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Warehouse productivity system

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What is a warehouse productivity system?

Our solution is designed to measure, analyse, and optimise workforce performance across warehouse operations. By combining data from WMS, time & attendance systems, and operational workflows, managers gain insight into how work is performed – task by task, employee by employee.

Benefits of our solution

Our solution is cloud-based and scalable, offering real-time visibility into labor performance. It seamlessly integrates with WMS and time systems, enabling data-driven and objective performance measurement for improved operational efficiency.

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Return on investment

Why warehouse productivity matters

Labour is often the largest controllable cost in warehouse operations. Without accurate insight, inefficiencies remain hidden, productivity fluctuates, and decision-making becomes reactive. With IMI’s solution, you can:

Understand true labour performance

Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies

Optimise staffing levels and task allocation

Create transparency and fairness across the workforce

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How it works

IMI’s Warehouse productivity system is a cloud-based solution that provides real-time visibility into workforce performance, helping you reduce costs, increase productivity, and create a fair, data-driven working environment.

1. Operational analysis & mapping

Your warehouse processes, task profiles, and physical layout are analysed to create a digital representation of how work is performed.

2. System configuration

The solution is configured to your specific workflows, roles, and operational requirements, including system integrations.

3. Soft launch & benchmarking

A controlled rollout allows benchmarks and performance standards to be validated and refined using real operational data.

4. Full deployment

Managers gain access to dashboards, KPIs, and reports that support daily decision-making and long-term optimisation.

5. Training & continuous support

We provide training for key users and ongoing support to ensure maximum long-term value.

Key Benefits

Reduce labour costs

Identify inefficiencies, eliminate wasted time, and optimise staffing levels. Customers typically see significant reductions in direct labour costs by acting on real performance data.

Gain real-time operational insight

Monitor productivity across tasks, shifts, zones, and individuals - enabling faster decisions and proactive operational management.

Create a fair and motivating workplace

Performance standards are based on real task times and operational conditions, creating transparency, trust, and fair evaluation of employees.

Improve planning and resource allocation

Use accurate labour data to support workforce planning, forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Seamless system integration

Designed to integrate smoothly with existing WMS and time & attendance systems, ensuring fast implementation and minimal disruption.

Cost control
Visibility
Fairness
Planning
Integration

Core capabilities:

Task-level performance measurement

Real-time dashboards & reporting

Labour utilisation & productivity analysis

Benchmarking & performance standards

Incentive & performance program support

Multi-site & global operations support

FAQ - Find answers to some of the most common questions we get asked regarding our warehouse productivity system

Is the warehouse management system self‑funding?

Yes — in practice, the system pays for itself. Every customer we’ve worked with has achieved a clear return on their investment.

The IMI Warehouse Management System turns raw operational data into actionable insights. It highlights inefficiencies, exposes lost time, and gives managers the information they need to make targeted improvements that directly reduce cost and increase throughput.

What the system cannot replace is the human element. It won’t conduct one‑to‑one conversations or coach employees — that remains the responsibility of the manager. But when managers use the insights the system provides, they consistently achieve higher performance levels, fewer delays, and measurable productivity gains. Those improvements are what make the system effectively self‑funding.

Is there a lot of IT work involved getting IMI's Warehouse productivity system live?

Not at all. In our experience, around five days of IT effort is typically enough to provide the data required to get the IMI Warehouse Productivity System up and running.

We rely on data from your WMS or WCS as the foundation, and integrating information from a Time & Attendance system is ideal for achieving the highest level of accuracy. Once those data connections are in place, the system can begin delivering actionable insights very quickly.

What benefits will we get if we implement IMI's warehouse productivity system?

Implementing IMI’s Warehouse Productivity System delivers a range of operational, cultural, and financial benefits:

• A fairer and more transparent workplace IMI’s warehouse productivity system evaluates everyone using the same standards, which reduces unintended bias and creates a more equitable environment. As fairness increases, so does staff retention — and a stable, experienced workforce brings significant qualitative benefits across the operation.

• Higher productivity through accurate and consistent task times Task times are set to reflect the true effort required to complete each activity. When weight, cube, or height data is available, Vitesse can refine these times even further, giving you an exceptionally precise and reliable productivity baseline.

• Reduced lost time and increased capacity By identifying and eliminating unaccounted-for time, the system frees up capacity. This can be used to increase throughput or, where appropriate, reduce the number of hours required to run the operation.