A warehouse management
system (WMS)
is a piece of software that controls,
records and automates
various warehouse operations
The goal is to increase the overall
productivity and efficiency of a business'
warehousing operations
These solutions are commonly found as individual,
standalone systems
Warehouse storage locations, eg, individual location number, picking sequence, type of use (picking, reserve storage, etc), type of storage (each, case, pallet), location size or capacity, storage restriction (flammable, hazardous, high value materials, outdoor, etc), etc;