Solutions
Four kinds of warehouse, one system
A 3PL and an e-commerce operation both need receiving, picking and shipping, but they do not need them the same way. Here is what changes for each.
Segment 01
Third-party logistics
You hold other people's stock and answer for every unit of it.
- Stock separated by customer, with their own view of it
- Movement history you can hand over when a client asks
- Per-customer receiving, picking and shipping rules
- Throughput figures by client, so you can price the work
Segment 02
Freight forwarding
Cargo lands, gets deconsolidated, and moves back out again quickly.
- Receive against the house bill, not just a purchase order
- Break bulk shipments down into sellable units
- Hold and release stock against customs status
- Move freight between sites without losing the trail
Segment 03
E-commerce fulfillment
High order counts, small baskets, and no patience for mistakes.
- Batch and wave picking for a lot of small orders
- Pick accuracy enforced by a scan at each step
- Pack bench workflows that keep the queue moving
- Shipment records with tracking numbers attached
Segment 04
Distribution and wholesale
Pallets in, cases out, with stock rotation that has to be right.
- FIFO and FEFO rotation applied automatically
- Lot and expiry tracking through to the customer
- Replenishment from bulk storage into pick faces
- Cycle counts that do not stop the aisle working
Whichever you are
The parts that do not change
Underneath the differences, every operation gets the same foundation.
- Multiple warehouses run from one login
- Barcode scanning on phones your team already owns
- Locations tracked to aisle, shelf and bin
- An audit trail behind every stock movement
- Your own isolated database, not a shared one
- Training and setup included in every plan
FIG. 2 — On the carton
ZoraTech WMSPallet 1 of 1
HOME-CANDLE-001
Soy candle, 8 oz, lavender
HOME-CANDLE-001
- Lot
- L-2417
- Qty
- 24 EA
- Expires
- 2027-03-11
Location
R3-03-04
Not sure which one you are?
Most operations are a mix. Tell us how stock moves through your building and we will tell you whether this fits.