A company has done the research, taken the votes, made the decision and cut the purchase order-a new warehouse distribution software system will soon be in place.  The commitment has been made and the schedule set.  Technical people are toiling away in preparation for the day when the new software goes live.

Warehouse Distribution Software

Warehouse Distribution Software Training: Shipping and Receiving

Warehouse personnel are deeply involved in the preparations. It is a team effort as inventory is entered into the system and shipping and receiving data transferred.  Business processes are being reviewed and streamlined. All is going according to plan, but what about training?

Training can be done internally by business analysts or designated training personnel if an organization includes such individuals. Often, training is negotiated into the purchasing agreement as a value-add. If not, it is worth it to a company introducing new software to spend the money to hire a training consultant.

Employees may be resistant to changing the way they’ve been doing things for years.  Preparing personnel for the rollout in a positive manner can go a long way towards increased productivity and morale boosting.  Whatever the case; train well and train fun.  This is an excellent opportunity to get everyone on board with the new program and do some team building.

Everyone who will touch the system must know how to complete their designated tasks within the system no matter how small. An essential component of any successful software deployment is adequate training.  The ERP implementation team should develop a multi-day training course for those individuals who will be the primary using the system on a daily basis in order to build both competence and confidence.

Assembly line based production operations rely upon the warehouse distribution software system.  Materials will be managed by this software interconnects departments and data necessary for production, inventory, customer service and cash flow.

Electronic shipping and receiving transactions sent into cyber space and making the process more efficient and accurate are dependent on well-trained warehouse distribution personnel.  Thorough training is essential to optimize the benefit of new warehouse distribution software. This is a significant capital investment that cannot make sense without the same commitment to investing in a company’s human capital.

Implementation of new warehouse distribution software should have minimal operational impact the day that it goes live.  Thorough training will help to achieve a seamless cutover. The ultimate intent of making this purchase is to improve the bottom line and executives will start watching for ROI the minute new software goes live.

Written by :

kristine H