Build your warehouse management system.

How to build your warehouse management system

1. 1

   Describe the job

   Connect receipts, bins, picking and dispatch quantities in one warehouse workflow.

2. 2

   Review the first version

   Choose how the warehouse coordinator records the receipt and how the warehouse supervisor reviews the next step.

3. 3

   Refine the views

   Ask First to adjust the fields and views for the people who will use the app.

4. 4

   Test before sharing

   Walk through the process with a sample record and check who owns the next action.

What to include in your warehouse management system

• Keep the receipt in context

  Keep receipt, bin, pick request, packed quantity, dispatch and variance together so the next person can understand the request or record.

• When the next step needs a decision

  A warehouse receives a pallet but has not assigned a bin. Keep receiving and put-away distinct so the item is not shown as ready for picking prematurely.

• Keep variance visible

  Keep the quantity variance visible before confirming dispatch completion.

• Choose what each person needs

  Give the warehouse coordinator a working view and the warehouse supervisor a review view. Keep receipt and bin attached to the decision as the work moves between them.