Services · Ops
Receiving on clipboards. Purchase orders in spreadsheets. Picking on printouts. That's the status quo most Shopify merchants and 3PLs live with — until we replace it with software that runs on the phone in their hand.
What we build
RECEIVING
Phone plus barcode scan plus the expected PO. Receive against it, flag discrepancies, push inventory updates to Shopify in one motion. Works offline, syncs when signal returns. Runs in a browser, no App Store review cycle, no native install on warehouse hardware.
PICKING
Multi-order pick lists. Zone-based routing. Cart-level confirmation. Cuts walking time in warehouses by 30–50% versus single-order picking. Mobile-first interfaces pickers understand in ten minutes, not a half-day of training.
PACKING
Scan at pack, verify against the order, print labels through Shippo / EasyPost / carrier APIs. Weight capture via bluetooth scales. Void confirmation. Photo capture for high-value orders so disputes have evidence. Every station shows exactly what matters to the packer standing at it.
PURCHASE ORDERS
Generate POs from low-stock triggers. Push them into ShipStation receiving. Track partial fulfillments. Reconcile to accounting exports. Multi-supplier, multi-location, multi-store. The spreadsheet your buyer has been maintaining for years, replaced by a database that actually stays in sync.
LABELS · BARCODES
SKU barcodes, case labels, pallet labels, put-away labels, pick tickets. Compatible with Zebra, DYMO, or generic thermal printers. ZPL templates your ops lead can edit without a developer. Print on demand or in batches, from any station.
OFFLINE-FIRST
Warehouse WiFi is often terrible. We build with service workers and local IndexedDB state so scanning works without signal, syncs when the connection returns, and resolves conflicts cleanly. No more frozen screens at the receiving dock.
Example tech stack
Warehouse software has different pressures than e-commerce checkout software — latency, offline, ruggedness, printer compatibility. The stack below reflects that.
Related work
3PL · SMALL-MEDIUM WAREHOUSE
“Receiving on clipboards, 40+ reconciliation tickets a day, no visibility.”
A mobile-first receiving app. Barcode scan on a phone, confirm against expected POs, push receipts into Shopify inventory. Works offline, syncs later. Same warehouse, same staff — tickets dropped from 40+/day to under 3.
D2C · MULTI-BRAND OPERATOR
“Purchase orders lived in a spreadsheet. Shopify, ShipStation, and the accountant all disagreed.”
A purchase-order platform on Postgres. Generates POs from Shopify low-stock triggers, pushes into ShipStation receiving, tracks partial fulfillments, reconciles to the chart-of-accounts export. Single source of truth across four systems.
Pricing
Receiving-only build
Mobile receiving against POs, Shopify inventory push, offline sync.
$6K–$15K
Full warehouse suite
Receiving + picking + packing + PO platform. Depends on scale and integration count.
$40K–$120K+
Related services
FAQ
Yes. Our receiving and picking apps are built with service workers and local-state persistence, so scanning, confirming receipts, and picking orders continues working without WiFi. Syncs automatically when the connection returns. Essential for real warehouses where signal drops in back corners.
Yes. We've built several purchase-order platforms where Shopify feeds low-stock triggers into ShipStation's receiving workflow, and fulfillment events from ShipStation flow back into Shopify inventory. ShipStation's API is well-documented; integration is typically 1–2 weeks of scoped work depending on complexity.
Phones work for most 3PL and SMB warehouse volumes. Modern phone cameras scan barcodes and QR codes reliably, and the UI is touch-optimized. For high-volume pick lines (1,000+ picks/day per station), we recommend dedicated Zebra or Honeywell scanners for ergonomics — but the software stays the same; it's just the input device that changes.
Usually yes, but depends on your WMS. Open systems with modern APIs (NetSuite, SAP Business One, custom WMS we've built) integrate cleanly. Legacy closed systems may need a middleware layer. We assess WMS-integration scope in the free scoping call.
All three. Our systems emit ZPL (Zebra Printer Language) for Zebra hardware, EPL/DPL for older thermal printers, and PDF-to-print for DYMO and generic USB printers. Labels include SKU barcodes, case labels, pallet labels, pick tickets, and carrier shipping labels (via Shippo or EasyPost).