Warehouse Management

Control demand, supply, labor, and automation across your entire network with Manhattan Active® Warehouse Management. The leading cloud-native, evergreen, and extensible WMS in the industry.

2024 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for WMS

Gartner Critical Capabilities report ranks Manhattan Active Warehouse Management (WM) first for Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 warehouse operations.

Manhattan’s WMS Leads the Gartner Magic Quadrant

Manhattan has been named a 16-time leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant and is recognized as a leading vendor to offer a 100% microservice cloud-native WMS.

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Maximize Allocation

Power intelligent, AI-managed allocation for optimized pick density.

Break Barriers

Simultaneous processing for retail, wholesale, and direct fulfillment.

Optimal Order Picking

Always use the best pick method by batch, individual, wave-like, or wave-less.

Seamless Automation Connectivity

Connect any automation from any vendor; reduce point-to-point integrations.

Intelligent Automation Coordination

Easy orchestration across any kind of automation or robotics.

Faster Connections

Pre-certified plug-in connectivity for automation.

Actionable Insights

Take action with insights that allow ‘see and do’ supervision in one single, intuitive, and responsive experience.

Agile Decision-Making

Make better decisions faster with real-time agility.

Improved Morale

See higher job satisfaction by experiencing advanced autonomy, mastery, and connectedness.

Unlimited Visibility

Observe unlimited enterprise-wide visibility ranging from the highest level of your organization to the lowest.

Simultaneous Fulfillment Processing

Get simultaneous processing of wholesale, retail, and direct fulfillment.

Everything in One App

Manage inventory, orders, labor, automation, and transportation all on one app.

Unified Distribution Control

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

Unified Planning

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

Unified Execution

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

Unified Automation

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

Manhattan Active® Platform

A cloud-native, evergreen, and extensible foundation engineered to handle the most complex supply chain networks in the world. Learn More.

Composable Microservices

API-first architecture with automated scalability, resiliency, and availability. Every component is part of a shared application platform.

Innovation Independence

Our low code, no code, your code development strategy means you pick what method of configuration and customization works best for you—with as much support as you want or need.

Continuous Updates

Every 90 days, all Manhattan Active solutions automatically receive new features and enhancements.

Fulfill Your Potential With Manhattan

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Manhattan Active® Warehouse Management is born in the cloud and automatically scales to match any business need. Built entirely from microservices, it utilizes applied intelligence that empowers real-time distribution planning for better, faster operational decisions.

  • Cost Savings- Cloud-based technology, with a single, centrally located version of the truth, eliminates the need for redundant systems. With no upfront costs and less demand for tech support, you also extend your IT budget.
  • Improved Security- Keeping critical information in the cloud protects data by giving that responsibility to a specialized, third-party with superior expertise.
  • Greater Flexibility- The cloud-native microservices structure means you can adapt, scale, upgrade and make changes almost instantly to benefit every user in your organization.

Warehouse Operations Manager

Maximize your employee and warehouse operational efficiency with Manhattan Active Warehouse Management.

  • Unified Execution- Labor management and warehouse management capabilities are now unified in a single app. This unification means more visibility and control for supervisors, as well as real-time communication and performance feedback embedded directly into the associates' operations tools.
  • Unified Automation- The Manhattan Automation Network makes it easy to onboard new automation technology by facilitating collaboration between Manhattan Associates and our industry-leading partners.
  • Labor Management- Manhattan Active Labor Management uses data-driven gamification, real-time digital communication, and automatic recognition and rewards programs to move beyond labor management, achieving true employee engagement.

Warehouse Supervisor

Optimize your warehouse efficiency and execution with solutions that enable you to meet your daily goals.

  • Slotting Optimization- Manhattan Active Slotting Optimization automatically determines the best locations to locate inventory to increase workforce efficiency, shorten order fulfillment cycles and maximize throughput.
  • Order Streaming- Order streaming technology ensures the right resources with sufficient capacity are quickly identified, so orders get to the dock ahead of the carrier cut-off times and promised service commitments.

 

Manhattan’s WMS Leads the Gartner Magic Quadrant

A Recognized Leader

Recognized as a leader for the 16th time by Gartner, Manhattan is the only vendor in the Leader Quadrant to offer a 100% microservice cloud-native WMS.

Faster and Easier Than Ever to Connect

Manhattan Active® Platform technology makes it faster and easier than ever to connect to existing systems, valued partners and new services. To make it even easier, we’ve already integrated Manhattan Active Solutions to industry leading solutions for everything from inventory visibility and autonomous mobile robots to payments, fraud and search engine shopping, just to name a few. It’s your supply chain commerce ecosystem. Unified.

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FAQs

What you’ll need to know about Warehouse Management Systems.

A warehouse management system (WMS) is software to help organize warehouse operations. 

A WMS is designed to control movement and storage of materials, track inventory, manage stock, and optimize picking and packing of orders. A WMS can also be integrated with other software—such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and transportation management systems (TMS)—to offer an end-to-end view of the supply chain. Learn more in our article, What is a Warehouse Management System (WMS).

Because a cloud-native warehouse management system (WMS) is designed to run on cloud infrastructure—rather than on-premises servers—it offers:

  • Scalability—reducing costs and improving efficiency by scaling up or down to meet changing needs.
  • Flexibility—accessible anyplace with an internet connection, to manage distribution from unlimited locations.
  • Cost savings—eliminating expensive hardware, IT infrastructure, and downtime for system upgrades
  • Automatic updates—ensuring access to security updates and the latest version of software.
  • Data security—protecting sensitive  data with features such as data encryption and multi-factor authentication.
  • Collaboration—enabling multiple users to work simultaneously to improve productivity.
  • Integration—syncing with systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and transportation management systems (TMS) to provide a  comprehensive view of the entire supply chain.

Unlike most cloud solutions, the Manhattan Active WM is engineered to be extensible—allowing users to add their own logic, integrations, and customizations without negatively affecting updates. 

Both are software solutions to manage warehouse operations. Each has a different focus. 

A WMS manages inventory by tracking inventory, stock locations, and stock movements, and can also be used to optimize picking and packing, while  providing real-time visibility of warehouse operations.

A WES optimizes warehouse processes such as receiving, picking, packing, and shipping, often via advanced automation or robotics. It increases efficiency by automating repetitive tasks and reducing manual labor, while providing features such as real-time task tracking, work optimization, and automated replenishment.

WMS and WES can be used together to improve visibility and efficiency.

AI and machine learning assist with tasks too time-consuming to perform manually. Some examples: 

  • Inventory management—Algorithms  predict demand and optimize inventory levels—reducing both stock-outs and surpluses.
  • Automating tasks—Receiving, picking, packing, and shipping can be automated to increase efficiency.
  • Actionable insights—Real-time visibility, helping to identify bottlenecks and make adjustments.
  • Work optimization—Arranging  work assignments to reducing labor costs and increase productivity.
  • Personalization—Providing recommendations based on past interactions.

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