Staging Module

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Most businesses operate on a traditional pick, pack, and ship methodology, one which CMS excels in handling. There are certain business models, however, where that method is not the most efficient. If you consider a business like QVC or the Home Shopping Network where you are receiving high volumes of single product orders, and in many cases those items are already packed ready to ship...just waiting on a label. To facilitate this specialized fulfillment methodology we’ve developed CMS's Staging Module.

With the Staging Module you’re presented with a completely different interface allowing you to fulfill by product instead of by order. We call it Staging because of how it is commonly used. When a product or products are selected to be “staged”, CMS not only print all of the associated shipping labels but also a master picking report that can tell you which items to pull to the staging area to facilitate any packing (if needed) and labeling.

If you configure these products as kits, your staging reports can include packing materials as well so you know that you need to pull X boxes, Y inserts, and Z items to the staging area where all items are packaged and labeled.

This method of operation is not practical for normal pick/pack/ship companies but if your business is shipping high volumes of single ‘ship-in-own-box’ type products or kits, the Staging Module can transform your operation into a well oiled product fulfillment machine, greatly increasing your bandwidth to process higher volumes of shipments.