
Bridge WMS
Overview
Bridge WMS is a modular, configuration and customisable user-friendly solution which is designed to ensure accurate and efficient processes (utilising barcodes) throughout the supply chain ultimately for better Warehouse Management. Bridge WMS incorporates all aspects of day-to-day routine including, Goods Receipts, Picking Orders, Stock Movements, Transfer and Stock Takes, the solution provides real time updates for the most ‘live’ warehouse you could need.

Stock Manager
- Allows you to track the purchase, storage, and sales of your products at every stage to ensure product availability and optimise the warehouse. It helps businesses keep track of their stock levels, so they can make informed decisions about how much to purchase/produce and when.
- *Traceability/Serial/Batch.
- Multilocation (Bin/Bay/Aisle/WH).
- Stock Replens. (bin levels)
- Stock Requisitions.
- Stock Lookup
- Stock Taking.
- Stock Movements.
- FIFO Movement.
Receipt Manager
- Allows you to centralise and track every order from creation to receiving goods. It is all about quickly and effectively receiving the delivered goods into your inventory. You will observe the progression of your orders, check on outstanding orders or view all received orders.
- Manage Multiple Orders.
- EDI Link.
- Control Quality/condition.
- Product Labelling.
- Multiple Approval Levels.
- Put Away.
- Create Purchase Orders.
Despatch Manager
- Provides a platform to centralise and track every order from receiving confirmation to delivery. Observe the progression of your orders in real time, check on outstanding orders or view all the completed orders. It will increase efficiency in picking and decrease the longevity of outstanding orders.
- Multiple Picking/Packing options.
- Courier Integration.
- Product Despatch Labelling.
- Assigning Pickers to Orders.
- Visibility of all Orders.
- POD Integration.
- Delivery Notes/Packing List Production.
*Traceability
- Helps provide the ability to track the history, location and movement of inventory items throughout the supply chain, from receipt to storage, picking, packing and shipping
- Track by Batch/Lot/Serial Number.
- Monitor Movement.
- Audit Trail.
- Recall Management.
- Compliance.
*Courier
- Streamlines and automates the process of shipping goods by integrating with courier and logistics providers. This module helps reduce manual entry, minimize errors, and speed up the dispatch process.
- Automatic Label Generation:
- Connects directly with major carriers (e.g., Royal Mail, DPD, DHL)
- Provides tracking numbers and status updates directly within the WMS.
- Generates end-of-day manifests for courier pickups.
*Proof of Delivery
- POD confirms that a shipment has been successfully delivered to the intended recipient. The POD module captures and stores delivery confirmation details, such as recipient signature, date and time of delivery, photographic evidence and courier notes.
- Confirms order fulfilment
- Resolves delivery disputes
- Supports customer service and returns
- Provides legal and audit documentation
- Direct link to google maps
*Mobile Sales
- Mobile Sales lets you create a new sales order wherever you are and when connected to Wi-Fi or GPRS it can be sent to your system ready for picking authorisation. Link a sales order to an existing account.
- Customer Selection
- GPRS & Wi-fi while off site
- Scan Product Barcode
- Stock Look-up
- Edit/amend orders
Benefits
- No transcription/handwriting errors means improved accuracy. Reduced duplication of transactions results in enhanced utilisation of staff. Time saved during work hours can be allocated to focus on customers. The standard modules can be customised to suit you as your company grows.
- •80% average time saved during stocktake. •Real time forecasting of stock-outs.
- Improvement in picking reduced errors.
- Accurate stock holding.
- Reduced stock.
Stock Manager
Stock Manager is an advanced tool designed to streamline and automate daily stock management tasks in your warehouse. If you need more frequent stock level checks than your current annual stock take, Stock Manager is the solution. It offers a fast method of carrying out a stock take, amending stock levels, and adjusting cost and selling prices. Stock Manager simplifies and automates day to day stock management. Using real time transactions for stock transfers, stock movements, stock takes, picking and goods in can be observed as they occur. Bridge WMS Stock Manager sets a new standard for Warehouse Operations Management, ensuring your stock control processes are both accurate and up to date.

