AI Picking Optimization Software

Make Every Picker a Top Performer

Same WMS. Same team. An intelligence layer on top of your WMS.
Up to 30%
more picks per hour
35% less walkingOptimized159 mAs-is245 m
HOW IT WORKS

Two decisions, solved together

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1. Order clustering

+15 to 25%
picks per hour

Groups orders to get maximum pick density and minimum travel. 1 walk to the far aisle, instead of 2.

Applied for multi-order picking and waving, while respecting operation constraints: trolley capacity, weight limits, cut-off times, order priorities, fill rates and more.

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2. Pick path optimization

+10 to 15%
picks per hour

Calculate the shortest travel path for every pick tour, cutting walking time. Solve jointly with clustering for even more gain.

Routes follow your movement rules: one-way aisles, cross-aisles and blocked zones. Combine with pick-to-box or pick-to-pallet operations.

BEFOREAFTERAs-isOptimized
OPTIMIZATION SAVES17%of the current walking distance, per simulated dayEst. time saved6h 49mDistance per pick16.7 mPicks per hour122+20% vs 102Estimated time34h 43m-16% vs 41h 32mTotal distance128.3 km-17% vs 154.6 kmOptimizedAs-isPicks per positionlow to high
OPTIMIZATION SAVES17%of the current walking distance,per simulated dayEst. time saved6h 49mPer pick16.7 mPicks per hour122+20% vs 102Estimated time34h 43m-16% vs 41h 32mTotal distance128.3 km-17% vs 154.6 kmOptimizedAs-isPicks per position, low to high
DIGITAL TWIN

Test the change before you act

Run the optimizations on the digital twin of your warehouse and see the business case

Apply clustering, pick path optimization, or both
See what each optimization does to picking productivity on its own, and what the two do together, measured against your own order history.
Test a change before you make it
Bigger trolleys, an extra cross-aisle, last year's peak volumes. Simulate each one against picking productivity before you spend anything.
CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY

"27% increase in picking productivity with no change management"

Medical technology distribution center, 30,000 order lines a day, 60 operators

Picking productivity runs 27% above where it was before Pulse, reducing up to 9 FTE in manual picking.

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INTEGRATION

Keep Your WMS or ERP Systems

Pulse works alongside your existing systems without disrupting operations, connecting with your WMS, ERP, or other warehouse applications through a secure and flexible API.

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THE PROBLEM

There is a faster warehouse hiding inside yours

Picking is the most expensive thing your warehouse does. Yet your WMS cannot see the distances between locations or the movement rules of your floor, so it falls back on fixed snake paths.

Calculate the shortest path for every pick list.

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See it on your own warehouse

Book a walkthrough on your own numbers. We look at your layout and a slice of your order history, show you how far your pickers walk today, and give you the projected gain.

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FAQ

Questions?

Does my WMS not already do this?

No, it does not. Typically, a WMS sequences picks by location code. It has no model of how far apart two locations are, or which aisles run one way, so it falls back on a fixed snake path.

The ones that claim to apply picking optimization apply basic business rules such as go to the nearest location next, so it never solves the route and the order grouping together, which is where the 20 to 50% less walking comes from.

What would change in my WMS and the warehouse?

Almost nothing. The optimization runs in the background and the result goes back into your WMS, so operators pick from the same terminals / interface they use today.

How does Pulse know the distances on my floor?

We build a digital twin of your warehouse and show you the business case of applying the optimizations through simulation.

What are the integration options for Pulse?

There are 3. Manual file import and export, flat files over CSV or SFTP, or a direct API connection to your WMS, TMS or ERP.

Which WMS, TMS, ERP systems does Pulse integrate with?

Any of them. Pulse exposes its optimization through an API, so it connects to whatever you already run.