The integrative total Solution LFS 400

The modular LFS 400 warehouse management system can be used across various industries and is designed both for simple and more demanding requirements. The standard system supported by a relational database controls the entire material and information flow in logistics centres by means of dialogue supported applications.

The warehouse management system with a capacity for multiple clients and holdings is suitable for international, multilingual use in the commercial sector, as well as in the production and logistics service industries. LFS 400 guarantees increases in process efficiency, allows significant savings and a long-term maintainability at low costs. This system can be used to automatically optimize the use of all warehouse resources, such as staff, warehouse technology and conveyor technology. Furthermore, this extremely reliable solution enables continuous transparency regarding the current situation in all manual and automated warehouse units.

The high development standard of the LFS 400 warehouse management system guarantees customers maximum investment security and is future-proof; it also ensures high functionality and an extremely economical quality product.

With the LFS 400, Ehrhardt + Partner is offering an exceptionally efficient and flexible warehouse management system for controlling the entire material and information flow in logistics centres. The system was originally developed on the IBM i5 platform (formerly the AS/400) and today is fully accessible with all functions for Linux and Windows platforms as well. LFS 400 is distinguished by a consistently high performance and reliability on all platforms. Due to its open interfaces, the LFS 400 warehouse management system can be optimally integrated into existing IT landscapes.

It goes without saying that the LFS 400 system has communication interfaces with all conventional ERP, MMS and MRP systems; likewise there are services for use in SOA environments, easy connection of software systems programmed specifically to the customer or independently developed software systems. For example, the warehouse management system has standard interfaces to ERP systems like SAP, ORACLE, STEEB, NAVISION, COPA, MOVEX, J.D. Edwards, MAPICS, Invent, Baan and many more.

The reliable integration of LFS 400 into these systems and connection to prevailing carrier haulage, customs and online shop systems has already been put to the test in multiple projects. Problem-free data exchange using computers and other software systems via EDI, IDOCS, XML, FTP, DDM, TCP/IP MQSeries socket connections, etc. is guaranteed. LFS 400 also supports requirements stemming from the ISO 9000 certification with regard to product identification and material flow control.

Compared to other warehouse management systems, LFS 400 saves up to 70 per cent with regards to future adaptations or extensions. This is due to the reason that LFS 400 offers a high functionality with a resulting simple parameter adaptation to your future requests.

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