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The 35% Picking Lift Hidden in Your Existing WMS

Jun 15, 2026

Adversarial AI Pipeline

Key Takeaway

A 30-35% picking efficiency lift is hiding in your existing WMS — no new hardware required. By adding an intelligence layer that dynamically 'cubes out' each picking vehicle based on actual carton sizes instead of static totes, you increase order density per trip while eliminating the wasted space that plagues tote-based operations.

Our Take— Mike Sanders, Founder

“We see this pattern constantly — warehouses leaving 30%+ efficiency on the table because their WMS waves orders the same way it did in 2015. The math is simple: if you're running 10,000 picks/day and labor is $18/hour, a 35% lift translates to roughly $150K-$200K in annual labor savings with zero CapEx.”

The 35% Picking Lift Hidden in Your Existing WMS

From the Source

"We're going to move them from tote-based picking to picking directly into the shipping carton... we can actually cube that vehicle out based on the cartons to get an increased order density per trip... we're expecting about another 30-35% lift in picking from that implementation."

— EP 555: Meet Lully – Improving Warehouse Efficiency Without Hardware

Key Takeaways

0130-35% picking efficiency gain by switching from static totes to dynamic pick-to-shipper workflows
02Intelligence layer sits above your WMS/OMS — no rip-and-replace, no hardware investment
03Dynamic carton sizing lets you 'cube out' each vehicle for maximum order density per trip
04Implementation timeline: first conversation to go-live in as little as one month
05Sweet spot: 500 to 15,000 orders/day on manual picking equipment