Consultation for your warehouse management system: Optimize your processes and add value with CIM

A personal consultation with CIM can unlock real added value. Our sales experts will be happy to visit your company, take a close look at your processes and demonstrate in a practical, hands-on way how our all-in-one WMS PROLAG World can effectively support your requirements.

What to expect: The five steps at a glance

1. Your company in focus

At the start of the consultation, the emphasis isn’t on the features of the software but on your warehouse and your processes. Our sales team takes the time to truly understand your business – on site and in direct dialogue with you. Among other things, we look at:

• Your various business cases and how they can be efficiently mapped in PROLAG World.
• Current challenges: Are there significant time, money or stress factors caused by a shortage of skilled workers, rising order volumes, high error rates or increasingly complex customer requirements?
• System landscape: Which IT systems (ERP, MES or shipping solutions) are currently in use, and how well are they integrated?
• Level of automation: Do you already use conveyor technology, AutoStore or AGVs? Or are you planning to move towards partial or full automation in the future?
• Growth plans: How does your company plan to develop over the next few years, and what role should the warehouse play in this?

This first step is crucial in finding the right approach in terms of selecting a new WMS. Only once we have a clear understanding of your processes and objectives can we present reliable, robust solutions with PROLAG World.

2. Overview of PROLAG World

In the second step, you’ll get a hands-on look at PROLAG World, our modular all-in-one WMS. Instead of just discussing features in theory, we’ll show you how the live system works – directly within the user interface.

• Intuitive design: The user interface is clearly structured and allows processes to be captured quickly – whether on a PC in the control centre or on a mobile handheld scanner.
• Dashboards & KPIs: You can see the most important KPIs at a glance, such as order status, utilization or open goods receipts. This ensures maximum transparency in your daily operations.
• Customizability: Forms, workflows and reports can be adapted to your processes without any additional programming effort, meaning that PROLAG World maps your processes accurately and realistically.
• Practical modules: Depending on your needs, we show you the functional areas which area relevant to you, such as:
  - Automation: Material flow controller, AutoStore integration, shuttle or AGV control systems
  - Process security: Quality management, hazardous goods and materials management
  - Cost monitoring: Warehouse billing, freight cost overview
  - Increased efficiency: Multiple order picking, packing area management, tour assignment

A consultation with us doesn’t just provide a theoretical overview, in other words, but a realistic impression of how you and your team could work with PROLAG World in the future, from the user interface to automated workflows.

3. A hands-on approach

After careful analysis of your processes, we present concrete scenarios to demonstrate how PROLAG World can make your logistics more efficient. We go beyond simply demonstrating functions by addressing your specific challenges and showing practical ways to optimize your warehouse operations.

Typical issues include:

• Skills shortage: With mobile devices, intuitive operation and clear workflows, your team can complete tasks faster and with less training.
• Automation: Whether AutoStore, shuttles, AGVs or conveyor technology – we show you how PROLAG World takes control and how you can integrate systems step by step.
• Cost monitoring: With features like warehouse billing or a freight cost overview, you can maintain full cost transparency – right down to the individual storage location or shipment level.
• Error reduction: Intelligent checking mechanisms for goods receipt and picking sustainably reduce error rates.
• Flexibility: You decide which modules you want to use immediately and which to add later – without extra costs for custom programming.

The result: You are able to see immediately how PROLAG World would work in your warehouse – from strategic planning to day-to-day operations.

4. Integration and IT landscape

A key point of the consultation is the question of how a new WMS will fit into your existing system landscape. 
We demonstrate how PROLAG World can be seamlessly integrated with ERP, MES or TMS systems through a standardized interface. Typical examples:

• ERP integration: PROLAG World is already highly connected and capable of direct data exchange.
• Automation systems: Conveyor technology, AutoStore, shuttles and high-bay warehouses are seamlessly integrated and centrally controlled, ensuring smooth operations without system breaks.
• End devices: Scanners, pick-by-light, pick-by-voice or the NIMMSTA Smart Watch can be easily integrated.
• Hosting options: You decide whether to run PROLAG World as a cloud-based SaaS solution or traditionally on-premises.
• What this means for you: No more isolated solutions but a continuous flow of data across all systems – and an IT landscape which is stable, transparent and future-proof.

5. Next steps

At the end of the consultation, you won’t just receive a loose collection of information but a clear, structured roadmap outlining your next steps.

The roadmap includes:

• A summary of the optimization opportunities.
• Specific recommendations for action: Which PROLAG World modules are relevant for your business, and which implementation steps make the most sense?
• Project approach: We’ll walk you through a typical implementation with CIM – from project planning and test scenarios all the way to go-live.
• Best practices: You’ll see examples from your industry, showcasing how other companies have successfully implemented similar projects.

Arrange a consultation

If you would like to find out more about how PROLAG World can take your warehouse to the next level, get in touch today to schedule your personal consultation.