Warehouse management

Warehouse Management System
for Retail and Ecommerce

Receiving to dispatch, fully paperless, with inventory counts you can actually trust.

100%inventory audit accuracy
10xfaster picking at a 37-store apparel retailer
4 hrsgained per picker, per day

A warehouse management system runs the physical work in a warehouse: receiving, putaway, picking, packing and counting, and the people who do it. Firaasa's WMS software is built for retail and ecommerce operations moving 10,000 to 150,000 or more orders a month, where a wrong pick, a lost bin or a stocktake that shuts the floor costs real money every day.

The operating cycle

Every Warehouse Workflow in One System

  1. 1

    Inbound

    Purchase order and transfer order receiving, guided putaway, and a quality check at the dock that separates sellable from non-sellable stock before either is counted.

  2. 2

    Picking

    Cluster, bulk and zonal picking with trolley management. Smart Picklist Suggestions group orders that should be picked together, faster and more consistently than a supervisor scanning the queue.

  3. 3

    Inventory

    Bin-to-bin moves, a full transaction ledger, and exact location tracking, so several products can share a bin and nobody has to memorize where anything lives.

  4. 4

    People

    A paperless mobile app for every worker, live visibility of the floor, and picker and packer leaderboards that make performance visible without a clipboard.

Counting

Cycle Counting That Never Stops the Floor

Most warehouses stop everything for a stocktake, then watch accuracy drift for months until the next one. Firaasa counts continuously instead.

  • Rolling counts by zone, scheduled while picking carries on in the rest of the building.
  • Reconciled against the ledger, so a difference is traced to the transaction that caused it.
  • Non-sellable stock counted separately, so damaged returns never inflate what the website can sell.
  • No shutdown days. Accuracy is maintained, not restored once a year.
Know the difference

Warehouse Management System vs Inventory Management Software

Both are sold as the answer to stock problems. They answer different questions.

Inventory management softwareWarehouse management system
Main questionHow many do we have?Where is it, and who moves it next?
Tracks stock byProduct and locationProduct, variant and exact bin
Runs receiving and putawayNoYes
Directs picking and packingNoYes
Counts without a shutdownRarelyYes
FiraasaDoes both, and keeps counts in step with your webstore and ERP
Results

Warehouse Results From Retailers on Firaasa

37-store apparel retailer

10x faster picking

New pickers productive after about five minutes of training on the worker app.

Apparel brand

60% to 100% inventory accuracy

Up to 30% stock shrinkage eliminated along the way.

Apparel retailer

9x fulfillment capacity

The same workforce, nine times the orders, and returns processed the same day.

Beauty brand

50% more orders fulfilled

The same team, half as many orders again.

See how the warehouse is configured for apparel size-sets, footwear size runs and beauty shades and batches.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a warehouse management system?

A warehouse management system (WMS) runs the physical work inside a warehouse: receiving stock, putting it away, picking and packing orders, counting inventory and directing the people who do it. It knows where every unit is down to the bin, and it tells each worker what to do next.

What is the difference between a WMS and inventory management software?

Inventory management software tracks how many units you have. A warehouse management system also runs the work that moves them: receiving, putaway, picking, packing and counting. Firaasa does both, and keeps the counts in step with your webstore and ERP.

How does cycle counting work without stopping operations?

Counts are scheduled zone by zone while picking carries on elsewhere. Any difference is reconciled against the full transaction ledger, so you get a continuous audit instead of an annual shutdown.

How long does it take to train warehouse staff?

The worker app tells each person where to go and what to scan, so a new picker is productive after about five minutes of training. That matters most at peak, when temporary staff join for a few weeks.

Can one WMS run several warehouses and stores?

Yes. Warehouses, smaller fulfillment sites and stores sit in one network, with transfers between them received and recorded like any other inbound stock.

Does Firaasa work with our ERP and webstore?

Yes. Firaasa integrates with Shopify, Magento and WooCommerce, and with Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP and Odoo. Stock updates to webstores and ERPs are event-driven rather than batched.

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