Principal: five things to consider before implementing your first WMS

The benefits of warehouse management software (WMS) are generally well understood. These applications can provide a real-time view of inventory and help a business streamline its warehouse operations, improve accuracy, and increase efficiency. By organising and optimising inventory flows they enable employees to find products and fulfil orders more quickly, accurately, and easily. Applications typically incorporate features such as receiving, putaway, picking, packing, shipping, inventory management, and reporting. So far, so good and the vast majority of businesses running a warehouse will likely be using a WMS to support their operations. But not all, especially businesses that are new or which started small but have now grown to a size where they need help running their warehouse operations. These may be considering WMS for the first time. What do they need to think about before taking the plunge?