{ "generator": "bizbloqs-facts/2", "language": "en", "updated": "2026-09-05", "company": { "legalName": "BizBloqs Management Solutions B.V.", "name": "BizBloqs", "founded": "2015", "founder": "Willem ten Asbroek", "category": "BPaaS (Business-Process-as-a-Service) platform for WMS, OMS and integrations", "street": "Rietveldenweg 12A", "postalCode": "5222 AR", "city": "'s-Hertogenbosch", "country": "Netherlands", "email": "info@bizbloqs.com", "phone": "+31736100350", "website": "https://bizbloqs.com", "languages": [ "en", "nl" ], "sameAs": [ "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bizbloqs/", "https://www.youtube.com/@bizbloqs" ], "address": { "streetAddress": "Rietveldenweg 12A", "postalCode": "5222 AR", "addressLocality": "'s-Hertogenbosch", "addressCountry": "NL" } }, "positioning": [ "BizBloqs is a BPaaS (Business-Process-as-a-Service) platform, not a licensed on-premise WMS.", "Workflow-first configuration replaces custom development, so customers go live in weeks and adapt processes without code.", "Scope is cumulative: SME+ contains everything in SME, Enterprise contains everything in SME+.", "Pricing is per user and per site rather than per transaction, which keeps cost predictable as volume grows.", "Fit is expressed on two axes: Industry (how you operate) and Vertical (what you sell). The combination determines the configuration." ], "stats": [ { "id": "customers", "label": "Active customers", "value": "200+", "note": "Operators running BizBloqs WMS, OMS or integrations in production." }, { "id": "partners", "label": "Global partners", "value": "30+", "note": "System integrators, software and implementation partners." }, { "id": "shipments", "label": "Shipments processed", "value": "7,000,000+", "note": "Cumulative shipments handled through the BizBloqs platform." }, { "id": "features", "label": "Configurable features", "value": "124+", "note": "Capabilities configurable per workflow without custom development." }, { "id": "founded", "label": "Founded", "value": "2015", "note": "Founded in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands by Willem ten Asbroek." }, { "id": "time-to-value", "label": "Typical time to live", "value": "4–12 weeks", "note": "Single site with standard connectors; multi-site and EDI take longer." } ], "benchmarks": { "updated": "2026-09-05", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/wms-benchmarks", "note": "Planning defaults are ROI calculator starting points, not measured industry averages.", "figures": [ { "id": "customers", "metric": "Operators running BizBloqs in production", "value": "200+", "basis": "Verified BizBloqs figure", "source": "BizBloqs customer base, September 2026." }, { "id": "shipments", "metric": "Shipments processed through the platform", "value": "7,000,000+", "basis": "Verified BizBloqs figure", "source": "Cumulative since 2015." }, { "id": "partners", "metric": "Active partners", "value": "30+", "basis": "Verified BizBloqs figure", "source": "System integrators, software and implementation partners." }, { "id": "features", "metric": "Configurable features", "value": "124+", "basis": "Platform scope", "source": "Capabilities configurable per workflow without custom development." }, { "id": "time-to-live", "metric": "Typical time to go live, single site with standard connectors", "value": "4–12 weeks", "basis": "Verified BizBloqs figure", "source": "BizBloqs implementations; multi-site and EDI programmes take longer." }, { "id": "pick-error-sme", "metric": "Pick error rate used as the SME planning baseline", "value": "1.5% of order lines", "basis": "Planning default in the BizBloqs ROI calculator", "source": "Pre-filled default on /roi-calculator/sme; replace it with your own measured rate." }, { "id": "pick-error-smeplus", "metric": "Pick error rate used as the SME+ planning baseline", "value": "1.2% of order lines", "basis": "Planning default in the BizBloqs ROI calculator", "source": "Pre-filled default on /roi-calculator/sme-plus." }, { "id": "cost-per-error", "metric": "Cost of one picking error used in planning", "value": "€35–€38 per error", "basis": "Planning default in the BizBloqs ROI calculator", "source": "Pre-filled default across ROI journeys, covering re-pick, return handling, carrier cost and credit administration." }, { "id": "cost-per-return", "metric": "Handling cost of one return used in planning", "value": "€14 per return", "basis": "Planning default in the BizBloqs ROI calculator", "source": "Pre-filled default on /roi-calculator/sme-plus." }, { "id": "hourly-cost", "metric": "Loaded warehouse hourly cost used in planning", "value": "€31 per hour", "basis": "Planning default in the BizBloqs ROI calculator", "source": "Pre-filled default across ROI journeys, Netherlands 2026." }, { "id": "count-hours", "metric": "Stock-count effort used as the multi-site baseline", "value": "40 hours per month", "basis": "Planning default in the BizBloqs ROI calculator", "source": "Pre-filled default on /roi-calculator/sme-plus for a two-site operation." }, { "id": "order-admin", "metric": "Order administration effort used as the SME baseline", "value": "8 hours per week", "basis": "Planning default in the BizBloqs ROI calculator", "source": "Pre-filled default on /roi-calculator/sme." } ] }, "products": [ { "name": "Warehouse Management System (WMS)", "path": "/our-products/warehouse-management-system", "description": "Cloud WMS with scan-driven receiving, directed putaway, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, kitting and cycle counting; real-time inventory at location and lot level.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/our-products/warehouse-management-system" }, { "name": "Order Management System (OMS)", "path": "/our-products/order-management-system", "description": "Order orchestration across channels, warehouses and carriers with rule-based allocation and per-channel availability strategies.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/our-products/order-management-system" }, { "name": "Integrations", "path": "/our-products/integrations", "description": "Pre-built connectors for ERP, e-commerce, marketplaces, carriers and EDI, plus a shared integration layer for custom endpoints.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/our-products/integrations" }, { "name": "Feature library", "path": "/our-products/our-features", "description": "124+ configurable capabilities that can be enabled per workflow.