Real Time Inventory Tracking
- Monitor inventory levels in real-time, ensuring accurate stock control and timely replenishment. This feature helps prevent stockouts and overstock situations, optimising inventory management.
- Accurate stock control.
- Timely replenishment.
- Prevention of stockouts and overstock situations.
- Optimisation of inventory management.
- Comprehensive tracking of products throughout the supply chain.
Multilocation
- Multilocation manages the location of stock items across various locations within your warehouse. By employing an automated FIFO (First In, First Out) approach, it ensures that stock is rotated efficiently, preventing items from remaining in one location long enough to expire. Additionally, the inclusion of multiple quarantine locations facilitates comprehensive stock management, allowing for effective isolation and handling of items between different bin locations.
- FIFO.
- Bin transactions and content details can be checked for every bin.
- Can transfer, write off, and adjust stock items.
- Create Multiple Bins with ease.
- Run reports to identify empty bins to utilize the warehouse space effectively.
- Set min/max qty per location.
Transaction History
- The Transaction tab enables users to track the movement, issuance, and receipt of stock items.
- Filter transactions by location, serial / batch, user, and date.
- *View transactions traceable information.
- Create adhoc transactions.
- View all unconfirmed transactions.
Stock Take
- Users can select and sequence the range of items in the stock take by product, warehouse, category, or supplier, with the option to make multiple selections. This flexibility ensures that stock takes are tailored to specific needs and organized efficiently.
- Allows users to select product, bin, category, warehouse, and supplier.
- Dormant stock management.
- Bins are locked when stock is active.
Barcode Scanning
- Utilise advanced barcode scanning to streamline data entry and reduce errors. This technology ensures that every product's movement is accurately recorded and easily traceable.
- Real-time updates using modern barcode technology. Ie oGS1 oEAN oData Matrix (ID or ZD)
Stock Card Amendment
- This offers a straightforward way for users to directly enter changes to the product minimum re-order levels and prices into the ERP stock system. This feature simplifies the process of updating stock parameters, ensuring that inventory levels and pricing are always current and accurate.
- Allows users to make changes to minimum stock holding, re-order levels, and re-order quantities.
- Setting dormant products.
- Filter by product code, warehouse, category, bin, and supplier.
Receipt Manager
The Bridge WMS Receipt Manager centralises and tracks every purchase order from creation to receiving goods. Observe the progression of your purchase orders in real time, check outstanding orders or view all the received orders. Once goods have been receipted into the warehouse, they must then be moved to a warehouse bin by scanning the goods to the assigned bins using a handheld device. This cuts out human errors and improves efficiency, everything is then updated automatically to your stock levels.

Receiving Purchase Orders
- Enables you to receive the delivered goods into stock effectively and efficiently. All types of receipts can be performed i.e. stock/non-stock. Orders/lines can be held, pending QA inspection, before being actioned to go to stock. Large consignments (Multiple Orders) in containers can be unloaded efficiently and POs automatically updated with receipts.
- Find orders by PO number/ supplier/ shipment number.
- Prompt for quality/ condition/ temperature/ date of manufacture.
- Direct put away to Default bins.
- Generating & printing new item labels.
- *Batch/serial traceability recording.
- Record shelf life/expiry.
Put Away
- Once your goods are booked into a predefined “goods in” bin. They must then be moved to a location by using handheld devices, scanning products into the correct location is made easier and more efficient. This will automatically update your stock levels without any human errors.
- Put away to default bins.
- Directed to empty bins.
- Put away list.
- View items not put away.
- Stock placement on multiple bins.
Approval & Quality Check
- The process within this module ensures that only the correct, undamaged, and compliant items are accepted into inventory. Items are scanned or entered in upon arrival. Items are inspected for damage, qty accuracy and compliance. Based on QC results it is approved or flagged for return.
- *Documentation and traceability.
- Automatic alerts sent to purchasing or quality teams for issues found.
- Prevents defective or incorrect goods from entering stock.
- Supports compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
Despatch Manager
The Bridge WMS Despatch Manager centralises and tracks every order from receiving confirmation to delivery. Observe the progression of your orders in real time, check outstanding orders or view completed orders. This could be the missing piece to optimising warehouse efficiency, removing critical bottlenecks, and improving throughput. It will also make your delivery management processes more accurate and cost effective helping you keep up with customer demands and reduce your operational overheads.

