Task assigned
The next pick appears on the handheld — already resolved against rotation, reservations and location priority.
Rotation rules, reservations, barcode alternatives and location priority are resolved before the task reaches the operator. The picker sees one controlled action at a time; the system has already made the decisions behind it.
Each of these is a place where, without a WMS, a person improvises — and where improvisation eventually ships the wrong stock.
Expiry-first or first-in-first-out, chosen per warehouse. One live site runs expiry-first across alternative barcodes — the oldest stock goes first even when the same product carries a different barcode.
Live · per warehouseStock allocated to an order is held against it. Another order, transfer or count cannot consume it while the allocation stands.
Live · always onPicking faces are ranked above bulk storage. The worker is sent to the right face first, before falling back to less efficient locations.
Live · always onPartial allocation keeps workable stock moving and flags the gap as an exception — or holds the whole line, if that is your rule. On in one live warehouse, off in another.
Live · per warehouseLocation scan and item scan are each independently mandatory or off, per warehouse. A strict site can demand both; a trusted crew can run lighter.
Live · per warehouseQuantities can be adjusted after an order is confirmed and released — used hundreds of thousands of times across both live countries.
Live · always onThese values are read from the production database of three live warehouses — not from a brochure. Your buildings differ; the configuration should too.
| Picking rule | Ambient DC | Fresh produce | Third site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotation strategy | expiry-first, across alternative barcodes | site default | simpler rule |
| Expiry threshold before stock is held back | 30 days | not used | 12 days |
| Picker must scan the location | mandatory | off | off |
| Picker must scan the item | mandatory | off | off |
| Partial allocation on shortfall | on | — | off |
| Pick-plan cut-off | 15:00 | not used | 12:45 |
In the demo, ask us to open two of these side by side and change one rule while you watch. That is the difference between configuration and a promise.
The operator’s view of everything above: five moments, each confirmed, each recorded with the stock’s before-and-after quantities.
The next pick appears on the handheld — already resolved against rotation, reservations and location priority.
The system sends the picker to the ranked picking face, not wherever the stock happens to sit.
Where the warehouse demands it, the location barcode must be scanned before anything else counts.
The item barcode — including supplier and alternative barcodes — is validated against the task and the rotation rule.
Quantities update, the reservation resolves, and the movement is written with available and real stock before and after.
Including the ones where our answer is “not today”. You should not have to book a call to find these out.
Configurable per warehouse. One live site allocates what is available and flags the shortfall as a visible exception, so the rest of the order keeps moving. Another holds the line until stock is resolved. You choose the behaviour per building.
No. Allocated stock is held against its order. Transfers, counts and other orders see it as unavailable while the allocation stands.
Yes, where that rule is enabled: expiry-first allocation can look across a product's alternative barcodes, so the earliest expiry goes first regardless of which barcode is on the box. This runs today in one live warehouse.
The handheld works against a live connection to the server, so every scan is confirmed centrally. Two operators can never work from a stale picture of the same location.
Honestly: offline task execution is not currently supported. The handheld needs a live connection. Before go-live we walk the building with you and find the dead spots — that is a site-survey problem, and it is cheaper to solve with an access point than with software.
No. Quantities can be adjusted after an order is confirmed and released. This is routine in the live operations — used hundreds of thousands of times across both countries.
Reserved stock, expiry rotation, a rule that differs by site, a stubborn shortfall. We will run it in the system in front of you — not in a slide deck.