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/our-products/our-features" } ], "tiers": [ { "key": "sme", "name": "SME", "path": "/for-sme", "profile": "Single site, one or few sales channels, moving off spreadsheets or ERP-only stock.", "sites": "1 warehouse", "channels": "Webshop and/or B2B orders", "wms": "Scan-driven receiving, putaway, picking, packing, shipping, cycle counting", "oms": "Basic order intake and carrier hand-off", "integration": "Standard connectors (ERP, webshop, carrier)", "modules": "Not included", "billing3pl": "Not included", "mhe": "Not included", "onboarding": "Standard onboarding, live in weeks", "pricing": "Per user and per site subscription", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/for-sme" }, { "key": "sme-plus", "name": "SME+", "path": "/for-sme-plus", "profile": "Everything in SME, plus multi-warehouse and multi-channel orchestration.", "sites": "Multiple warehouses", "channels": "Webshop, marketplaces, B2B, retail", "wms": "Everything in SME, plus replenishment strategies, kitting and wave logic", "oms": "Rule-based allocation across sites and channels, channel availability strategies", "integration": "Everything in SME, plus marketplace and multi-carrier connectors", "modules": "Optional modules available against a monthly and an implementation fee", "billing3pl": "Available as a separately priced addition", "mhe": "Available as a separately priced addition", "onboarding": "Guided onboarding per site and channel", "pricing": "Per user and per site subscription, plus fees for optional modules", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/for-sme-plus" }, { "key": "enterprise", "name": "Enterprise", "path": "/for-enterprise", "profile": "Everything in SME+, plus multi-entity operations, ERP/EDI depth and governance.", "sites": "Multi-site, multi-entity", "channels": "All channels, including EDI trading partners", "wms": "Everything in SME+, plus intercompany flows and full audit trail", "oms": "Everything in SME+, plus cross-entity orchestration", "integration": "Everything in SME+, plus deep ERP integration and EDI", "modules": "Modules from SME+ are included in scope", "billing3pl": "Remains a separately priced addition", "mhe": "Remains a separately priced addition", "onboarding": "Programme-managed rollout with governance and audit requirements", "pricing": "Per user and per site subscription; 3PL billing and MHE priced separately", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/for-enterprise" } ], "industries": [ { "name": "Manufacturing", "slug": "manufacturing", "description": "BOM, WIP tracking, automated production flows", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/manufacturing" }, { "name": "Warehousing", "slug": "warehousing", "description": "Pick accuracy, cycle counts, labour productivity", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/warehousing" }, { "name": "Automated Warehouses", "slug": "automated-warehouses", "description": "AS/RS, goods-to-person, WCS orchestration, exception handling", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/automated-warehouses" }, { "name": "E-commerce", "slug": "e-commerce", "description": "Multi-channel sync, returns, carrier automation", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/e-commerce" }, { "name": "Fulfilment", "slug": "fulfilment", "description": "Customer SLAs, flex labour, per-order cost control", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/fulfilment" }, { "name": "Omni-channel", "slug": "omni-channel", "description": "Unified inventory, order routing, per-channel promising", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/omni-channel" }, { "name": "Retail", "slug": "retail", "description": "Sell-through allocation, shrinkage, store replenishment", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/retail" }, { "name": "Wholesale", "slug": "wholesale", "description": "Tiered pricing, credit limits, route planning", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/wholesale" }, { "name": "3PL Operations", "slug": "3pl-operations", "description": "Multi-client walls, SLA dashboards, activity billing", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/3pl-operations" }, { "name": "Import / Export", "slug": "import-export", "description": "HS classification, landed cost, customs documentation", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/industries/import-export" } ], "verticals": [ { "name": "Automotive", "slug": "automotive", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/automotive" }, { "name": "MedTech", "slug": "medtech", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/medtech" }, { "name": "Pharmaceuticals", "slug": "pharmaceuticals", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/pharmaceuticals" }, { "name": "Food & Beverages", "slug": "food-beverages", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/food-beverages" }, { "name": "Agriculture", "slug": "agriculture", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/agriculture" }, { "name": "Fashion", "slug": "fashion", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/fashion" }, { "name": "Cosmetics / Personal Care", "slug": "cosmetics-personal-care", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/cosmetics-personal-care" }, { "name": "Luxury Goods", "slug": "luxury-goods", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/luxury-goods" }, { "name": "Home & Decoration", "slug": "home-decoration", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/home-decoration" }, { "name": "Technology / Electronics", "slug": "technology-electronics", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/technology-electronics" }, { "name": "Fast-Moving Consumer Goods", "slug": "fast-moving-consumer-goods", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/fast-moving-consumer-goods" }, { "name": "Construction", "slug": "construction", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/construction" }, { "name": "Chemicals", "slug": "chemicals", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/chemicals" }, { "name": "Paper & Packaging", "slug": "paper-packaging", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/paper-packaging" }, { "name": "Technical Wholesale", "slug": "technical-wholesale", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/verticals/technical-wholesale" } ], "glossary": [ { "term": "WMS", "acronymOf": "Warehouse Management System", "slug": "wms", "definition": "A Warehouse Management System (WMS) is software that directs the work inside a warehouse: which order is released, who picks it, in what sequence locations are visited, and when the pick face is replenished. It records stock as well, but direction is what it exists for. The full treatment — what a WMS directs, when you actually need one, and where the line sits with your ERP — is on the Warehouse Management System page.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/wms" }, { "term": "OMS", "acronymOf": "Order Management System", "slug": "oms", "definition": "An Order Management System (OMS) takes orders from every sales channel, decides how each one will be fulfilled and from which location, and holds the single view of what is available to promise across the whole business. The full treatment — what an OMS decides, how it differs from a WMS and an ERP, when you need one and the questions to ask a vendor — is on the Order Management System page.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/oms" }, { "term": "IMS", "acronymOf": "Inventory Management System", "slug": "ims", "definition": "An Inventory Management System (IMS) tracks what stock you have, where it is, and what state it is in — across warehouses, stores, in-transit, and supplier locations. It records every movement (receipt, transfer, adjustment, sale, return) and maintains valuation for finance. An IMS answers the question 'do I have this SKU available to promise?' in real time.