CatalystCommand
9.0, the latest version of our core WMS product,
delivers once again on our commitment to giving customers
the most flexible, robust, and reliable SCE solutions
in the industry today.
Easier Installs, Tighter Integration
Built on a new open, modular technology platform, CatalystCommand
features standard interfaces for easier installs and tighter
integration between customers’ systems, applications
and equipment, including radio frequency (RF) and voice
ID systems. No matter what distribution model customer’s
use – pull distribution, flow-through or direct-
to-consumer for Internet fulfillment – CatalystCommand
can be rapidly integrated into their operations and configured
to meet their unique needs.
Enhanced Functionality Delivers
Key Customer Benefits |
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Standard delivered
interfaces |
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ERP (SAP and others) |
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Material handling equipment, including Voice Recognition
for a “hands-free” picking environment, PTL
(pick-to-light), carousels, conveyors and ASRs |
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Enhanced alert
and messaging capabilities |
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Support for multiple types of alerts for the system
(such as critical process status alert or disk percent
full) and operations (such as over receipt and short pick) |
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Support for standard SMTP output devices (pagers, cell
phone, etc.) |
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Support for
hybrid distribution model, all on one platform |
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Direct-to-consumer |
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Flow-through |
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Standard warehouse management |
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Enhanced ASN
support |
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FDA security
enhancements in support of electronic record/electronic
signature requirements |
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Enhanced bulk
picking and packing station allocation to enable customers
to balance workloads and “cartonize” at the
packing station |
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Web-based supply
chain visibility re: order and inventory status |
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Superior Engineering
for Superior Performance
CatalystCommand 9.0 leverages
the latest technology to offer: |
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Fully web-based, browser-independent
solution |
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A UNIX/Oracle platform for reliability
and performance |
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Apache Web Server, the leading secure
web server in the market |
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XML/HTTP host communication,
employing the latest emerging standard for application-to-application
integration |
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architecture: |
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User
Services Layer
The User Interface (UI) can be a browser, mobile computing
device, or a printer. Delivered as a thin client, the
CatalystCommand features a Web-deployed front end making
it faster to deploy and easier to learn and use. Release
9.0 has the look and feel of a standard Web browser, since
it was designed using HTML 4.0. |
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This browser independent layer has
spreadsheet style grids, pick/point calendars and text
fields for users to enter data. This tier uses only components
that respond to actions such as mouse clicks or keyboard
strokes and does not provide direct database access nor
employ any business algorithms. |
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Business
Services Layer
This middle layer focuses on the business logic that makes
customer warehouses operate efficiently. Business rules
for simple queries are processed in Apache using PHP scripts
to access the data services layer; complex business processes
exist as business services written in C for maximum performance. |
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The business services typically
manage extensive algorithms for the commitment of inventory
or to drive the material handling services used by the
RF devices. PHP scripts in the User Services Layer use
Catalyst's high performance, ultra reliable socket C library
to access business services. |
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Data
Services Layer
The database tier is where CatalystCommand performs the
heavy lifting that keeps customer warehouses running smoothly.
Hosted on a UNIX box, all database management activity
is controlled through an Oracle database. This layer also
improves operational performance through stored procedures,
i.e., pieces of procedural code used to manipulate the
data stored on the database tier. The data services layer
is key to the scalability of CatalystCommand and allows
the system to perform efficiently in high-volume distribution
centers. |
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