Efficient Real-Time Warehouse Management Astro a standard system for efficient warehouse management in companies with strict logistical requirements. Astro simplifies and streamlines the work process and gives you total control of your warehouse. Among the benefits are: full traceability, accuracy, and on-line planning. Handling equipment and storage spaces are utilised optimally and the paperwork is reduced to a minimum.
A safe investment from a competent provider MA-system has a long and thorough experience in logistics. This experience has been transferred into Astro, which has thus developed into a system with an extended functionality and proven reliability. Astro can easily be adapted to your needs. Ericsson has done it, as well as SKF, IKEA and many other companies both big and small. You can do it too. Return on Investment Due to the considerable increase in efficiency brought about by Astro, your investment quickly pays for itself. The costs are reduced and the service level increases thanks to accurate deliveries and stock balance, reduced lead times and less time spent on stock-taking. Waiting times are cut dramatically. A number of tasks are simplified; some disappear altogether. You get a streamlined process, and an efficient use of forklifts, storage spaces, staff and other resources. A Competent Partner With MA-system as a partner, you will get the best result possible. In addition to our knowledge, experience and products, we have an important asset in our company culture, which is characterized by commitment, responsiveness, quality consciousness and service.
Freedom of Choice Astro is made up of a large number of standard features. By simple parameter setting, you choose the functions that are useful to you and adapt them to your operations. You can define your own rules for picking, replenishment, floating and fixed locations, buffer handling, shipment planning, printing of documents, labels and much more. Ready to launch without delays We installed our first real-time warehouse management system as early as 1986. Since then, we have implemented numerous systems, and developed a project method that gives us a complete grasp of the implementation process. You get a system that works the way it should, from the very first day and on the date it was promised. The MA-system s team assists you from the definition phase right through to the startup and will remain at your side from then on.
PICK FLEX Think Smart Make Your Work Simple Astro is designed for businesses that demand efficient logistics in warehousing, distribution and production. Receiving and delivery orders are automatically sent from your ERP system to Astro, where all the warehouse handling is planned and managed, based, among other things, on departure times that are decided by you. Astro reports all order fulfilment and changes in stock balance back to the ERP system in real time. PRODUCTION STORE GOODS RECEIVING WAREH NEAR BY BUF Goods receiving Incoming goods are immediately reported into Astro. The goods can be blocked or immediately made available for put-away, picking or shipping. Put-away When incoming goods have been cleared, Astro creates put-away assignments and suggests a suitable warehouse location. When the assignment is completed, it is registered and the stock balance is updated.
PRODUCTION OUSE ING BUFFER ER OUT DELIVERIES Astro lets you monitor the work in real time. You can spot any deviations before it s too late, and redistribute the resources while there is still plenty of time. FIFO Picking The pickers get their assignments on mobile RF terminals, where all picking confirmation is done in real time. Replenishment assignments are created automatically. Out deliveries Astro tells you where to place the retrieved goods for loading and shipping. Astro can quickly consolidate outbound deliveries as it has the ability to assign several forklifts to one order. As a result outbound goods spend a minimum amount of time in the dispatch areas. Each pallet has its own ID, which makes it possible to trace every out delivery in detail.
The Information Flow There is a well-defined communication interface between your ERP system and Astro. As information is exchanged in real time, both systems have constant access to accurate and current data. A. When an order has been registered in the ERP system, the information is sent to Astro, which then handles the flow of information up until and including shipping. ERP system (order system, MPS etc.) A B Forklifts with mobile RF terminals ASTRO C B. Astro informs the ERP system about actual arrived goods, picked orders, and stock-taking differences. Astro gives the ERP system continuous status reports on each order as it is processed. When an order has been shipped, information needed for invoicing is sent to the ERP system. C. The mobile terminals are connected to Astro over a radio frequency network.
Contact us Astro is a system with many possibilities under continuous development. This brochure only gives a brief summary of the system. If you would like more information, you are welcome to call our marketing department at +46 46 32 90 00 or e-mail us at info@masystem.com. You can also visit our web site, www.masystem.com, where you will find more detailed information about Astro, our installations, our customers and the service you get as an Astro user, and more. Porfyrvägen 14 SE-224 78 Lund, Sweden PHONE +46 46 32 90 00 FAX +46 46 15 10 74 E-MAIL info@masystem.com www.masystem.com