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/ims" }, { "term": "BPaaS", "acronymOf": "Business Process as a Service", "slug": "bpaas", "definition": "Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) is a cloud delivery model in which the vendor supplies the whole end-to-end business process — designed, configured, hosted, monitored and kept current — rather than software the customer configures and runs. You subscribe to an outcome such as orders picked accurately, not to a licence. The full treatment, including what BPaaS is not, is on the What is BPaaS page.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/bpaas" }, { "term": "EDI", "acronymOf": "Electronic Data Interchange", "slug": "edi", "definition": "Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the structured, machine-to-machine exchange of standard business documents — purchase orders, order confirmations, advance shipping notices (ASN), invoices — between trading partners. EDI uses standardised message formats (EDIFACT, X12, XML variants) so a message sent by one company's system can be processed automatically by another company's system without manual entry.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/edi" }, { "term": "WCS", "acronymOf": "Warehouse Control System", "slug": "wcs", "definition": "A Warehouse Control System (WCS) is the software layer that drives material handling equipment in real time — conveyors, sorters, AS/RS, vertical lift modules, light-directed picking. It turns business instructions into device commands, working in milliseconds where a WMS works in seconds. The full treatment, including how a WCS differs from a WES and where the boundary with the WMS belongs, is on the Warehouse Control System reference page.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/wcs" }, { "term": "3PL", "acronymOf": "Third Party Logistics", "slug": "3pl", "definition": "A Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider is a company that operates warehousing, fulfilment, and transportation on behalf of other businesses. A 3PL receives goods on behalf of its clients, stores them, picks and packs customer orders, arranges carriers, and often handles returns — while the goods legally remain the client's inventory.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/3pl" }, { "term": "Order Orchestration", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "order-orchestration", "definition": "Order orchestration is the decision layer inside an OMS that determines, for every incoming order, how it should be fulfilled: from which warehouse or store, in how many shipments, by which carrier, and at what promised delivery date. The full treatment, including how the rules are configured and what changes when you run multiple warehouses or 3PL partners, is on the Order Management System page.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/order-orchestration" }, { "term": "SKU", "acronymOf": "Stock Keeping Unit", "slug": "sku", "definition": "Every product you sell needs a code of its own, so you can tell a small blue T-shirt from a medium blue one, or a 500 ml bottle from a 1 litre bottle. Every different size, colour or pack gets its own code, and your stock, prices and shelf locations are all counted against it. That code is called a SKU, short for stock keeping unit.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/sku" }, { "term": "Inventory turnover", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "inventory-turnover", "definition": "If you carry £50,000 of stock on average and sell £200,000 worth of it (at cost) in a year, you have sold through your stock four times. A high number means stock sells quickly; a low number means money is sitting on your shelves. How many times a year you sell through and replace your stock is called inventory turnover.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/inventory-turnover" }, { "term": "Stock control", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "stock-control", "definition": "Knowing, at any moment, what you have, where it is and when you need more means you neither run out of what sells nor bury cash in what doesn't. It covers counting what arrives, recording what leaves, checking the numbers against the shelf and deciding when to reorder. All of that together is called stock control, or inventory control.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/stock-control" }, { "term": "Stock take", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "stock-take", "definition": "Counting what is physically on your shelves and checking it against what your records say you have shows you where the two disagree. You find out why, and correct the records. That exercise is called a stock take, or an inventory count in the US.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/stock-take" }, { "term": "Backorder", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "backorder", "definition": "Sometimes a customer wants something that is out of stock right now. You accept the order anyway and send it as soon as the item is back: the customer waits and you keep the sale. It works when buyers are happy to wait and you can say honestly when the item will arrive; it backfires when the date is a guess. An order held in this way is called a backorder.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/backorder" }, { "term": "Pick and pack", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "pick-and-pack", "definition": "Between 'order received' and 'parcel handed to the courier', someone walks the shelves collecting the items on the order, then packs them into a box with the right label and paperwork. Doing it with a scanner rather than a printed list means the wrong item is caught at the shelf, not at the customer's door. This two-step job is called pick and pack. The full treatment — the six steps, the five picking strategies and the controls that hold accuracy — has its own page, linked below.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/pick-and-pack" }, { "term": "Dead stock", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "dead-stock", "definition": "Stock that hasn't sold for a long time and probably won't — the colour nobody wanted, the model that was replaced, the seasonal line that missed its season — takes up shelf space, ties up cash and tends to get forgotten. Stock like this is called dead stock, or obsolete stock when it can no longer be sold at all.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/dead-stock" }, { "term": "Cross-docking", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "cross-docking", "definition": "Sometimes goods arrive at your dock and leave again on an outgoing truck or parcel straight away, without being put on a shelf in between. It saves storage, handling and time, but only works when you know what is coming, and who it is for, before the truck arrives. That way of working is called cross-docking.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/cross-docking" }, { "term": "iPaaS", "acronymOf": "Integration Platform as a Service", "slug": "ipaas", "definition": "You can rent an online service that connects your business software so information moves between the programs without anyone retyping it: an order placed in your shop appears in your warehouse system, and the invoice appears in your accounting package. You set up the connections on the service instead of paying someone to write code for each pair of programs. That kind of service is called an iPaaS, short for integration platform as a service.