I’m building a lightweight warehouse layout planner — looking for feedback from warehouse/ops people
Hi everyone,
I’m building a small browser-based tool for warehouse layout planning and I’d love feedback from people who actually work in warehousing, logistics or operations.
The idea is simple: many small/medium warehouses still manage layout, racks, bin locations and picking areas with Excel, printed maps, handwritten labels or “people just know where things are”.
The tool lets you:
* draw a 2D warehouse layout with racks, aisles, docks and operational zones; * automatically generate bin/location codes; * assign SKUs to locations; * classify products by A/B/C rotation; * view the layout in 3D; * print QR labels for locations; * export locations/reports; * test a simple optimized picking path.
It is **not meant to replace a full WMS**.
It’s more of a planning / mapping / slotting tool for small warehouses that want to get organized before going into a more complex system.
I’m looking for 5-10 people willing to test a demo and give honest feedback.
What I’d like to understand:
- Is this actually useful in a real warehouse?
- What is missing or unrealistic?
- Would you use something like this before implementing a WMS?
- How do you currently manage bin locations and warehouse maps?
- What would make this a “must-have” instead of a nice-to-have?
No sales pitch. I’m just trying to validate the problem and improve the product with real feedback.
If you manage a warehouse, work in logistics, or have dealt with messy layouts/bin locations, I’d really appreciate your thoughts.