I ran a distribution center before we got into an ERP system. The plant produced based on forecast. We owned six 40-foot trailers and two tractors. The trailers would dock at the plant, and they receive production on pallets. When the load reaches about 20 pallets, a driver would pull it to the distribution center where it gets stored.
Each day, the traffic clerk printed the bill of ladings for the next day’s shipping orders. The lead driver would pick them up from the office and assigns a forklift operator the tasks to pre-stage the loads for the next day. Some of the pallets contain mixed products.
The next day, as customer trailers pull up, they receive their load, the driver watches the loading and takes counts of what he is being given to transport. When the load is complete, the driver signs for it, and leaves. He is given a copy of the bill of lading. The forklift operator puts the copy in a basket. The day’s stack of bills of lading are taken to the office at the end of the day. The following day, another clerk inputs the shipments into the system. What would have been the benefits of ERP for this operation?
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