As automation takes the lead in the industry, Akpa warehouse management software focuses on the human aspect of logistics while improving your processes.
Warehouse management software for humans
Repetitive processes require focus and attention. Fatigue can set in quickly, causing mistakes and a loss of efficiency.
Akpa cuts down on repetitive actions and movements. Your employees are guided while they work, reducing mental load. Enable your employees to work more quickly, self-sufficiently and with confidence—with energy to spare at the end of the day!
Built on top of Picqer
Akpa is an extension to Picqer, and can be used seamlessly along it. Replace core logistical processes, and extend Picqer with functionality and metrics that help you improve and perform better.
Modules
With a module-based design, enable only the features that your organization uses. Keep complexity low and introduce new features when you’re ready.
Order Picking
Order picking is often one of the last steps in your logistical process, but ever so hard to get right. Use the order picking module to pick effortlessly, quickly and with confidence:
- Check whether you’re picking the right item by scanning their location, SKU or barcode.
- Vastly reduce errors by requiring barcode scanning for SKUs that support it, and allow manual picking for the ones that don’t.
- Save time by coupling batches to containers in bulk.
- Teach new employees the ropes automatically by showing custom instructions for your special products.
- Reduce scanning effort at the packing table by printing custom quantity bulk labels for large order lines.
- Keep your warehouse tidy by easily notifying supervisors of potential issues, right from the shop floor.
- Verify bin contents quickly while picking with easy at-zero cycle count prompts.
Order Packing
As the final step prior to sealing the box, it’s the last opportunity to ensure a perfect unboxing experience. Use the order packing module to pack efficiently, with zero mistakes:
- Ensure a fresh pair of eyes by assigning batches to someone different from the employee who picked it.
- Vastly reduce errors by requiring barcode scanning for SKUs that support it, and allow manual picking for the ones that don’t.
- Ensure speedy shipping label printing by automatically generating them ahead of time.
- Ensure accuracy while reducing effort for large order lines by bulk scanning custom labels created during order picking.
- Allow customer support to intervene by alerting them of necessary address changes, all before the order picker starts to work on the order.
- Save customer support effort by automatically suggesting and applying data corrections based on configurable rule sets. Confident in your rules? Enable rules to operate automatically, bypassing customer service entirely.
Kitting
Kitting: combining different products to form a new product. It often comes with complicated instructions, with slight nuances that are hard to get right. Use the kitting module to allow even temporary workers to be productive, right from day one:
- Empower employees by giving them insight in the work to be done, allowing them to choose tasks by themselves, or assign tasks manually for more control.
- Never get lost: all information an employee needs is on a single page.
- Write step by step guides with pictures so employees won’t have to worry about making mistakes.
- Ensure employees are kitting the right products by requiring barcode scanning for SKUs that support it, and allow manual checking for the ones that don’t.
- Hand over tasks between employees, and never lose track of where a coworker left off.
- Verify that you’re placing the kit into the right bin by scanning its location as the final verification step.
- Track inventory every step of the way, by properly accounting for raw material usage.
- Mistakes happen. Record damaged raw material and properly register produced stock.
Operational Dashboards
Allow employees to see what’s happening in the warehouse at a glance, empowering them to shift tasks by themselves and see where capacity is needed:
- Display a count of orders that need to be processed, and break them down by status, country and other aspects.
- Display the kitting tasks that need to be done, and display them based on the task type and whether they fulfill a back-order.
- Create multiple dashboards and tailor the information to the department it’s shown to, showing them exactly what they need to get their job done.
And More!
Akpa isn’t finished yet and sees continuous improvements. Stay tuned for more modules and functionality!
Cloud-based
Akpa is cloud-based software. Access it from anywhere you can use a web browser, including mobile PDAs. Enjoy software that is always up to date, backed up and secure.