Saenz says many warehouses are still operating with a legacy warehouse management system (WMS), including paper-based systems. The practical assessment is to identify your operation’s ideal func tionality, as it compares to best-of-breed WMS options. Converting these limitations into estimated labor savings and accuracy benefits are the next steps, Saenz says. Build the case for a new WMS or enhancements to your legacy systems. “The chances are good that a legacy system is not optimizing the labor productivity of the warehouse, including task interleaving, directed put-away, labor managem...