V5 Ultimate
Warehouse management

Find the right stock. Know it’s fit to use.

V5 shows where every lot is, whether it is released or on hold, and when it expires — and suggests which stock to pick next, so the right material leaves the shelf and every move is recorded.

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Picker in hair cover, mask, safety glasses, white coat, hi-vis vest and gloves scanning a bin label in a racked aisle while a colleague in the same protective clothing drives a pallet truck

  • Stock is where V5 says

    Putaways, moves and picks are confirmed by scanning the location and the lot, so the system matches the shelf.

  • The right lot goes first

    Pick suggestions follow the rotation rule you choose — earliest expiry or oldest first — with each lot’s status shown beside it.

  • Counts you can act on

    Count by location or item. Differences are reviewed before stock is adjusted, so corrections are deliberate.

Which pallet should go next?

A picker needs flour for today’s mix. Four lots are on the shelves, and only one is the right choice.

Today's mix · wheat flour

Pick 50 kg. Which lot should go?

Try it: switch the rotation rule to see the suggestion change, then confirm the pick.

Pick by:
  • ReleasedAisle B · Bay 04Lot 2611 · 75 kg
    Expires
    12 Oct 2026
    Received
    20 Sep
    ✓ Pick this one
  • On holdAisle B · Bay 06Lot 2598 · 100 kg
    Expires
    3 Oct 2026
    Received
    16 Sep
    Skip: Waiting for a lab result
  • ReleasedAisle C · Bay 01Lot 2580 · 120 kg
    Expires
    28 Nov 2026
    Received
    14 Sep
    Released, but expires later
  • ExpiredAisle A · Bay 02Lot 2554 · 20 kg
    Expires
    26 Sep 2026
    Received
    2 Sep
    Skip: Past its use-by date

Go to Aisle B · Bay 04, lot 2611. Scan the location, then the lot, to confirm it's the right stock.

Example lots. Which statuses stop a pick, and the rotation rule, follow your own setup.

Try scanning a stock move
Aisle A · handheld scanner

Scan, confirm, done. It's on the record.

Try it: choose a job, then tap the orange button for each scan. Watch the log on the right.

Licence plate LP-000522 · lot C-221 · 18 cartons
  1. Scan the pallet label
  2. Go to A-04-2 (ambient) and scan the bin
  3. Confirm 18 cartons placed

Movement log

  • Finish a job to record it here

Nobody types a bin or lot. The scans tie each carton to where it is, and picks follow FEFO or FIFO, the rule you set.

Worked example. Bins, zones and rotation follow your own warehouse set-up.

Warehouse tasks in detail: putaway, picking, counting and moves (GS1-128 labels, FEFO and FIFO explained)

Tap a step below to see what happens.

Step 1 of 4

Putaway · LP-000522
Released stock
  • Suggested binA-04-2
  • Scanned binA-04-2
  • LotC-221 · exp 2027-03
  • ZoneAmbient

Bins and zones are yours to set up.

Put away to a scanned bin

  • The bin is scanned, not typed.
  • Lot and expiry travel with the licence plate.

Bin suggestions follow the rules you configure.

More on putaway: full record and set-up

Also on this record

Recorded
Who and when

Bins and zones follow your set-up.

Set-up
A guided warehouse wizard helps lay out bins and zones.
Free practical guide · 22 pages

Inventory & Traceability: The Practical Operations Guide

From goods-in to dispatch: practical controls for locations, usable stock, movements, counting, picking and traceability. Use it with or without V5.

  • 1Tell physical, eligible and committed stock apart.
  • 2Turn count differences into explanations first.
  • 3Run five working tools, including a timed trace challenge.
See what's inside
  • How to set up locations and stock status so people can tell physical, eligible and committed stock apart.
  • A counting method that turns differences into explanations before an authorised adjustment.
  • Five working tools, including exception tests and a timed trace challenge to run in your own warehouse.

Chapters: using the guide · the stock record · goods-in · locations · eligibility · movements · counting · picking and dispatch · traceability · quality handover · planning · automation and people · connections · implementation · measurement · five working tools · next step.

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Guide page 8: counting — turning differences into explanations before an authorised adjustmentGuide page 5: locations — putting stock where people can find it, with a location gridCover of the Inventory & Traceability: The Practical Operations Guide

Between receiving and shipping

Receiving creates the plate, WMS moves it, shipping sends it.

ReceivingShippingInventory

What's included

What the WMS uses, and which plan each item needs. Compare plans

Warehouse

Bins, lots, rotation, counts.

Warehouse operations · Lots and GS1-128 labels · Operator kiosk

Explore the WMS
  • Warehouse operations
    Issue, counting, putaway, picking, transfers, replenishment, bins/zones, FEFO/FIFO.
  • Lots and GS1-128 labels
    Licence plates.
  • Operator kiosk
    Picking progress.
  • Slotting and ABC velocityAvailability to confirm
    Velocity classes and forward-pick move suggestions; a person accepts each move.
  • 3PL service billingAvailability to confirm
    Handling on receipt, nightly storage snapshots and freight on customer-owned stock, bundled into invoices.
  • Multi-warehouseEnterprise
    More than one site.

Availability to confirm: the capability exists in V5, but which plans include it, and whether it is enabled for you, is not yet confirmed — ask us. People approve stock adjustments.

Try it in one aisle of your own warehouse.

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