing companies are characterized by an extreme focus on profitability throughout the supply chain, which places high demands on internal logistics. Apport has extensive experience with the industry’s unique challenges.
Strengthen your manufacturing business with efficient warehouse management
Manufacturing companies operate in an environment where efficiency, transparency and full control from raw material to finished product are crucial to both competitiveness and profitability. When materials and finished goods move between production and the warehouse, even minor disruptions and errors can create bottlenecks, unnecessary downtime and lost productivity. Without close interaction and clear data across processes, time, money and visibility are lost.
Apport MES solves this challenge by connecting the warehouse and production. It ensures that materials are always available in the right quantities and at the right time, and that both production and warehouse teams work with the same up-to-date data. This creates a stable flow from goods receipt to finished product without unnecessary delays or duplicated work.
In brief: What you get with Apport MES
- Paperless production
- Less manual work
- Visibility of jobs and messages
- Better traceability
- Full overview of materials and inventory
- Smarter allocation and better use of resources
- Real-time visibility
Apport WMS Customers in the Manufacturing Segment
With warehouse management for production, you get
Reduce errors
With digital systems and controlled workflows, manual errors in production are minimized. Accurate data ensures that both raw materials and finished goods are handled correctly — every time.
Increased traceability
With precise labeling and digital registration, you can always see where materials, semi-finished, and finished goods are throughout the entire production process.
Everything is connected
The system connects production with warehouse, purchasing, and planning. You gain full transparency across the entire value chain and can optimize both flow and resource utilization.
Paperless production
Avoid manual paperwork and unreliable notes. Job instructions, picking tasks, and messages are displayed digitally on touchscreens directly in production.
Gain overview
Track the status of orders, materials, and machines in real time. You always have a full overview of production and can quickly respond to changes and optimize the flow.
Efficient use of resources
The system helps maximize capacity across workstations, materials, and staffing. This ensures a stable flow and minimizes waste in production.
Efficient warehouse management and production in one: When WMS and MES work together
In modern production, it’s not just about getting goods out the door — it’s about getting them out quickly, accurately, and with full visibility. That’s where WMS (Warehouse Management System) and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) come into play.
A WMS helps you keep track of where your goods are in the warehouse, how they’re picked, packed, and shipped.
An MES manages the production itself — what needs to be produced, when it should happen, and which materials and machines are used.
When you combine WMS and MES, you create a powerful flow between production and warehouse. This means you can:
- Avoid wasted time because the warehouse system knows what production needs — and when
- Get automatic inventory updates when something is produced or used in production
- Reduce errors because data flows directly between systems — no manual recalculations
- Get better planning because MES knows what’s available in the warehouse, and WMS knows what’s coming out of production
- Can optimize the entire value chain from order to finished product
In short: You get better visibility, faster delivery, and higher quality — without having to enter the same information multiple times.
customer case
Apport Enterprise WMS
for Manufacturing
Apport WMS connects the warehouse and production, providing full traceability of raw materials, semi-finished goods and finished products. The system ensures that materials are available when production needs them and that inventory data is always up to date.
With integrations to ERP and MES, you gain a complete overview of the entire flow – from goods receipt to the delivery of finished products. This reduces errors, improves efficiency and supports production with accurate warehouse management.
Features
Features that cover every need for manufacturing companies
Goods reception
Efficient receiving of goods with quick registration of quantities, variants, and locations. The system updates instantly, ensuring your webshop always shows the correct stock levels.
Put-away
Employees get clear guidance on where items should be placed. This provides overview and makes it easy to find items again when they need to be picked for an order.
Batch management & traceability
Get full visibility of batches, serial numbers, and variants from receiving to shipping. This makes it easy to ensure the customer receives the right item and that returns or exchanges can be handled quickly.
Return handling
The system supports returns from both store and webshop. Items are registered with reason and condition, so they can quickly be put back on sale, forwarded, or discarded according to defined rules – while the warehouse is updated correctly.
Raw material supply
Tell the system which raw materials are needed, and it automatically creates picking tasks when the time is right.
Shipping
The system generates shipping labels and freight documents automatically, ensuring orders are sent quickly and correctly and customers receive their goods on time.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about
WMS for the manufacturing industry
How does a WMS support manufacturing companies?
A WMS (Warehouse Management System) like Apport WMS optimizes inventory management for manufacturing companies. The system automates manual processes, reduces errors, and improves efficiency. It provides clear visibility of inventory levels, ensures full traceability, and results in faster order fulfillment.
Optimize your production with the add-on module Apport MES (Manufacturing Execution System), which integrates warehouse management with production processes. It provides real-time insights into production, increases traceability, and reduces manual errors.
With Apport MES, you can track products and production orders via touchscreens at individual workstations, improving communication and efficiency in production.
Can Apport WMS be integrated with other systems?
Yes, you can integrate your existing ERP system, webshop, TA/TMS system, and automation with Apport WMS. Such integration ensures that inventory data is synchronized accurately, improving inventory control and increasing efficiency.
The interaction between ERP and WMS automates processes such as order picking, receiving, and shipping. Use the ERP system’s warehouse management functions for data analysis and optimization of inventory, and use the WMS to manage warehouse operations.
Automated workflows and monitoring tools in the ERP system can further improve efficiency and reduce costs.
What benefits can manufacturing companies gain from Apport WMS?
By implementing Apport WMS, companies can expect:
An average inventory optimization of 25-40%
Reduction in picking errors and inventory shrinkage
Data always synchronized in real time
Faster order processing and improved customer satisfaction
Better working environment and easier onboarding of warehouse staff
Easy integration with existing ERP, webshop, and TMS systems
How do we get started?
Contact Apport for a free advisory session. We review your needs and provide solution proposals that match your business. If needed, you can be assigned a project manager, and the implementation will be based on a proven methodology and a WMS system that creates measurable value from day one.
Talk to Tarik about your warehouse
Production depends on having the right materials and components available when you need them. Talk to Tarik about how Apport WMS can improve the flow between your warehouse and production.