What is WES?

Softeon CMO Dan Gilmore defines what WES is and its capabilities.

Jun 3, 2022

Dan Gilmore, chief marketing officer of Softeon, describes what a warehouse execution system (WES) is during Supply and Demand Chain and Food Logistics' SCN Summit.

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