SOLOCHAIN WMS

Avantages

The user interface is very intuitive for users. Additionally, it has all the tools needed to optimize a high volume ecommerce D.C.

Inconvénients

We tried to avoid modifications, but when we did modify the system, we had some bugs to fix.

Avantages

The desktop and handheld solutions are easily trained by all. The product is very stable, incredibly configurable, as well as equally expandable. The GUI is very visual providing custom views for desktop users. Yard and Dock, Work Order Planning, Item Traceability, are just a few of the pages that make managing the warehouse fun to do!

Inconvénients

I would like to see a greater concentration on customer specific KPI dashboards. No one dashboard can meet the variety of customer base the Generix Group serves. Yet, development of a solution that puts the information desired at the fingertips of a customer would be a powerful solution.

Avantages

Generix WMS (previously Sologlobe WMS) is a highly configurable product and provides all the features you might need in a warehouse. This product has a feature set that put's it almost on par with tier 1 WMS systems with a lower cost and a usable interface.

Unlike many of the competitors, Generix WMS has all the depth needed for even the most complex warehouse design. Most features can be setup via configurations which can be accessed by the administrator. This extends into all aspects of the warehouse meaning that with Generix WMS you do not need to conform your warehouse to the way the WMS does things.

For example, Generix supports user defined pick paths using may different methodologies. You set your warehouse up how you want to flow. Then you can use just about any picking methodology you may want and are not limited to just one type of picking. You can even change picking on a order by order basis.

Other areas are just as configurable such as Receiving, put away, combining & shipping. Additional 3rd party partnerships also allow for add on products to integrate best of breed in non-wms areas like labls and shipping.

Inconvénients

As with any product Generix WMS has some negatives:

-- Support is a bit slow. Wait times for resolution can be way too long.

-- Integrations to ERP and business systems is complex and costly. You cannot access the code of Generix WMS and thus must use their team for much of this process.

-- Upgrade process is complex. Generix breaks off a code base when you install and then customizes from there. Think of each it like a new Linux Distro. Once the distro breaks off it becomes it's own code base and must be maintained separately from the parent distro. Upgrades are not automatic with this model and thus require all previous customization to reviewed if you want to upgrade. Since integrations are not built in this makes the upgrade process very time consuming and costly. In my experience it does not happen often due the complexity.

Avantages

Easy of use, engaged team at Generix, actively looking for win-win scenarios; as we grow, they grow.

Inconvénients

Sometimes felt that we were helped develop the product for their larger clients

Avantages

The excellent partnership with both development and support team.

Inconvénients

The integration with ERP deserve some attention. This is something we are able to improve today, but during the implementation and because of the pressure of the due date, some aspect were neglected, not enough test cases were identified.

Avantages

The overall functionality and ease of use of the product for all areas of warehousing operations.

Inconvénients

Not as many out-of-the-box reports from an analytics perspective that were available in our version. Seemed like reports would require additional development.

Avantages

Generix Group WMS is a robust solution that offers all the main processes that a DC or Warehouse needs, but most importantly it has the flexibility to adapt to every customer's needs without having the spend a lot on customization. It structure allow for the customer superuser to make a lot of visual and level 1 process changes with give us a lot of flexibility and agility in responding to the ever undergoing changes that the retail business needs to continue to excel in offering top service for our customers in both retail fulfillment and e-com fulfillment.

Inconvénients

At first, the version we were using was missing logic for maintaining the database performance. All of this was fixed with the help of Generix Group once we raised this issue. The latest version of the software is now including the feature.

Avantages

The system is user friendly and easy to train on. The implementation and support teams are true collaborators with our company, to ensure the system meets are needs.

Inconvénients

As with any customizable system, with the seemingly unlimited options available for the system, it is crucial to take the time necessary to figure out exactly what you want from the system, so it can be programmed accordingly.