Order Management
- Orders can be managed so that the correct order can be picked and shipped accurately at the right time by the right person, therefore providing improved efficiency, smoother operations, and the ability to be able to handle higher volumes.
- Pick orders by priority, due date or order sequence.
- Pick lines by pick route, expiry, weight, product code or order sequence.
- View orders by; all orders, available to pick, in pick, awaiting despatch and despatched.
- Manage back orders.
- Manage held/ parked orders.
Kitting
- Increased picking efficiency.
- Simplified viewing and editing of kitted orders.
- Improves accuracy of stock records.
- Picking kit components.
- Automatically identifies a product by the individual parts and creates a detailed sales order, listing them as separate items to be picked. When a product is scanned any existing kit lists relating to that product will be produced separating the key components that need to be picked.
Picking Process
- Consolidated picking.
- Separate pick and pack.
- Pick by zone.
- Clustered picking.
- Forward picking and parking orders.
- Combined pick/pack.
- Pick forward orders.
- We offer multiple ways of picking to suit all your needs, such as combined pick, pack and despatch, separate pick and pack, cluster picking and pick by aisle. Option to allocate sales orders to a picker or use our system driven order assigning. Ability to pick complete only orders or part ship. You are in complete control of what orders are sent and when.
Packing/Despatching
- Once orders have been picked and are awaiting despatch, they can be viewed from a separate screen within Bridge WMS which allows you to view and edit an order before it leaves the warehouse. In some circumstances orders might have to be held back for a longer period than expected. This gives the opportunity to change an order or simply oversee how many orders are due to leave the warehouse in any given day.
- Use pack only.
- Print dispatch labels.
- Record package details text/photo.
- Pint/email packing and delivery notes.
- *Link to POD and courier modules.
- View packages/deliveries.
- Email on delivery.
- Despatch multiple orders at once.
Available for Pick
- Only see orders that can be picked.
- Configurable lookahead days
- Assign orders or let WMS auto assign
- Easily identify overdue orders
- An area where you can see orders that are able to be fulfilled and only within the lookahead days set, you have full visibility of what orders you are able to satisfy in one place without needing to filter out of stock/held orders or orders where customer is on credit stop. WMS does this for you, saving time.
In Pick
- Provides visual of when orders are being picked, Despatch Manager will show in real time which items of stock have been taken off the shelf. It is also possible to trace the picked items to a specific member of staff. This will help with traceability and will also help you to identify your most efficient members of staff.
- Real time view of the status of orders.
- Visibility of what user is picking what order and when.
Awaiting Despatch
- Once orders have been picked and are awaiting despatch, they can be viewed from a separate screen within Despatch Manager which allows you to review or edit an order before it leaves the warehouse. This gives the opportunity to change an order or simply view how many orders are due to leave the warehouse in any given day. This can be used to identify productivity levels in a day, week, month, or year.
- Despatch multiple orders at once.
- Check physical stock against pick sheet prior to dispatch.
- *Assign couriers
- Edit pack details after pick has occurred should the client change the order.
On Hold
- In some circumstances orders might have to be held back in the warehouse for a longer period than expected. Despatch Manager lists these held orders in a table of their own. This prevents the risk of the order being sent, having been mistaken for an order awaiting dispatch.
- Separates on hold orders for simpler viewing.
- Identify the progress of held accounts more easily.
- Parking orders.
- Parked orders can be picked back up easily.
- Orders can be held automatically on specific priorities.
Back Orders
- A dedicated screen where all back orders can be viewed in one centralised location. This screen will provide a comprehensive overview of all pending orders, allowing for efficient tracking and management. Users will be able to filter, sort, and search through back orders to ensure timely fulfilment and customer satisfaction.
- Automatic prioritisation of back orders based on due date when stock becomes available.
Works Order Manager
The Bridge WMS Works Order Manager tracks the complete production process. This means that orders can be tracked from manufacturing to delivery with ease. Orders are added and monitored by order number, product code and operation stage throughout production. This order information is updated by scanning the item/order at each processing stage with a hand-held device.

Issue to Order
- Issues stock used in Works Order.
- Works Order manager allows orders to be added and monitored in real time. It shows stock that has been issued out to create the order to ensure all stock remains visible. Works Orders can also be built inside other orders with sub-assemblies, streamlining the completion of orders.
- Stock can be allocated to order.
- Reduces risk of human error.
- Increases control of production.
- Sub-assembly.
Progress Works Order
- Move order through different stages to show stages of production such as assembly, painting, finishing.
- The progress of Works Orders can be tracked at each stage of the process. Orders can be scanned on the Handhelds to easily display the Works Order progress. The progress of the Works Order is sectioned into phases to show each stage of production to ensure greater clarity of the data shown.
- Phase timing tab allows phase monitoring with start / end time.
- Allocated stock cannot be used in any other transaction.
Complete Works Order
- Once the order is issued and progressed to the final phase it can be completed, receiving the finished product into stock ready for picking.
- Creates final product.
- Final product can be traceable.
- Partial/over completions.
- Works Order reset.
- Barcode label can be generated on WO completion.
Order Create
- Edit orders.
- Works Order can be raised against a product with stock to be issued to create it.
- Create new orders.
- Create reports.
Traceability Module
The Bridge WMS Traceability Module is designed to enhance warehouse management by providing comprehensive tracking and traceability of products throughout the supply chain. This module ensures accurate and efficient processes, leveraging modern barcode technology for real-time updates and seamless integration. By implementing the Bridge WMS Traceability Module, businesses can achieve greater accuracy, efficiency, and transparency in their warehouse operations, ultimately leading to improved customer satisfaction and reduced operational costs.