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/ipaas" }, { "term": "Lot number", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "lot-number", "definition": "The code on the box or label that tells one delivery or production run from the next is assigned by the supplier or manufacturer. With it you can find exactly those boxes when something is wrong and leave the rest alone. That code is also called a lot number, another name for a batch number.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/lot-number" }, { "term": "Batch number", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "batch-number", "definition": "When a supplier delivers the same product on different days, the boxes look identical but they are not: they were made at different times, maybe from different ingredients. A short code on the label tells one delivery from the next, so if something is wrong with one, you can find exactly those boxes and leave the rest alone. That code is called a batch number (also called a lot number).", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/batch-number" }, { "term": "Expiry date", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "expiry-date", "definition": "Most food, cosmetics and medicines carry a date that marks the end of their shelf life. On food it comes in two kinds: 'best before' says when quality starts to fall, 'use by' says when the product stops being safe. That date is called the expiry date.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/expiry-date" }, { "term": "FEFO", "acronymOf": "First Expired, First Out", "slug": "fefo", "definition": "When the same product is on your shelf from two deliveries, send out the one that will go off first, not the one that arrived first. You throw away less, and, together with lot numbers, you know exactly which boxes to look for if there's a recall. In warehouse language that's called FEFO: first expired, first out.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/fefo" }, { "term": "FIFO", "acronymOf": "First In, First Out", "slug": "fifo", "definition": "Your oldest stock goes out first: when the same product is on the shelf from two deliveries, you send the one that arrived earlier before the one that arrived later. Nothing sits at the back for a year getting dusty or out of date, and the rule is easy to follow because everyone can see the order of arrival. That rule is called FIFO, short for first in, first out.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/fifo" }, { "term": "Serial number", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "serial-number", "definition": "Some products need a code that belongs to that one item alone, not to a whole delivery: a laptop, a power tool, a coffee machine. With it you can tell which exact unit you sold to which customer, and find it again for a repair, a warranty claim or a recall. That code is called a serial number.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/serial-number" }, { "term": "GTIN", "acronymOf": "Global Trade Item Number", "slug": "gtin", "definition": "The number printed under the barcode on a product identifies that product anywhere in the world, to any shop, marketplace or warehouse that scans it. The same product in a different pack size has a different number, so a single tin, a gift set of three and a case of twelve each carry their own. That number is called a GTIN, short for global trade item number.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/gtin" }, { "term": "SSCC", "acronymOf": "Serial Shipping Container Code", "slug": "sscc", "definition": "A pallet or carton on its way to a customer can carry a number of its own, like a licence plate: unique to that one pallet, never used for another. The customer's warehouse scans the label on arrival and knows what is on it without opening it, provided you told them in advance. That number, 18 digits long, is called an SSCC, short for serial shipping container code.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/sscc" }, { "term": "GLN", "acronymOf": "Global Location Number", "slug": "gln", "definition": "Every place and party you trade with can have a fixed number of its own: your warehouse, a customer's head office, a particular store, even one loading door. Trading partners put it in orders and shipping messages so nobody has to guess which address 'Main warehouse' means. That 13-digit number is called a GLN, short for global location number.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/gln" }, { "term": "GS1-128", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "gs1-128", "definition": "One barcode can carry more than a product number: the batch, the expiry date, the quantity, the pallet number, all read in a single scan, as long as each piece of data is labelled with a short numeric tag so the scanner knows what it is looking at. A barcode built to that agreed format is called a GS1-128.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/gs1-128" }, { "term": "DESADV", "acronymOf": "Despatch Advice", "slug": "desadv", "definition": "A supplier can send a message ahead of a delivery saying exactly what is on the truck: which products, how many, on which pallets. The receiver checks the goods against it as they arrive, instead of counting from scratch, and can plan the dock and the shelf space in advance. That message is called a DESADV, short for despatch advice; in the US it is usually called an advance shipping notice, or ASN.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/desadv" }, { "term": "EDIFACT", "acronymOf": "Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport", "slug": "edifact", "definition": "Big customers such as supermarkets and wholesalers often don't want your orders and delivery notes by email: they want a message their system reads by itself, with no one retyping it. One internationally agreed format for those messages, with set codes for orders, shipping notices and invoices, has been the standard in European retail and logistics for decades. It is called EDIFACT.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/edifact" }, { "term": "HIBC", "acronymOf": "Health Industry Bar Code", "slug": "hibc", "definition": "Many medical supplies carry a barcode that spells out who made the item, which product it is, which lot it came from and when it expires, so a hospital or distributor can scan it and know without reading the small print. One such format, widely used in the medical device industry, was set up by the Health Industry Business Communications Council in the United States. It is called HIBC, short for health industry bar code.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/hibc" }, { "term": "UDI", "acronymOf": "Unique Device Identification", "slug": "udi", "definition": "Medical devices, from a syringe to a hip implant, carry a code that identifies exactly which device it is and which batch it came from, so a faulty one can be traced and recalled quickly. The code has two halves: one for the model, one for the particular item, with lot, serial number and expiry date. This system of codes is called UDI, short for unique device identification.