A warehouse management system (WMS) is a supply chain software solution that oversees, streamlines and coordinates every aspect of distribution in a warehouse or distribution center. It is used by manufacturers, distributors and merchants of all sizes to drive the utmost efficient labor and fulfillment capabilities and to maximize inventory storage. In short, it optimizes warehouse inventory management software and operational capabilities.

What is a Manhattan Active® WMS?

Unified Distribution Control

  Run the entire enterprise from a single app with command of fulfillment, labor, slotting, and automation.

 Global Visibility

  See real-time performance for your entire supply chain—or just one facility.

 Facility-Level Visibility

  Manhattan's WMS software allows you to see the facility’s overall inbound and outbound—along with individual, departmental, and overall performance against goals.

 Actionable Insights

  Identify areas showing less-than-expected performance with a single tap.

 Digital Twins

  Manhattan’s WMS system allows you to see an employee or resource in a digital representation of the warehouse—and react with people, equipment, and tasks in real time.

Unified Planning

  Optimize order fulfillment with machine learning that maximizes efficiency, productivity, and profitability—while simultaneously processing retail, wholesale, and direct demand.

 Order Streaming

  Leverage intelligent, automated resource orchestration with a system that adjusts to new orders, labor changes, equipment failures, and more—keeping the facility at maximum utilization.

 Execution-Driven Planning

  As workers and machines execute tasks, Order Streaming records each action—over time it anticipates how long a task will take based on factors like number of stops, distance travelled, location, and time.

 Adaptive Work Planning

  Regulate the pace and amount of work—selectively delaying some fulfillment decisions, while taking advantage of execution feedback or changes in the order pool.

 Smart Task Execution

  Create and modify pick paths in real time—using machine learning to accommodate worker decisions.

Unified Execution

  Eliminate barriers to efficiency like 'pick type' and 'order type' by orchestrating put-away, picking, slotting, sorting, and packing activities simultaneously.

 Dynamic Workflow

  Set up dynamic workflows with configuration wizards that adjust to match real-time operations.

 Engaged Experiences

  Logistics capabilities are unified in a single app, which means less training for users, more visibility and control for supervisors, and intuitive workflows with configurable instructions, images, and actions.

 Optimized Slotting

  Integrate slot and re-slot into put away and picking workflows.

 Targeted Support

  Support for hundreds of needs—lot management, perishable fast flow, load stop sequencing and more—across industries like retail, apparel, footwear, direct-to-consumer, food, grocery, 3PL, life sciences, and high tech electronics.

Unified Automation

  Use technology to your advantage to simplify the process and save time.

 Robot-Ready

  Use machine learning to optimize fulfillment across advanced automation, robotics, and human associates.

 Person and Machine in Sync

  Get maximum throughput when every asset (automation, robotics, people) works together.

 WES Inside WMS

  Manhattan Active WM's software integrates advanced material handling equipment, such as sortation equipment, put walls, and automated storage and retrieval, as well as the latest robotic solutions.

 Manhattan Automation Network

  Make it easy to onboard automation technology by building base integrations and pretesting them collaboratively.

  Labor typically represents 50-75% of total warehouse costs, making it a critical component of your supply chain for on-going improvement and optimization.

Optimise your warehouse workforce with precision.

  labor management system has a proven track record for reducing labor costs while decreasing employee turnover by rewarding efficiency, quality and safety. With these advanced labor scheduling and labor tracking tools you can meet increasing demands for Omni-channel operations planning. Our DM mobile application can help move supervisors out onto the warehouse floor where they can better interact with their teams.

Features + Functions

  • Understand how staff is performing against engineered standards
  • Use ‘what-if’ analysis to determine optimal staff composition
  • Forecast and plan labor by day, shift, job and zone
  • Forecast staffing requirements and optimize employee schedules
  • Optimize overtime, regular and temporary labor based on demand forecasts
  • Use mobile capabilities to facilitate more supervisor time spent on the floor with real-time data on employee productivity and performance
  • Calculate incentive pay and feed into payroll systems
  • Available on Open Systems, .NET and IBM I Series platforms

In warehouses, like real estate, location makes all the difference.

  Where you place your product affects productivity, worker safety and order accuracy. You want fast-moving items in the most accessible locations, kitted items kept together, heavy items placed to minimise damage, and your total storage capacity optimised.
  Our powerful solution increases picking efficiency, reduces replenishment requirements and maximizes throughput by determining the best slot locations for all products in the DC.

Features + Functions

  • Easily set and re-set warehouse pick locations by season or on demand
  • Strategically group items for rapid fulfilment and update placement based on trends and variations
  • Use product characteristics and velocity to calculate a relative value for each potential placement
  • Aggregate values for all products, compare millions of move combinations against user-configured strategies
  • Simulate different rule sets to find optimal configurations with scenario management capabilities