Avantages

The versatility and reliability of the application
Easy use of the different functions
Customer service and support team are always available quickly
Personalized configuration of the different parameters or functions of the application

Inconvénients

The billing part of the application could be improved
When deploying builds in production, we sometimes lose personalized settings

Avantages

The customer support and responsiveness when contacted is always impressive.

Inconvénients

The level at which we customized was problematic initially.

Avantages

The traceability of all operations.
The multiple possible configurations.
Software adaptability.

Inconvénients

Just some development deadlines.
Some desired behavior is core and requires change.

Avantages

User-friendly, easy to integrate, highly flexible, quick training for new users

Inconvénients

When it's time to migrate to a new version

Avantages

WMS is 100% configurable and easy to use

Inconvénients

There was no interleaving at the time in the WMS

Avantages

We are most impressed by the exceptional inventory management and traceability features of this software. Solochain lets us track every receipt, move, and consumption across the entire enterprise at a very granular level. From the receiving of raw materials, through the entire manufacturing process to the distribution of finished goods, Solochain provides the end to end inventory visibility, controls, and traceability that we were looking for.

Inconvénients

Presenting large amounts of data in a web browser or handheld scanning device can be challenging. Fortunately, we were able to deal with this through careful planning and working with the Solochain team to customize specific screens to meet our needs.

Avantages

The software made it very easy to keep track of all goods and it was easy to move parts throughout the buildings and rooms and get data out of the system exporting it to excel.

Inconvénients

I would say that the thing that we liked least was that we didn't really have control of the database and we had to rely on Generix to make any changes or customize a lot of things that we needed to do, and most of that was for an extra cost.

Avantages

I like the level of detail Solochain offers. Being able to track inventory movement at a pallet level has been helpful for tracking issues and solving problems. We are able to do consumption at a pallet level which helps to see a real time inventory. When we are low on inventory we "ship off the line" which could get held up in NAV when we used NAV to track inventory and consumption. Now on WMS it flows right though. It has also helped with lot tracking and not having issues come up month to month.

Inconvénients

It can be difficult to understand how doing things in Solochain affects NAV. It requires someone who knows both systems to keep them in sync.

Avantages

Web Base application, available on all plateformes, easy to use and friendly user, real time transaction, no need to have IT skills, Min Max management which help to get an accurate inventory and minimise the space floor.

Inconvénients

Nothing, I like all functionality that is related to my real need

Avantages

Solochain WMS is a world class, fully featured and easily customized software. The architecture fit perfectly into our complex business model and its ease of use was easily adapted by all our staff.

Inconvénients

Out of the box reporting could be better, though we are using a 3rd party dashboard/reporting for other systems as well and will be using that for Solochain as a centralized solution anyways.

Avantages

We were able to build several custom add-ons to tailor the program to our style of business. The program itself is easy for new users to master and allows for nearly all tasks in our warehouse to be performed on a more efficient and accurate level.

Inconvénients

Licensing is per named user. Customization often take a lot of development time which is expensive.

Avantages

The flexibility of tailoring the product to meet business needs. We have many different product and manufacturing processes and we were able to configure the software to fit each scenario.

Inconvénients

I would say the only draw back would be that there are not enough canned reports to start with. I guess that is inherent of a highly customizable product that most of the reports need to be customized also.

Avantages

SAAS Based and no infrastructure cost involved
Covers many of the Critical business processes from Out of Box functionality
Very Good Implementation team on the Vendor side
Ease of use

Inconvénients

Depending on the nature of the Change Request...Some of the "Non out of BOX" GAPs took little longer than expected.

Avantages

We invested in both traditional WMS capabilities and also MES manufacturing functions. The software ties into our ERP system, MS NAV Dynamics well. Also, the software can be customized to our unique processes and needs.

Inconvénients

Our implementation was difficult, we should have done more intense testing and training before going live. We are a year into going live, we still have some issues but the Generix Support team has been great addressing our needs.