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/udi" }, { "term": "Wave picking", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "wave-picking", "definition": "Instead of sending every order to the pickers the moment it arrives, you release them in timed groups, say at 10:00, 13:00 and 15:30, and each group is picked and packed together so it is ready before a courier collects. Between releases the team finishes one group and prepares the next. This way of working is called wave picking.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/wave-picking" }, { "term": "Zone picking", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "zone-picking", "definition": "Each picker looks after one part of the warehouse and only picks what is stored there. An order moves from zone to zone, or every zone picks its share at the same time and the pieces are brought together afterwards. Nobody walks the whole building for one order. That way of working is called zone picking.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/zone-picking" }, { "term": "Batch picking", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "batch-picking", "definition": "Instead of walking the aisles once for every order, one picker collects the items for several orders in a single round, then sorts them into their orders, either on the way round or afterwards. The more orders that contain the same few items, the more walking this saves. That way of working is called batch picking.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/batch-picking" }, { "term": "Pick-to-light", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "pick-to-light", "definition": "Small lights or displays fixed at each shelf location show the picker where to take items from and how many. The picker takes them, presses a button to confirm, and the next light comes on, so there is no list to read and no location to hunt for. This kind of guided picking is called pick-to-light.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/pick-to-light" }, { "term": "Putaway", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "putaway", "definition": "Once a delivery has been checked in, someone has to carry it to a shelf and record exactly which shelf it went to. Where it goes follows rules, such as the nearest free space, the fast sellers close to the packing area or heavy items low down. This step is called putaway, or put-away.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/putaway" }, { "term": "Slotting", "acronymOf": "warehouse slotting", "slug": "warehouse-slotting", "definition": "Deciding where each product lives in the warehouse means putting the fast sellers at waist height near the packing area, heavy items low down, and products that are often ordered together close to each other. A good arrangement shortens every pick walk, and it needs reviewing as what sells changes. This job is called slotting.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/warehouse-slotting" }, { "term": "Goods receipt", "acronymOf": "goods-in", "slug": "goods-receipt", "definition": "When a delivery arrives you check what is on the truck against what you ordered, note anything short, extra or damaged, and book the goods into stock so they can be sold. Until that is done the goods are in the building but not in your numbers. This first step inside the warehouse is called goods receipt, or goods-in.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/goods-receipt" }, { "term": "Cycle count", "acronymOf": "cycle counting", "slug": "cycle-count", "definition": "Instead of closing the warehouse once a year to count everything, you count a few locations or products every day or week, so over the year every item is counted at least once, the busiest several times, and the work never stops. Fast sellers and valuable items are usually counted more often than slow, cheap ones. This way of counting is called a cycle count, or cycle counting.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/cycle-count" }, { "term": "Kitting", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "kitting", "definition": "Several separate products are put together into one ready-to-sell set, such as a gift box, a starter pack or a repair kit, either ahead of time or when the order comes in. The customer buys one thing; the warehouse handles several. This work is called kitting.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/kitting" }, { "term": "Cut-off time", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "cut-off-time", "definition": "There is a time of day before which an order goes out today and after which it goes out tomorrow. It is set by working backwards from the courier's collection: take the collection time, subtract the time to pick, pack and label, and what is left is the last moment an order can still make it. That time is called the cut-off time.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/cut-off-time" }, { "term": "Despatch", "acronymOf": "dispatch", "slug": "despatch", "definition": "Once an order is packed it still has to leave. It gets its carrier label, goes into the right collection lane or cage, is handed over when the courier arrives, and the system is told it has gone, which is what triggers the customer's notification. That last step is called despatch, also spelled dispatch.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/despatch" }, { "term": "Returns processing", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "returns-processing", "definition": "When a customer sends something back, someone has to log it, check what condition it is in and decide what happens next: back on the shelf, repaired or refurbished, sent back to the supplier or thrown away. The stock count and the customer's refund both depend on that decision being made and recorded. This process is called returns processing. The wider field, which also covers collecting and transporting returns, is known as reverse logistics.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/returns-processing" }, { "term": "Safety stock", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "safety-stock", "definition": "Demand is never exactly what you forecast and a supplier is not always on time, so you keep a cushion of extra stock that you normally don't touch. It is what lets a busy week or a late delivery pass without empty shelves and lost sales. That cushion is called safety stock.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/safety-stock" }, { "term": "Reorder point", "acronymOf": "reorder level", "slug": "reorder-point", "definition": "There is a stock level at which you place the next order, early enough that the new delivery arrives before the shelf is empty. It is the stock that will be sold while you wait for the supplier, plus a cushion for surprises. When the count falls to that level, you order. That level is called the reorder point.