Scan-based warehouse management โ flexibly deployed as pure software (SaaS) for your own warehouse or as full-service physical fulfillment directly at the Feronix customs warehouse.
Feronix adapts to your logistical infrastructure โ whether you independently run inventory in your own warehouse or want to outsource physical logistics entirely:
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS): You manage and move your goods in your own warehouse facility. Your staff uses our scan-based WMS software for goods receipt, T-zone, free circulation, transfers, and goods issue. Feronix handles the ATLAS customs clearance, but moves no physical goods.
Physical Fulfillment: Goods are delivered directly to the Feronix customs facility. Our trained personnel handles the complete physical operations: unloading, presentation to customs, bonded storage, inspection, release, pick & pack, labeling, and courier handover.
Customs Clearance Included: In both models, Feronix handles ATLAS customs declarations under its own EORI and deferment accounts. Customs status and warehouse status work seamlessly on the same underlying dataset.
IMPOST or standard import clearance via ATLAS โ automatic, validated and traceable. Tax assessment and all records archived in the DMS.
Duty-unpaid storage in the T-zone under customs hold. CCI customs warehouse procedure where authorised. Storage until the final customs disposition is determined.
Scan-based putaway in the free-circulation zone after customs release. Handling Units, storage locations, zones, capacity checks and real-time inventory management.
Picking, packing, labelling, loading and goods issue. Delivery note, packing list and dispatch manifest generated automatically and archived in the DMS.
One contact, one system, one data set. Customs clearance and warehouse management operate on the same delivery โ no interface losses, no duplicate data entry, no synchronisation gaps.
The LVS is the operational hub for your physical goods. It connects goods receipt, uncleared storage, inspection, free circulation, picking and goods issue in one scan-based system. Every movement is assigned to an operator and logged traceably in the movement journal.
LVS and the client portal work on the same delivery โ you see the customs status in the portal and the warehouse status in the LVS, both maintained and displayed separately.
Storage locations are organised hierarchically: site, hall, zone, area, rack, bin, tray or freely configurable type. Each location has a barcode, capacity, lock status, tenant assignment and permitted operations.
WH โโ WH/IN Goods receipt โโ WH/T T-zone for non-Union goods โ โโ WH/STOCK regular locations under customs hold โ โโ WH/INSPECTION inspection locations within the T-zone โโ WH/FREE free circulation zone โ โโ WH/FREE/STOCK free storage locations โโ WH/OUT staging, loading and exit
Tenant stocks can be separated via dedicated areas/consignment. Manual entries for stock owners are avoided โ assignments come from maintained tenant and resource master data.
A route consists of ordered steps. Each step links an operation type with an allowed source type/area, destination type/area, required scans, status transition and optional document or label printing. Custom operation types and routes can be created.
| Route | Workflow |
|---|---|
| IN | Arrival โ goods receipt โ optional Handling Unit โ storage in T-zone |
| Inspection | T-storage location โ inspection zone โ depending on customs release back to T or to FREE |
| OUT | Reservation โ picking โ staging โ packing/HU โ loading โ exit |
| Return | Customs rejection โ T1 work queue โ transit order โ outbound delivery |
| Return shipment | Registration โ receipt โ inspection โ re-storage, quarantine, return or disposal |
The client creates the delivery and transmits parcel, item, address, value and document data. The system separates IMPOST-capable, erroneous and regularly processable parcels.
The operator selects the delivery and scans the parcel barcode. The parcel is automatically registered in WH/IN; a storage location scan is not required at goods receipt. Optionally, the parcel can be assigned to an open Handling Unit.
Without customs release, only a bookable location under WH/T is permitted. Parcel and destination location are scanned. An HU can be moved atomically with its entire contents.
Depending on the delivery, IMPOST takes place before or after presentation. Pure customs clients go through the same customs process without warehouse bookings. Received customs messages change the customs status but do not generate a simulated physical movement.
On released or tax_assessed, an open transfer to the free circulation zone is created. The employee scans parcel/HU and destination location under WH/FREE. A release notification alone does not simulate a movement.
On rejection, the parcel remains locked in the T-zone. The stored disposition leads either to a logged destruction/surrender process or to the T1 return work queue.
An outbound delivery can be freely assembled from released parcels. Supported functions include reservation, batch/wave/cluster picking, staging, packing, Handling Units, loading, vehicle/dock, capacity control and departure confirmation. Controlled reversals require a reason and are logged.
After final departure, the system generates the outbound delivery note, packing list and shipping manifest from the actual target/actual state and archives new document versions in the DMS.
Handling Units are logistical containers such as sack, tray, carton, pallet, roll container, cage or ULD. They have a type, barcode/SSCC, empty/max weight, status, destination, optional seal and content history. A parcel may be managed either loose or in exactly one open HU. Mixed cleared and uncleared contents are prevented.
Label and document templates support placeholders, font/layout formatting, multiple saved templates and linking with warehouse operations. Automatic printing can be triggered on successful completion of an operation.
The Feronix Print Bridge runs on a local Windows or Linux machine, detects system printers and retrieves released jobs via an outbound HTTPS connection. The central queue stores status, lease, retries, result, operator and reprint reason. Supported formats include PDF, ZPL, CUPS/Windows system printers and, depending on configuration, RAW-TCP.