What does the Picking Sequence Generator do?

It generates the pick sequence for every route, zone and wave, then lets you walk that sequence in the digital twin before a single tote is released. You see the walk before it happens on the floor.

Which picking policies can I compare?

Serpentine, shortest-path and custom policies, with the travel cost of each compared side by side. The comparison is quantified on your own orders, so you can pick the policy that actually costs less.

Can I test a sequence before releasing the wave?

Yes. You can walk any sequence virtually and read its travel time before the wave goes live, so a poor route is caught on screen rather than out on the floor.

Can it rebuild the picking-order fields in my WMS?

Yes. When your layout or strategy changes, it regenerates the WMS picking-order fields and exports them ready to import, so the system stays in step with the new routes.

How does it work out which sequence is best?

It simulates your real orders through your real layout using the twin's navigation model, then quantifies the travel and time for each option. The recommendation is grounded in your operation, not a generic rule.

Does this replace my WMS?

No. WareBee is an optimisation layer that works alongside your existing WMS. It generates and proves the sequences, then hands the picking-order fields back to your WMS and team to execute.

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WareBeePicking Sequence Generator & Simulator.

Generate the pick sequence for every route, zone and wave — then walk it in the twin before a single tote is released. Serpentine, shortest-path or custom policies, with the travel cost of each compared side by side.

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Picking Sequence Generator

The right walk, proven first.

Sequence generation

Pick sequences per zone, route and picking method — generated from the twin's navigation model.

The generator walks the same graph the twin uses for travel-time maths, so a pallet-picker sequence respects aisle width and turning circles that someone on foot can ignore. Every list arrives pre-ordered — no picker deciding their own path stop by stop, and no two pickers working the same aisle end from opposite directions.

Simulate before release

Walk any sequence virtually and read the travel time before the wave goes live.

The walk-through accounts for every other picker already scheduled into that zone, so the reported time includes queuing at pinch points, not just distance across an empty floor. A sequence that looks fine on paper but backs up at a cross-aisle shows up as a problem on screen, before pickers are moving and the wave is already committed.

Picking-order rebuild

Regenerate the WMS picking-order fields when layout or strategy changes — export-ready.

Every time a slotting change lands, the affected picking-order fields recalculate automatically rather than waiting for someone to notice the WMS has drifted out of step with the floor. Layout and strategy can keep moving without a parallel project to re-key master data every time they do.

Policy comparison

Serpentine vs shortest-path vs custom — the cost of each policy, quantified on your orders.

Every policy is replayed against the same batch of real orders, back to back, so the comparison uses your actual pick lists rather than each method's best-case assumptions. Some layouts already suit their default rule; others are leaving metres on the table every wave without anyone noticing.

Frequently asked questions

How WareBee generates pick sequences and proves the travel cost of each before a wave goes live.

What does the Picking Sequence Generator do?
It generates the pick sequence for every route, zone and wave, then lets you walk that sequence in the digital twin before a single tote is released. You see the walk before it happens on the floor.
Which picking policies can I compare?
Serpentine, shortest-path and custom policies, with the travel cost of each compared side by side. The comparison is quantified on your own orders, so you can pick the policy that actually costs less.
Can I test a sequence before releasing the wave?
Yes. You can walk any sequence virtually and read its travel time before the wave goes live, so a poor route is caught on screen rather than out on the floor.
Can it rebuild the picking-order fields in my WMS?
Yes. When your layout or strategy changes, it regenerates the WMS picking-order fields and exports them ready to import, so the system stays in step with the new routes.
How does it work out which sequence is best?
It simulates your real orders through your real layout using the twin's navigation model, then quantifies the travel and time for each option. The recommendation is grounded in your operation, not a generic rule.
Does this replace my WMS?
No. WareBee is an optimisation layer that works alongside your existing WMS. It generates and proves the sequences, then hands the picking-order fields back to your WMS and team to execute.

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