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=== Warehousing management ===
A warehouse management system (WMS) is a part of the supply chain and primarily aims to control the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse and process the associated transactions, including shipping, receiving, putaway and picking. The systems also direct and optimize stock putaway based on real-time information about the status of bin utilization. A WMS monitors the progress of products through the warehouse. It involves the physical warehouse infrastructure, [[tracking system]]s, and communication between product stations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crucial Factors for Implementing Warehouse Management System|date=19 December 2021|url=https://publication.sipmm.edu.sg/crucial-factors-implementing-warehouse-management-system/|publisher=Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management|accessdate=14 February 2022|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215092411/https://publication.sipmm.edu.sg/crucial-factors-implementing-warehouse-management-system/|url-status=live}}</ref>

More precisely, warehouse management involves the receipt, storage and movement of goods, (normally finished goods), to intermediate storage locations or to a final customer. In the multi-echelon model for distribution, there may be multiple levels of warehouses. This includes a central warehouse, a regional warehouses (serviced by the central warehouse) and potentially retail warehouses (serviced by the regional warehouses).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=Michael |title=Operations Management: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management, Vol. 4 |date=11 November 2004 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=0-415-24928-7 |page=38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LrdF0Pito8MC&q=central+warehouse,+a+regional+warehouses+(serviced+by+the+central+warehouse)+and+potentially+retail+warehouses+(serviced+by+the+regional+warehouses&pg=PA38 |access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>