Warehouse Management Consulting for Smarter Operations
Optimize warehouse performance with scalable WMS solutions designed around your operations, technology, and growth. VCO Systems provides end-to-end consulting, implementation, integration, optimization, and support for complex warehouse environments.
Warehouse Management Consulting Built for Execution
VCO Systems helps retailers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and 3PLs improve warehouse performance through practical WMS strategy, implementation, integration, and optimization.
From solution design and configuration to automation, testing, and ongoing support, we connect warehouse processes with the systems and technologies that drive execution. Our experience spans modern cloud WMS platforms and established Manhattan environments, helping organizations evolve their operations while maximizing their technology investments.
WMS Consulting Services
WMS Strategy & Solution Design
Define warehouse processes, system requirements, integration needs, and automation strategies around your operational goals. We design scalable solutions aligned to current requirements and future growth.
WMS Implementation
Configure, integrate, test, and deploy WMS solutions across complex warehouse environments, with a focus on operational readiness and successful adoption.
WMS Integration
Connect WMS with ERP, TMS, OMS, parcel rate shopping, carrier, MHE, and automation systems using APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Warehouse Automation Integration
Connect warehouse management with conveyors, sortation, AS/RS, robotics, Pick-to-Light, Put-to-Light, and other automation technologies to support coordinated execution.
WMS Optimization
Improve workflows, system configuration, reporting, and operational performance through targeted optimization and continuous improvement.
Managed WMS Support
Provide ongoing application support, issue resolution, enhancements, testing, and production assistance to keep warehouse operations running reliably.
Manhattan Active® Warehouse Management Expertise
VCO Systems brings deep expertise across the Manhattan ecosystem, helping organizations implement, integrate, optimize, and extend warehouse management solutions.
Manhattan Active® Warehouse Management is part of ActiveWarehouse™, Manhattan’s unified warehouse operations platform, which brings together warehouse management, labor management, slotting optimization, and yard management.
Warehouse Management
Support receiving, putaway, inventory, picking, packing, shipping, replenishment, and returns through connected warehouse execution.
Labor Management
Connect workforce planning, productivity, and performance with warehouse operations through Manhattan Active Labor Management.
Yard Management
Coordinate appointments, trailers, docks, and yard movements as part of the broader warehouse execution process.
Slotting Optimization
Improve inventory placement, space utilization, picking efficiency, and replenishment through data-driven slotting.
Modernize Your WMS with Manhattan Active® Technology
Manhattan Active® solutions run on ActivePlatform™, an AI-native, cloud-native, microservices-based foundation with a common data model, integration layer, open APIs, extensibility, security, and AI governance.
ActivePlatform™
Leverage the shared data, integration, API, extensibility, security, and AI foundation across Manhattan Active solutions.
ActiveAgents™ & Agent Foundry™
Apply AI agents to monitor live operations, identify exceptions, support decision-making, and take action within workflows. Agent Foundry enables organizations to build, customize, and govern autonomous AI agents.
ProActive™ & WMS Extensions
Extend Manhattan Active solutions with low-code capabilities for logic, data, APIs, and UIs, along with targeted customizations to support unique warehouse requirements. VCO also develops custom RF screens and workflow extensions where standard functionality does not meet specific operational needs.
Connect WMS to Your Technology Ecosystem
Warehouse performance depends on more than the WMS itself. VCO connects applications, automation, and operational technologies to create a more coordinated execution environment.
Enterprise Systems Integration
Connect WMS with ERP, TMS, OMS, parcel, carrier, and other enterprise applications.
Parcel & Shipping Integration
Integrate parcel rating and shipping platforms to support rate comparison, carrier selection, and efficient shipping execution.
MHE & Automation Integration
Connect WMS with conveyors, sorters, AS/RS, light-directed solutions, robotics, and other material handling technologies.
APIs & Event-Driven Integration
Enable real-time data exchange between warehouse systems through APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
WMS Visibility, Testing & Release Readiness
Operational visibility and reliable system performance are essential to warehouse execution. VCO supports reporting, testing, and quality processes across the WMS lifecycle.
Supply Chain Intelligence & Reporting
Develop operational reports, dashboards, and analytics across Manhattan WMS environments, including Jasper and SCI, to improve warehouse visibility and decision-making.
Quality Assurance & Test Automation
Validate functional, regression, integration, and release scenarios across WMS implementations and ongoing changes.
Release Readiness
Validate critical workflows and system changes before deployment to support reliable releases and minimize operational disruption.
