1.0Microlisticshttps://microlistics.comMicrolisticshttps://microlistics.com/author/microlistics/The evolution of warehouse management – from spreadsheets to paper processes, to robots | Microlisticsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2BTWeRd5aC"><a href="/the-evolution-of-warehouse-management-from-spreadsheets-to-paper-processes/">The evolution of warehouse management – from spreadsheets to paper processes, to robots</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/the-evolution-of-warehouse-management-from-spreadsheets-to-paper-processes/embed/#?secret=2BTWeRd5aC" width="600" height="338" title="“The evolution of warehouse management – from spreadsheets to paper processes, to robots” — Microlistics" data-secret="2BTWeRd5aC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://microlistics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mc9300-photography-application-long-range-scan-warehouse.mc9300-photography-application-long-range-scan-warehouse-print-300dpi.jpeg1280853Warehouse management has come a long way since the ‘80s. By looking at the evolution of warehouse management and key innovations over the years, warehouses today can build a roadmap of enhancements that can take them from Excel or paper processes to RF handhelds with simple validation scanning, to system generated task management, to automated decisions driving resource optimization, and all the way to bionic human augmentation and robotics.