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/reorder-point" }, { "term": "Days of inventory", "acronymOf": "stock cover", "slug": "days-of-inventory", "definition": "If you kept selling at today's rate and never restocked, how many days would the stock on your shelves last? You get the answer by dividing what you hold by what you sell per day. A low number warns you that you are close to running out; a very high one means money sitting idle. That figure is called days of inventory, also known as stock cover or days of stock.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/days-of-inventory" }, { "term": "Stock accuracy", "acronymOf": "inventory record accuracy", "slug": "stock-accuracy", "definition": "How often does the number in your system match the number on the shelf? If you check 100 locations and 96 are exactly right, your records are 96% accurate. When the figure is high you can trust the system to promise stock to customers and to tell you when to reorder; when it is low, every decision rests on a guess. That measure is called stock accuracy.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/stock-accuracy" }, { "term": "ABC analysis", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "abc-analysis", "definition": "Not every product deserves the same attention. If you rank your products by how much they matter, usually by yearly sales value or by how often they are picked, a small group at the top accounts for most of the result, a large group at the bottom for very little, and a middle group sits in between. Splitting them into those three groups, A, B and C, is called ABC analysis.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/abc-analysis" }, { "term": "Lead time", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "lead-time", "definition": "From the moment you place an order with a supplier to the moment the goods are on your shelf and ready to sell, time passes: the supplier prepares the order, a carrier moves it, and you receive and put it away. That stretch, in days, is what you have to plan around, because stock must last through it. It is called the lead time.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/lead-time" }, { "term": "Vertical lift module", "acronymOf": "VLM", "slug": "vertical-lift-module", "definition": "A tall steel cabinet holds trays stacked from floor to ceiling, with a lift in the middle. When you ask for an item, the machine brings the right tray to a small opening at working height, so nobody climbs, walks or searches. Many small items fit on a few square metres of floor; this machine is called a vertical lift module (VLM).", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/vertical-lift-module" }, { "term": "Vertical carousel", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "vertical-carousel", "definition": "Shelves or bins hang on a loop inside a tall enclosed cabinet, rather like a Ferris wheel standing on its end. When you ask for an item, the loop turns until the right shelf stops at the opening at working height. The person stays in one place while the stock comes to them; this machine is called a vertical carousel.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/vertical-carousel" }, { "term": "Horizontal carousel", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "horizontal-carousel", "definition": "A long oval loop of shelves or bins turns slowly at floor level, rather like a baggage belt with shelves. When you ask for an item, the loop turns until the right bin stops in front of the person at a fixed spot. The person stays put and the stock comes to them; this is called a horizontal carousel.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/horizontal-carousel" }, { "term": "AS/RS", "acronymOf": "automated storage and retrieval system", "slug": "as-rs", "definition": "A machine travels on rails between rows of racking, puts goods into a free place and later fetches them on instruction, with nobody on board. The goods are delivered to the end of the aisle, where a person or a conveyor takes over. It packs a lot of stock into a small footprint and cuts walking; this kind of system is called an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS).", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/as-rs" }, { "term": "Mini-load", "acronymOf": "automated bin storage", "slug": "mini-load", "definition": "A narrow crane runs along a tall rack and fetches plastic bins, trays or cartons instead of whole pallets. It takes each one to the end of the aisle, where a person or a conveyor collects it, and later puts it back. It suits small items kept in standard bins, and this type of storage is called a mini-load.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/mini-load" }, { "term": "Pallet AS/RS", "acronymOf": "automated pallet storage", "slug": "pallet-as-rs", "definition": "A crane or shuttle runs in a narrow aisle between tall racks, lifts a pallet by itself and puts it into a free place up to the roof. When the pallet is needed, it takes it out again and delivers it to the end of the aisle. A lot of pallets fit into a small building with nobody driving in the aisles; this is called a pallet AS/RS.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/pallet-as-rs" }, { "term": "Shuttle system", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "shuttle-system", "definition": "A small battery-powered vehicle runs on rails on each level of a rack, takes a bin or a pallet from its place and brings it to a lift at the end of the aisle. Several vehicles work in the same aisle at the same time, so a busy aisle is not held up by a single machine. A rack served this way is called a shuttle system.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/shuttle-system" }, { "term": "Cube storage", "acronymOf": "grid storage", "slug": "cube-storage", "definition": "Bins are stacked directly on top of one another in a tall steel grid, with no aisles between them. Robots run on rails on top of the grid, lift a bin from a stack and carry it to a port at the edge, where a person picks from it. Because there are no aisles, almost the whole volume is storage; this is called cube storage, or grid storage.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/cube-storage" }, { "term": "Goods-to-person", "acronymOf": "G2P", "slug": "goods-to-person", "definition": "Instead of the picker walking to the stock, the stock is brought to the picker, who stays at a fixed station. A machine, such as a shuttle, a robot or a lift, fetches the bin, shelf or pallet, presents it, and takes it away again when the pick is done. The walking, usually the largest part of a picker's day, disappears; this way of working is called goods-to-person.