Barcode Scanning
- Real-time updates using modern barcode technology.
- Utilise advanced barcode scanning to streamline data entry and reduce errors. This technology ensures that every product movement is accurately recorded and easily traceable.
- Streamlined data entry.
- Accurate recording of product. movements.
- Easy traceability of products.
Serial/Batch & Lot Tracking
- Operational Efficiency.
- Seamless integration with existing systems.
- Inventory Control.
- Quality Assurance.
- Compliance Management.
- End-to-End Visibility.
- Manage and trace serials, batches and lots, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. This feature is crucial for maintaining product quality and safety.
Automated Data Capture
- Reduce manual entry errors with automated data capture. Automatically extracting details from barcodes i.e. GS1, improving efficiency and accuracy. This feature streamlines operations by minimising human error and speeding up data processing.
- •Improved customer satisfaction.
- Speeding up of data processing.
- Minimisation of human error.
- Streamlined operations.
- Improved efficiency and accuracy.
- Reduction of manual entry errors.
Courier Module
We understand the importance of seamless operations when it comes to managing your shipments, which is why our Bridge WMS integrates with most popular courier services. As soon as your sales order is picked and packed in Bridge WMS you can send the consignment through to your preferred courier by using your hand-held device within the despatch process, which will then print off a courier label and upload the consignment to the courier portal. A courier API integration will help save time and money, decrease lead time, and increase customer satisfaction.

Sales Orders to Couriers
- With API integration Bridge WMS communicates directly with the courier’s system over the internet using their web, services API. In order to engage the courier module a sales order can be processed on the desktop, then picked, packed on the scanner and finally the despatch process will submit the consignment to the courier.
- Uses web service API/FTP.
- Send despatch reports (or manifest).
- Automatically produce consignment labels.
- Tracking of consignments
- Saves time & money
- Despatch & notifications can be configured.
- Prebooking
Despatch
- APC Courier Logistics DHL •DPD DX Pallet Force Royal Mail FEDEX UPN UPS Plus, many more
- Most major courier and postal services can be incorporated into this module. The selection process for the method of despatch, all details can be sent to the courier from the HHD/desktop. From this moment the job is turned over to the courier for confirmation and collection.
Mobile Sales
You’re at a customer site and they place an order; your next step is to create a Sales Order… Mobile Sales lets you create a new Sales Order wherever you are and when connected to Wi-Fi or GPRS it can be sent to your system ready for picking authorisation. Link a Sales Order to an existing account or create a new account from the hand-held device with all relevant information. Mobile Sales will decrease lead me and increase efficiency because orders can be placed and processed in the same day.

Mobile Sales
- Mobile Sales lets you create a new sales order wherever you are and when connected to Wi-Fi or GPRS it can be sent to your system ready for picking authorisation. Link a sales order to an existing account from the handheld device with all relevant information. Mobile sales will decrease lead time and increase efficiency because orders can be placed and processed in the same day.
- Automatic prioritisation of back orders based on due date when stock becomes available.
- Customer Selection.
- GPRS & Wi-fi while off site.
- Scan Product Barcode.
- Stock Look-up.
- Edit/amend orders.
Order Entry
- Customer Selection.
- Mobile Sales lets you create a new sales order wherever you are and when connected to Wi-Fi or GPRS it can be sent to your system ready for picking authorisation. Link a sales order to an existing account from the handheld device with all relevant information. Mobile order entry will decrease lead time and increase efficiency because orders can be placed and processed in the same day.
- GPRS & Wi-fi while off site
- Scan Product Barcode.
- Stock Look-up.
- Edit/amend orders.
Proof of Delivery
The Bridge WMS Proof of Delivery Module keeps track of your orders when they are out for despatch. Orders can be confirmed delivered on a hand-held device via the recipient’s signature and/or photographic evidence. Proof of Delivery will increase traceability of products and reduce the risk of lost packages.

