Warehouses have not always looked the same. A few years ago, many still relied on paper logs, walkie-talkies, and human memory for tracking inventory and activity. As long as volumes were stable, this rough system, though imperfect, got the job done.
Today, things are different. With rising sales, tighter deadlines, and more complex operations, those same warehouses often find themselves caught off guard when delays, stock mismatches, or bottlenecks appear. It becomes difficult to know what is happening on the floor until a problem is already visible, sometimes too late to avoid disruption.
That is why many operators are moving from manual tracking to real-time monitoring. Instead of waiting until the end of a shift to review what happened, they now rely on live signals that show stock movement, equipment status, and workflow progress as work unfolds. [Read more…] about From Manual Tracking to Intelligent Monitoring: Modernizing Warehouse Oversight