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/goods-to-person" }, { "term": "Autonomous mobile robot", "acronymOf": "AMR", "slug": "amr", "definition": "A wheeled robot carries goods or leads a picker through the warehouse, finding its own way around people and obstacles instead of following a fixed track. It reads a map of the building, plans a route, and stops or goes round if something is in the way. Because it needs no wires or magnets in the floor, it can be added or redeployed with little change to the building; this kind of robot is called an autonomous mobile robot (AMR).", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/amr" }, { "term": "Automated guided vehicle", "acronymOf": "AGV", "slug": "agv", "definition": "A driverless vehicle carries goods along a set route, such as a path marked by magnets, wires, reflectors or a laser map. It stops, loads and unloads at fixed points and waits if the route is blocked. The route is chosen when the system is set up and changed only on purpose; this kind of vehicle is called an automated guided vehicle (AGV).", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/agv" }, { "term": "Conveyor", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "conveyor", "definition": "A belt, a roller track or a chain carries cartons, bins or pallets from one place to another on its own, so nobody has to push or carry them. It can run in a straight line, round corners and up and down, and it can join or split flows. The goods move at a steady speed to wherever they are needed; this equipment is called a conveyor.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/conveyor" }, { "term": "Sorter", "acronymOf": "automated sortation system", "slug": "sorter", "definition": "A machine reads a label or barcode on each parcel or item as it passes by and sends it to the right place on its own. At speed it pushes, tips or drops each one into a lane, chute or container, one for every destination. Hundreds or thousands of items an hour end up where they belong without anybody reading an address; this machine is called a sorter.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/sorter" }, { "term": "Put-to-light", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "put-to-light", "definition": "A light at each destination, such as a shelf slot or a box, tells the worker which one an item goes into, and often how many. The worker scans an item, the right light comes on, the item goes in, and a button confirms it. A batch of picked items is sorted into orders without anyone reading labels or remembering locations; this is called put-to-light.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/put-to-light" }, { "term": "Voice picking", "acronymOf": null, "slug": "voice-picking", "definition": "The picker wears a headset and a small computer instead of reading a list or a screen. A voice says where to go and how many to take, the picker says a short code to confirm the right place and then the quantity, and the next instruction follows. Hands and eyes stay free for the goods; this way of picking is called voice picking.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/voice-picking" }, { "term": "RFID", "acronymOf": "radio-frequency identification", "slug": "rfid", "definition": "A small tag on a carton, a pallet or an item carries a tiny chip and an antenna. A reader sends out a radio signal, the tag answers with its code, and the reader picks up the answer without seeing the tag, often from several metres away and from many tags at once. Counting or checking goods no longer needs a clear view of each barcode; this technology is called radio-frequency identification (RFID).", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/rfid" }, { "term": "Warehouse execution system", "acronymOf": "WES", "slug": "wes", "definition": "Software sits between the system that holds the orders and the stock and the machines that move the goods, and decides what each machine and station should do next so that the work flows. It looks at the orders waiting, the capacity of each station and the state of the equipment, then releases work in the order that keeps everything busy and meets the cut-off times. It plans the work as it happens, not only once at the start of the day; this software is called a warehouse execution system (WES).", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/glossary/wes" } ], "comparisons": [ { "competitor": "SAP Extended Warehouse Management", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-sap-ewm", "verdict": "Choose SAP EWM if you already run S/4HANA at scale and can commit to a long implementation. Choose BizBloqs if you want a modern WMS + OMS live in weeks with predictable subscription pricing.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-sap-ewm" }, { "competitor": "Manhattan Active Warehouse Management", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-manhattan", "verdict": "Manhattan is the right call for global Tier-1 retail. BizBloqs is the right call for the 95% of operators who need enterprise-grade discipline at SMB economics.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-manhattan" }, { "competitor": "Descartes Systems Group", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-descartes", "verdict": "Descartes wins on transportation and customs breadth. BizBloqs wins when your bottleneck is inside the four walls and across order channels.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-descartes" }, { "competitor": "Boltrics WMS (formerly 3PL Dynamics)", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-boltrics", "verdict": "Boltrics is a strong fit if you are all-in on Microsoft Dynamics and want warehousing, transport and finance in one ledger. BizBloqs is the better fit if you want to keep ERP choice open, cover both WMS and OMS from one platform, and be live in weeks rather than after an ERP programme.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-boltrics" }, { "competitor": "MontaWMS", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-monta", "verdict": "Choose MontaWMS if your operation is ecommerce-first and looks like high-volume B2C parcel fulfilment in your own warehouse — the product was shaped by exactly that work. Choose BizBloqs if your flows are mixed, if B2B wholesale, manufacturing or multi-client contract logistics sit alongside your webshop, or if the ERP rather than the webshop is the system your order truth comes from.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-monta" }, { "competitor": "Picqer", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-picqer", "verdict": "Choose Picqer if your warehouse is ecommerce-first and your webshop is the system your orders come from — it is a well-made product for exactly that operation, and teams tend to like using it. Choose BizBloqs if wholesale, manufacturing or multi-client contract logistics sit alongside your webshop, if your ERP is the system of record, or if you need order orchestration across channels rather than order handling inside one warehouse.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-picqer" }, { "competitor": "an ERP warehouse or inventory module", "slug": "wms-vs-erp-warehouse-module", "verdict": "Keep the ERP module if stock barely moves and finance is the main user. If people pick every day, the ERP module is stock accounting and you are covering the execution gap with spreadsheets, overtime and tribal knowledge — a WMS alongside the ERP, not instead of it, is what closes that gap.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/wms-vs-erp-warehouse-module" }, { "competitor": "a traditional on-premise WMS", "slug": "cloud-wms-vs-on-premise", "verdict": "Choose on-premise when regulation, connectivity or an existing datacentre genuinely require it. For almost every other SMB and mid-market operation, cloud wins on time-to-value and on the five-year total — the money saved on servers and upgrade projects is money spent on the operation instead.