Warehouse Management System: Functional and Non-Functional Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive system analysis of a warehouse management system (WMS) designed for an auto parts company. The analysis begins with an overview of functional requirements, including outbound operations, inbound logistics, order management, product tracking, system integration, labor management, and communication interfaces. It then details non-functional requirements such as usability, reliability, performance, supportability, security, and interface design. The report continues with visual representations including a use case diagram, a class diagram, and an event partitioned system model to illustrate the system's architecture and interactions. Finally, the report includes a detailed reference section, citing relevant sources that support the analysis and design of the WMS, covering various aspects from inventory management and third-party logistics to labor management and system integration.

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Table of Contents
1. Functional and non-functional requirements.......................................................2
Functional requirement of the Warehouse management system software:................2
Non-functional requirements:....................................................................................4
2. Use case diagram..................................................................................................6
3. Class diagram.......................................................................................................7
4. Event partitioned system model...........................................................................8
5. References............................................................................................................9

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1. Functional and non-functional requirements
Functional requirement of the Warehouse management system software:
There are certain warehouse management software which look alike to platform of
inventory management, but they are focused more over the logistical and physical aspect of
the warehouse management (Richards, 2017). The unique functional requirements of a
warehouse management system are listed below:
 Outbound operations
Outbound operations of a Warehouse Management System refers to the planning and
programming the strategy required in the system. The primary status of the outbound
operation is PLANNED. If the order is for the Warehouse Management System, the status is
changed to EXPECTED. The status of the WMS has to be OPEN for the order to get
activated and prepared to process.
 Inbound logistics
Manifestation of the tools for the vehicles and preparing the warehouse for the
incoming goods is one of the key job for the inbound logistics of the warehouse management
system of Auto parts.
Some of the key features of the operations can be listed as follows:
o Receiving
o Put away management
o Shipping notification in advance
o Scheduling the shipping time

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o Packing and Picking
o VAS or value added services
o Product life cycle management
 Fulfillment and Order management
Optimization of the order and managing the fulfillment of the products are among the
key features of the WMS (Atieh et al., 2016). The order management can be enhanced by
controlling the flow of product. Moreover, features like automation and AI; Regulation
management and Compliance; Carrier Networking; Automatic Re-ordering; Inventory tools
for management can not only increase production but also reduce wastage.
 Tracking and analysis of products
The features like KPI management and analysis which helps in highlighting the area
of improvement along with some other features like Business-Intelligence-Integration, work-
flow management, Multi Lingual Support, real-time tracking can improve the business area
of the company (Jamaludin et al., 2018).
 Integration and Back-ups
Disaster back up is important for any Warehouse and is a primary criteria that is
fulfilled by the WMS. The standalone companies have to tie up with some enterprise for their
back up as it is crucial as well as beneficial for the company.
 Logistic support for third-party
Inclusion of the Third party logistics or 3PL is important for the expansion of the
company along with the enhancement of efficiency in complex warehouse actions (Lee et al.,
2018).

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 Management features for labor
This includes employee time stamps, tracking hours, GPS tracking, management
performance for the employees, KPI management for labor, forecasting, and scheduled
optimization.
 Communication and Dashboard
Designing a proper interface for the WM software is important for the enhancement
of the performance (Lim & Kang, 2017). A user friendly interface reduces the cost of training
the employees to use them.
 Support features
The support features includes the Email support, the phone support, submission of
ticket, training programs and live chat support. These along with the other functional
requirements makes the warehouse managements system a success.
Non-functional requirements:
 Usability
The system must be usable by the manager as well as the employees so that the
employees do not have to search user manuals for operating the system.
 Reliability
Accurate inventory status must be provided by the company to the users on a regular
basis.
 Performance
The system lag must be avoided as it is time consuming and the workers do not
generally have time to wait for the action completion.

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 Supportability
The system with minimum configuration should be able to work with the software
designed.
 Security
Security is desired in every management system for enhancement of work and target.
 Interface
Easy and user friendly interface is desirable.
 Legal
Licensed software is must be used. The client is expected to agree to EULA prior to
using the software.

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2. Use case diagram

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3. Class diagram

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4. Event partitioned system model

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5. References
Atieh, A. M., Kaylani, H., Al-abdallat, Y., Qaderi, A., Ghoul, L., Jaradat, L., & Hdairis, I.
(2016). Performance improvement of inventory management system processes by an
automated warehouse management system. Procedia Cirp, 41, 568-572.
Jamaludin, Z., Huong, C. Y., Abdullah, L., Nordin, M. H., Abdullah, M. F., Haron, R., &
Jalal, K. B. A. (2018). Automated tracking system using RFID for sustainable
management of material handling in an automobile parts manufacturer. Journal of
Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC), 10(1-7), 35-40.
Lee, C. K. M., Lv, Y., Ng, K. K. H., Ho, W., & Choy, K. L. (2018). Design and application
of Internet of things-based warehouse management system for smart
logistics. International Journal of Production Research, 56(8), 2753-2768.
Lim, J. C., & Kang, K. S. (2017). Improve the Logistics System of the Auto Parts Enterprises
Bar. Journal of the Korea Safety Management and Science, 19(1), 237-243.
Richards, G. (2017). Warehouse management: a complete guide to improving efficiency and
minimizing costs in the modern warehouse. Kogan Page Publishers.