How to Determine if You Need a Warehouse Management System

Slotting Issues

I noted previously that slotting is a major reason for acquiring a WMS. There are a number of ways to approach this, all of which address optimizing the location of items in the warehouse based on A/B/C velocity tracking.

Of course, optimization can apply to many aspects of warehouse management, including put-away, storage, picking or a combination of these factors. The challenge can be so complex that there actually are separate slotting systems you can acquire to handle the task. But most WMS applications support slotting as part of their suite of functions, and it’s certainly one of the biggest benefits of investing in such solutions.