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Guides for making decisions about your warehouse.
Six comparisons written by the team that has developed Caotic since 1992. Each one starts with the short answer, compares the options point by point in a table and ends with the questions we get asked in demos.
- 01WMS or ERP: the differences and when you need eachComparison guide · WMS and ERPThe ERP runs the company; the WMS runs the inside of the warehouse. When the ERP’s warehouse module is enough and when it is not.Read the guide →
- 02Excel or WMS: when your warehouse should switchComparison guide · Excel, paper and WMSThe signs that the spreadsheet no longer copes, what a WMS changes and how to start without stopping the warehouse.Read the guide →
- 03Chaotic or fixed location: which suits you bestComparison guide · Location strategiesA fixed slot or the best free slot: space, routes, expiry dates and why almost everyone ends up with a mixed model.Read the guide →
- 04Voice picking, RF scanning or paperComparison guide · Order pickingHands-free work, errors, training and cold: when voice suits you, when the scanner does and why they are combined.Read the guide →
- 05How to choose a WMS: types, criteria and the demoComparison guide · Choosing a WMSThe five types of WMS you will come across, ten criteria for comparing them and the questions worth asking in the demo.Read the guide →
- 06DeCA: issue it from the WMS, the ERP or an app?Comparison guide · DeCA (electronic transport control document)The electronic control document is mandatory: three ways of issuing it compared, with what the regulation requires.Read the guide →
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