SmartTurn, a provider of on-demand inventory and warehouse management system (WMS) software, announced that it has started a partnership to integrate SmartTurn with NetSuite.

NetSuite Inc. is a vendor of cloud computing business management software suites. According to Manufacturing Business Technology, Integrated with NetSuite's native inventory management system, SmartTurn enables wholesale distributors and eCommerce businesses to increase shipment and inventory accuracy while reducing inventory-related labor and carry costs.

The combined solution by these companies is intended to cover following areas of functionality:

- Seamless integration - pre-integrated with NetSuite standard inventory processes (sales and purchase orders, receipt, fulfillment, shipping, etc.);

- Cycle counting - increase inventory accuracy while minimizing disruption of warehouse operations with daily cycle counts by inventory utilization, groups or location;

- Directed picking - optimize inventory utilization by guiding the picker to the best location within the warehouse to fulfill the order (example: pick oldest item first before it expires);

- Wave planning - maximize efficiency of warehouse operations with the most efficient route within the warehouse based on inventory location when fulfilling multiple orders;

- Wireless access - support for mobile wireless devices such as Motorola and Psion Teklogix enables warehouse staff to conduct receiving, picking, loading, and cycle counting on-the-go from any location within the warehouse

SmartTurn and NetSuite are delivered as software as a service (SaaS) and have gained wide adoption by delivering ease-to-use, innovative applications via the Web. In partnering with NetSuite, SmartTurn expands its role in cloud computing and supplements NetSuite's cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) offering for wholesalers, distributors and eCommerce vendors and suppliers.