What is a WMS (warehouse management system)?
Software that manages stock, storage locations, receiving, picking and shipping within a warehouse, making warehouse operations digital and traceable.
In detail
The ERP records “how much stock there is”; the WMS manages “where it sits in the warehouse and how it is picked and shipped”. It guides staff along the best picking route, replaces handwriting with scanning, updates stock in real time and reduces wrong and missed shipments.
For example
Pickers use handheld scanners and pick in the bin sequence the system indicates; if they scan the wrong item, the system raises an alert immediately.
How companies use it
Worth introducing when the warehouse has many SKUs, high order volumes and a high error rate. Before go-live, sort out bin location codes and product barcodes.
Common misconceptions
The system goes live but working habits don't change. When staff bypass scanning and work manually, system stock soon becomes inaccurate.
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