01By warehouse type
WMS for Apparel: Sizes, Colours, Returns
How apparel stock differs from other goods, from size and colour matrices to returns and seasonal peaks, and what to ask a WMS vendor.
By warehouse type
Warehouse management software depends on what you store
A food and beverage store room, a parts depot and a pallet warehouse do not count, pick or store the same way. Start with your type, then the features.
Two ways in
- By warehouse type: food and beverage, and more
- By feature: cycle counting, slotting, kitting
- Plain explanations, no vendor ranking
Start with what you store
A cold store worries about temperature and dates. A parts depot worries about thousands of small items. A food and beverage warehouse has lot numbers and recalls to think about. The right features follow from the goods.
We organise this site two ways: by type of warehouse, and by the operations features that cut across types, such as cycle counting, slotting and kitting. Pick whichever way you think.
Operations features, seen on a screen
Cycle counting, slotting and kitting all depend on knowing which item sits where and what is moving. These are screens from the Microsive demo platform, demo data only, showing shelving, a forklift task and an equipment list.
Pick your path
By warehouse type
What changes for food and beverage, parts, apparel and others.
02By warehouse type
WMS for Food and Beverage Warehouses
Lot control, expiry and rotation, holds, traceability drills, temperature zones and returns: what a food and beverage warehouse should ask of a WMS.
Cycle counting
Keeping counts right without shutting down the building.
03Cycle counting
Cycle Counting Software Features
How cycle counts are chosen, what the counter sees, how differences get a recount and approval, and nine questions to ask a vendor.
Slotting
Putting fast movers where they are quick to reach.
04Slotting
Slotting Software: What Slotting Is
Warehouse slotting in plain terms: the velocity, size and weight rules, the golden zone, a spreadsheet start, and what slotting software adds.
Kitting
Bundling items into a single sellable unit.
05Kitting
Kitting Software: Tracking Kit Stock
What kitting is, how kits differ from bundles and assemblies, how a WMS tracks components, and what to check when stock runs short.
Picking
06Picking
Wave Picking vs Batch vs Zone Picking
Plain definitions of wave, batch and zone picking, when each one fits, a hypothetical floor example and the mistakes that slow pickers down.