Loading
- The loading tab manages the loading of all orders ready for despatch, helping to organise all packages into the correct vans for delivery. When loading packages into a van, package codes or delivery numbers are scanned and assigned to that van. The assigned orders can then be delivered off on the hand-held device.
- Multiple vans.
- Can easily load multiple packages for the same address.
- If a package is already assigned to a van, when scanned, it will prompt for the correct preassigned van.
Delivery
- The delivery option provides the user with a list of deliveries for their assigned van, with information such as postcode, delivery number, and number of packages. This helps the driver to identify and check which packages go to which address under which delivery number and helps to ensure all packages are accounted for.
- Scan packages to prevent missed items.
- Deliver all option available for more efficient delivery.
- Delivery confirmation required via signature and or photograph using the scanner.
Unsuccessful Delivery
- The ‘unable to deliver’ option allows users to record which deliveries failed and for what reason. For example, the delivery location was inaccessible, or the address was incorrect or incomplete. It will then be recorded on the system so that the time and date of the attempted delivery, and the reason for failure is readily available if needed.
- Customisable reasons for the failed delivery.
- Reasons can be set in Despatch Manager.
- Maintains control over all failed deliveries.
Directions
- The directions option opens google maps for easy, streamlined access to directions from the user’s current location to the necessary delivery address. This increases efficiency as the app is made more readily available without having to exit Bridge WMS.
- Direct link to google maps
- Increased efficiency
- Familiar and easy to use.
Label Integrations
Label Manager links BarTender Automation with the Bridge WMS to produce labels using the information from your sales orders. Produce company branded labels at the touch of a button for professional packaging. Label Manager will eliminate inaccuracies in delivery and increase order completion speed.

BarTender Automation Edition
- Rich text formatting.
- High quality image-processing controls.
- BarTender Automation Edition offers all the layout and data feature you need for high quality label design and error free printing. BarTender Automation Edition provides efficient automated printing with powerful process automation/business application integration. Enterprises of any size can seamlessly automate their label and document printing. A familiar user experience is provided so anyone can design and print labels without previous experience in barcoding, design, or advanced computer skills.
- Reliable automated printing to increase efficiency.
- Provide powerful control over creating and managing your system integrations.
- Highly customisable integrations.
- Manage user permissions and encrypt documents.
BarTender Enterprise Edition
- Extends even the most complex printing environments with unrivalled connectivity.
- Reliable control of the complete design and printing system.
- Centralised control for confidence and efficiency.
- Initiate printing automatically at “trigger” events. Such as the arrival of an email.
- The BarTender Enterprise Edition is more powerful it will maintain continuity as your business grows. Includes all the features in Professional Edition & Automation Edition, such as intelligent templates, secure anywhere, anytime. Internet printing, RFID and smart card encoding support.
- Link to external graphics to enable dynamic changes.
Design & Controlled Print
- View, select and reprint labels and documents that might have been lost or damaged.
- Print to pdf effortlessly with native pdf support.
- This software is an all-inclusive suite that helps you quickly design dynamic label templates and optimises the efficiency of the printing process. With more than 6,800 printer models supported with native, optimised drivers and conditional printing based on data-driven automation rules.
- Passwords protect editing and printing documents.
- Status monitoring.
- Email alerts for critical printing issues.
- Role-based access and security.
Contact Manager
Contact manager is responsible for keeping a record of all relevant contacts. It provides users with two comprehensive lists for customers and suppliers respectively. Keeping track of information such as email, phone, order balance, credit information and much more. This ensures that all contacts are easily accessible and traceable from orders or transactions and their information is all kept in one clearly organized location.

Customers
- The customers list includes all the relevant information for each contact and can include extra information to be stored for use when despatching orders or for use in the proof of delivery app. Contacts can be added directly from WMS or synced from a third-party system.
- Toggle options increase customizability.
- Easily view and search contacts list.
- Simplified records keeping.
Suppliers
- The suppliers list includes all the information needed for supplier contacts. Contacts can be added via syncing from a third-party system or adding via WMS the same way customer contacts are added. Supplier contacts can also be edited and deleted using a similar process to the creation of a contact.
- Search fields that allow users to search by supplier name, address, and free search.
Open Hours and Safe Place
- Informs driver of any safe place to leave a package if customer is not in.
- Increases the chances that packages will be delivered successfully.
- Toggleable ‘open hours’ and ‘safe place’ for customer contacts whilst using the Proof of Delivery App. This will appear when driving to an address to inform the user what times and locations the customer will be able to receive the package.
- Access relevant information quickly.
- Shows the available times for delivery.
Dormant
- Live data allows for real time updates from the office to the warehouse floor.
- In the customers tab there is an option to make contacts dormant this allows users to block any new orders being raised against the dormant contact while still having full visibility of contact details and past transactions.
- Minimises errors.
- Increases efficiency.
- Maintains user control over warehouse procedures.