CQuential

A rapid deployment warehouse management system enables companies to manage all the elements of the warehouse essentially transforming it to become an integral part of the supply chain.

Cquential’s WMS is exactly that, it has been developed to be an easy to deploy, cost-effective warehouse management system that empowers businesses to effectively manage inventory, and drive integration and collaboration across the supply chain. 

The WMS facilitates a reduction in operating costs; provides real-time stock accuracy and visibility, tighter control and efficiency, and accurate first-time deliveries with fewer customer returns.

We specifically set out to develop Cquential WMS  for the cloud, in fact, it is the only cloud-based WMS that has been completely developed in SA and is uniquely positioned to leverage what is happening in the supply chain with the global trend towards a move to the cloud.

Cquential can scale across various sizes of organisations and can grow with the business. It is provided to customers on a Software as a Services (SaaS) model which makes it a very attractive commercial offering. This provides a great alternative to costly initial software licenses and IT infrastructures typically required for on-premise solutions.

The team behind Cquential have had many years experience in the warehousing domain, with expertise in both IT Skills and industrial engineering, which has enabled them to build a highly functionally rich solution. This is key to the offering as it can be tailored across multiple industry verticals.

Cquential WMS has not only been developed for companies who want to manage their own inventory and warehouse but has also created great functionality for third party logistics (3PL) providers. These are logistics companies, who manage stock in their warehouse on behalf of multiple customers. There has been big growth in this sector as many companies have moved to outsourcing warehouse management.

With the growth of retail and distribution across Africa Cquential is exceptionally well positioned to enable 3pl providers throughout the continent.

 

For example in Asia – where labour costs are low and as such often viewed as a solution to many problems – the deployment of our WMS has been hugely successful in reaping great savings and efficiencies for  companies in that region.

In the next article in this series Steve will elaborate on the goal: getting the right stock to the right customer at the right time!