BASCO 2 - ibcsTiger WMS implementation in a warehouse.
How to improve logistics processes in the company?
BASCO 2 is a company specializing in heating and installation technology. It supplies professionals from both the wholesale and retail markets with its products. The company supports large investments, contractors, installers and stores.
The activity of BASCO 2 is not limited to sales only. The company offers professional help from its advisers and assistants. Having an extensive transport fleet, it enables quick delivery of goods to customers.
BASCO 2 in numbers:
➡ 5,000 square meters of warehouse and office space alone.
➡ 12,000 square meters of paved outdoor area
➡ 70 thousand indexes
➡ over 20 vans
BASCO 2 expected:
✅ optimization and automation of logistics and warehouse processes,
✅ expanding the range of goods offered by the wholesaler and expanding the warehouses,
✅ current information on the storage of goods,
✅ increasing work efficiency,
✅ error reduction,
✅ integration with ERP system (interface).
The main challenge in this project was the specificity of the heating and installation industry. This area is characterized by seasonality and variety of assortment. In the high season, this means handling many orders with different quantities of items and different sizes of the assortment.
A challenge for logistics is efficient and quick service for small and large entrepreneurs and installers. The lack of even one element can completely block the planned installation at the customer’s site.
In order to streamline these processes, a decision was made to implement the solution proposed by IBCS Poland. It is IBCS Poland own iclass WMS system, ibcsTiger. As part of the project, Zebra MC92N0 terminals with 2D barcode readers and necessary accessories were delivered, as well as Zebra ZT410 industrial printers.
ibcsTiger in BASCO 2
Technological solutions proposed by IBCS Poland were implemented in BASCO 2 for 12 months. The process was divided into three main stages.
☑ analysis, the purpose of which was to create a system design
☑ implementation according to the developed system design. This stage was divided into tasks, among others: installation of the basic version, implementation of modifications, extension with additional functionalities, implementation of the interface, configurations, training, assistance during the production launch
☑ maintaining the correct operation of the system and switching to service care mode
Full cooperation – both on the part of IBCS Poland and the implementation team from BASCO 2 – allowed for the creation of a solution fully adapted to the needs of the warehouse.
One solution, many possibilities
ibcsTiger WMS system is connected to an external ERP system. Using the interface, it exchanges messages in real time. It manages the work of the warehouse using mobile terminals and label printers. From the level of the office user, management is available through the www panel.
Cooperation focused on comprehensiveness of activities
The implementation of the solutions described here allowed BASCO 2 to efficiently manage the warehouse in real time, optimize its work, significantly improve the quality and comfort of work, and meticulously control all processes – from the moment of accepting the goods to their loading for transport.
“We trusted IBCS Poland due to their extensive experience and specialization in the implementation of complex projects that improve the functioning of logistics in enterprises. The implementation of the solutions proposed by IBCS Poland has already brought the company, among others, significant time savings in the field of logistics services for the entire enterprise. And the forecasts are even more optimistic, because the development of ibcsTiger WMS system and the implementation of its further functionalities are already planned.” – says Paweł Nawrot from BASCO 2