How to Determine if You Need a Warehouse Management System

Some companies, however, find their catalog management systems don’t provide the flexibility or sophistication they need to address their inventory or fulfillment challenges. For them, a warehouse management system (WMS) is a necessary investment.

Of course, your decision to acquire a WMS may not be driven by a goal of greater efficiency, but by sheer order volume. When you’ve reached the point where your order management system simply can’t handle the movement of inventory required to support order volume in a timely fashion, there’s a WMS in your future.