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Warehouse Automation and Execution
VCO connects warehouse management software with intelligent automation to improve throughput, accuracy, and operational flexibility.
Light-Directed Solutions
Integrate Pick-to-Light, Put-to-Light, Putwalls, and light-directed cart workflows with warehouse execution.
LumiRover
Combine AMR mobility with Pick-to-Light workflows to support more efficient warehouse picking and autonomous zone picking.
Sortation
Integrate warehouse management with tilt-tray, Bombay, and other automated sortation environments for high-volume fulfillment.
AS/RS & Material Handling
Connect automated storage and retrieval systems, conveyors, sorters, and other MHE with WMS-driven execution.
What You Can Achieve with WMS Consulting
VCO helps organizations build warehouse operations that are more connected, measurable, and scalable.
- Improve inventory accuracy and visibility
- Improve warehouse throughput
- Strengthen operational reporting and visibility
- Simplify system and integration complexity
- Increase picking, packing, and shipping efficiency
- Connect WMS with enterprise systems and automation
- Scale warehouse operations as volumes and requirements evolve
- Improve implementation and release readiness
Our WMS Consulting Process
Discovery
Understand operational goals, warehouse processes, systems, and business requirements.
Assessment
Evaluate the current WMS environment, integrations, automation, workflows, and opportunities for improvement.
Design
Define the future-state solution, configuration, integrations, automation, and implementation roadmap.
Implementation
Configure, integrate, test, migrate data, and deploy the solution.
Stabilization
Support go-live, resolve issues, validate performance, and enable users.
Continuous Improvement
Optimize workflows, adopt new capabilities, and support evolving operational needs.
WMS Consulting for Complex Warehouse Operations
Retail & E-commerce
3PL & Logistics
Manufacturing
Wholesale & Distribution
Consumer Goods
Grocery & Food Distribution
Why Organizations Choose VCO for WMS
Deep Manhattan Expertise
Experience across Manhattan Active® Warehouse Management, Manhattan SCALE™, and legacy WMOS environments, with experience supporting complex warehouse environments for major enterprise and Fortune 1000 organizations.
Functional & Technical Expertise
Supply chain consultants, solution architects, developers, integration specialists, and QA professionals working across the WMS lifecycle.
Warehouse Automation Expertise
Practical experience connecting WMS execution with light-directed solutions, MHE, sortation, AS/RS, and robotics.
Business-Aligned Solutions
Combine standard platform capabilities with targeted extensions and integrations where they provide clear operational value.
End-to-End Support
Support from strategy and implementation through stabilization, optimization, enhancements, and ongoing operations.
Ready to Modernize Your Warehouse Operations?
Connect with VCO Systems to explore WMS strategy, implementation, integration, warehouse automation, and ongoing optimization.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Warehouse Management System (WMS)?
A WMS is software that manages and coordinates warehouse processes such as receiving, putaway, inventory, picking, packing, shipping, replenishment, and returns.
What is Manhattan Active® Warehouse Management?
Manhattan Active® Warehouse Management is Manhattan’s cloud-native, evergreen, microservices-based WMS within the ActiveWarehouse™ platform. It supports warehouse execution across inventory, fulfillment, labor, automation, and related operations.
What is ActiveWarehouse™?
ActiveWarehouse™ is Manhattan’s unified warehouse operations platform, bringing together Warehouse Management, Labor Management, Slotting Optimization, and Yard Management.
What is the difference between Manhattan Active Warehouse Management and Manhattan SCALE™?
Manhattan Active Warehouse Management is a cloud-native, evergreen WMS built on ActivePlatform™ with continuous updates and a versionless architecture. Manhattan SCALE™ is a separate WMS offering available across public cloud, private cloud, managed or hosted, and on-premises deployment models.
Does VCO Systems provide Manhattan WMS implementation services?
Yes. VCO provides WMS strategy, solution design, implementation, configuration, integration, testing, optimization, and ongoing support.
Can WMS integrate with warehouse automation?
Yes. VCO integrates WMS with conveyors, sortation, AS/RS, Pick-to-Light, Put-to-Light, robotics, and other material handling technologies.
Does VCO support legacy Manhattan WMS environments?
Yes. VCO supports established Manhattan environments, including legacy WMOS and Manhattan SCALE, while helping organizations modernize their warehouse operations and technology.
Does VCO provide post-go-live WMS support?
Yes. Support can include production issue resolution, enhancements, testing, optimization, release readiness, and ongoing application support.