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/cloud-wms-vs-on-premise" }, { "competitor": "Blue Yonder Warehouse Management", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-blue-yonder", "verdict": "Blue Yonder is the right call if you are buying an enterprise supply-chain suite and can resource the programme. BizBloqs is the right call if warehouse and order execution is the problem, the budget is finite, and the improvement has to land this year.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-blue-yonder" }, { "competitor": "Produmex WMS for SAP Business One", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-produmex", "verdict": "If SAP Business One is a permanent decision, Produmex keeps everything in one product and that has real value. If you want the warehouse to be independent of the finance system, BizBloqs gives you the same scan-driven discipline without binding it to one ERP.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-produmex" }, { "competitor": "Slimstock Slim4", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-slimstock", "verdict": "This is rarely an either/or. If your stock data is unreliable, fix execution first — a forecast built on wrong stock is a confident wrong answer. Once counts are accurate, a planning layer like Slim4 earns its keep on top.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-slimstock" }, { "competitor": "Logiqs WMS", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-logiqs", "verdict": "If you are buying storage automation and want one supplier accountable for hardware and software, Logiqs is a coherent choice. If the software has to run a mixed, changing operation across several sales channels, BizBloqs stays neutral about the steel.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-logiqs" }, { "competitor": "Descartes Peoplevox", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-peoplevox", "verdict": "If you ship consumer parcels and nothing else, an ecommerce-native WMS like Descartes Peoplevox fits naturally, and it now has order management of its own. The question is not whether Descartes can cover B2B and contract logistics — it can, with Sellercloud — but whether you want two products paired to do what one platform does. If pallets, purchase orders and contract customers share the floor with parcels, BizBloqs is designed for that mix from the start, with availability rules per channel and billable activity captured in the same place as the pick.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-peoplevox" }, { "competitor": "Access Mintsoft", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-mintsoft", "verdict": "For a UK fulfilment house living inside the Access stack, Mintsoft is a natural fit, and on contract logistics it is a closer match than this comparison used to suggest — rate-card billing is built in, not an add-on. The distinction worth weighing is the shape of the operation rather than the billing: if your floor mixes pallets with parcels, if manufacturing or assembly sits behind the orders, or if the finance system the warehouse must agree with is a mainland European ERP rather than a UK one, BizBloqs is built for that footprint. If it does not, say so and go with the product your finance team already knows.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-mintsoft" }, { "competitor": "viadat by viastore", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-viadat", "verdict": "For an automated high-bay investment, a supplier that delivers steel, controls and WMS together removes interface risk. For a manual or lightly automated Mittelstand warehouse that needs better process this quarter, BizBloqs is the faster route.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-viadat" }, { "competitor": "Reflex WMS (Hardis Group)", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-reflex", "verdict": "Reflex is a serious answer for large French logistics networks. If you are an SME or ETI where the warehouse must improve this quarter and the budget is finite, BizBloqs delivers the same discipline in a much shorter cycle.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-reflex" }, { "competitor": "Generix Solochain / Generix WMS", "slug": "bizbloqs-vs-generix", "verdict": "If your roadmap is a full supply-chain and EDI platform, Generix covers a wider surface. If the bottleneck is picking accuracy and order flow, a focused WMS and OMS that goes live in weeks solves more this year.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/bizbloqs-vs-generix" }, { "competitor": "outsourcing fulfilment to a 3PL", "slug": "wms-vs-3pl-outsourcing", "verdict": "Outsource when fulfilment is a cost centre you would rather not run. Keep it in house — with proper software — when handling is part of what customers pay for, or when per-order fees on your growth curve outrun the cost of doing it yourself.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/wms-vs-3pl-outsourcing" }, { "competitor": "spreadsheets, paper pick lists and tribal knowledge", "slug": "wms-vs-spreadsheet", "verdict": "Spreadsheets are not the enemy — they are simply priced in errors rather than euros. Count a month of credit notes, re-picks, emergency shipments and stock counts; when that total passes a subscription, the sheet has become the expensive option.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/wms-vs-spreadsheet" }, { "competitor": "a standalone order management system", "slug": "oms-vs-wms", "verdict": "If the errors happen on the floor, start with WMS. If the errors happen before the pick list is printed, start with OMS. If both hurt — the usual case in multi-channel operations — buying them as one platform avoids paying twice for the integration.", "url": "http://pr-112.preview.bizbloqs.com/compare/oms-vs-wms" }, { "competitor": "building a warehouse system in house", "slug": "build-vs-buy-wms", "verdict": "Build if your warehouse process really is your competitive advantage and you will fund a team for it permanently. 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Contact BizBloqs for a quote tailored to your operation." }, { "question": "What systems does BizBloqs integrate with?", "answer": "BizBloqs ships pre-built connectors for major ERPs (Exact, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite and others), e-commerce platforms (Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce), marketplaces (Amazon, bol.com), carriers (DHL, PostNL, UPS, DPD, GLS and others), and EDI trading partners. Custom integrations are delivered through the same integration layer." }, { "question": "How long does a BizBloqs implementation take?", "answer": "Because BizBloqs is workflow-first and pre-configured rather than custom-built, most SMB and mid-market implementations go live in weeks, not months. Actual timing depends on the number of sites, integrations, and the complexity of existing processes, but a single warehouse with standard connectors typically launches in 4 to 12 weeks." }, { "question": "Is BizBloqs suitable for 3PL and multi-client warehouses?", "answer": "Yes. 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