Give site supervisors and warehouse leaders one operational view of labor, throughput, inbound and outbound exceptions—with ownership and drill-down into WMS tasks in the same shift.
Direct answer
What is a warehouse control tower?
A warehouse control tower is a site-level operations layer for labor, throughput, inbound/outbound exceptions and floor ownership—distinct from a network logistics control tower. Supervisors see live WMS and task signals, assign work and drill into orders or locations in the same shift. 4RTY builds warehouse towers around how your sites actually run.
- Site visibility for labor and throughput KPIs
- Inbound and outbound exception ownership
- Drill-down into orders, locations and tasks
- WMS-connected views without a full platform rip-and-replace
Who this is for
Warehouse site supervisors managing inbound, pick and outbound shifts
Multi-site warehouse teams needing comparable site KPIs
3PL warehouse managers coordinating labor against dock and SLA pressure
Ops leaders ready to move beyond static WMS reports to exception-led floors
What this solves
- 01
Site KPIs split across WMS, labor and spreadsheet exports
- 02
Exceptions discovered too late to protect dock and SLA windows
- 03
No shared priority queue for inbound, inventory and outbound risks
- 04
Network control towers that ignore floor-level labor and location context
What we can build first
Site KPI boards for labor, throughput, dwell and cut-off risk
Inbound, inventory and outbound exception queues
Assignment and escalation for floor ownership
Drill-down into orders, locations, tasks and scan events
Multi-site roll-ups with comparable definitions
Shift handoff summaries for open exceptions
How 4RTY helps
Process mapping
Product design
UX and UI
Technical architecture
Development
Integrations
Launch support
Documentation
Systems we integrate with
Delivery & scale path
MVP
Start with a focused release
- Site KPI boards for labor, throughput, dwell and cut-off risk
- Inbound, inventory and outbound exception queues
- Assignment and escalation for floor ownership
- Drill-down into orders, locations, tasks and scan events
Scale
Expand after launch
- Multi-site roll-ups with comparable definitions
- Shift handoff summaries for open exceptions
FAQ
Common questions
How is a warehouse control tower different from a logistics control tower?
A warehouse control tower is site-level: labor, throughput, inbound/outbound exceptions and floor ownership. A logistics control tower is network-level across transport, sites and partners. Many companies need both with shared data definitions.
Do we need to replace our WMS?
No. 4RTY builds warehouse towers on top of WMS and related feeds so supervisors get action views without a full platform rip-and-replace.
What belongs in a warehouse control tower MVP?
Usually one site, core labor and throughput KPIs, the highest-volume exception types, clear ownership rules and drill-down to WMS tasks—validated with supervisors before multi-site expansion.
Can it cover multiple warehouses?
Yes. Start with comparable definitions on a pilot site, then roll out multi-site roll-ups once data trust and ownership workflows hold.