SVC-WMS
Warehouse Management (WMS)
Receiving, put-away, picking, packing and shipping directed by handheld scans.
The problemPickers walk too far, counts drift and nobody trusts the stock number.
A WMS is judged by pick accuracy, dock-to-stock time and count variance. We build warehouse systems around your layout, your handling rules and your handhelds, and connect them to the ERP so stock is the same number everywhere.
What we build
- 01
Receiving and put-away
Receive against a PO or ASN, blind receiving where you want it, pallet license plates, over/short/damage handling, quarantine or hold status, and directed put-away by rules you define.
- 02
Locations and slotting
Bin-level locations by aisle, bay, level and position, zones, capacity, and slotting by velocity class.
- 03
Pick, pack, ship
Single-order, batch, wave or zone picking chosen by lines per order and SKU density, scan verification, pack stations and carrier labels.
- 04
Cycle counting
Velocity-based counts plus triggered counts (negative stock, short picks), with variance thresholds and approval, so finance can accept them in place of a wall-to-wall count.
- 05
Lots, serials and expiry
Forward and backward trace for recalls, best-by dates, FEFO picking and customer minimum shelf-life rules.
- 06
Handheld and label printing
Large targets and few taps on current Android and iOS devices, GS1-128 and SSCC pallet labels, and ZPL label printers. Scans queue and recover when Wi-Fi drops.
A sketch of the kind of screen
What ships first
- 01Receiving, put-away and location tracking for one building
- 02Pick and ship with scan verification for the main order channel
- 03Cycle counts with variance approval
- 04ERP sync of receipts, shipments and adjustments
Scope is fixed in the proposal at the end of discovery. How a project runs
How we would judge it
- Pick accuracy
- Dock-to-stock time
- Count variance by location
- Orders shipped per labor hour
- Inventory adjustments per week
Works with what you already run
- Barcode scanners and mobile computers
- Label and receipt printers
- Carrier and rate-shopping services
- ERP and order sources
- Marketplace and storefront orders
- EDI providers for retailer requirements
Before we start
- A walkthrough of the floor on a normal busy day
- Handling rules (FIFO or FEFO, hazmat, temperature, fragile)
- The devices you use, or plan to buy, and a Wi-Fi coverage check
What we do not build, and when to buy instead
We do not build warehouse automation control software for conveyors, sortation or robotics. If you run a single small location with few SKUs, inventory in your ERP is often enough and a WMS adds cost without payback.
Questions about Warehouse Management (WMS)
Do we need a WMS or is our ERP enough?
A WMS starts to pay when pickers need directed put-away and pick paths, when you control lots or expiry dates, or when several people pick the same order. Below that, ERP inventory is often enough.
Will it work with our scanners?
Current Android devices from Zebra, Honeywell and similar makers work, as do iOS devices. Legacy Windows CE and Windows Mobile handhelds are end-of-life and are usually replaced.
What happens when Wi-Fi drops?
Scans are queued on the device and sent when the connection returns. Fully offline operation for a whole shift is a larger scope and we would agree it in discovery.
Can you print retailer routing labels?
Yes. We print GS1-128 and SSCC labels to the routing guide your retailer supplies, and tie them to the ASN.
How do you roll it out without stopping shipments?
In phases, often one zone or one client first, after a full count and at least one rehearsal on copied data. See our WMS implementation checklist.
Industries that use this
Blueprints (illustrative)
SVC-WMS
Sound familiar? Pickers walk too far, counts drift and nobody trusts the stock number.
Send a project brief. Discovery ends in a fixed-price proposal for the first release, and you keep it whether or not you hire us.