What is Warehouse Labor Management?

Warehouse Labor Management applies engineered standards and real-time analytics to maximize DC productivity. Teams establish fair, studied time standards, then compare actual performance to those baselines to identify coaching opportunities, allocate work, and forecast staffing. Done well, WLM reduces labor cost and turnover while improving throughput and on-time fulfillment, especially during promotions and seasonal spikes. It complements WMS by adding clear visibility into people-level KPIs and bottlenecks across receiving, picking, packing, and shipping.