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title: Taking Control
description: Taking control of your warehouse is all about understanding the day-to-day operations and methodically putting into place a system to manage and support those tasks in production.
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# [Taking Control](https://info.conveyorhandling.com/blog/taking-control)

 Written by [Heather Connors](https://info.conveyorhandling.com/blog/author/heather) | October 11, 2018 2:30:00 PM Z

Three words that will optimize product movement in your facility —warehouse execution systems (WES). Like a Conductor is to an orchestra, so is a WES to a distribution facility or warehouse. Taking control of your warehouse is all about understanding the day-to-day operations and methodically putting into place a system to manage and support those tasks in production.

A WES [software ](https://info.conveyorhandling.com/blog/software-in-the-fulfillment-process)is generally a compilation of a WMS (warehouse management system) and WCS (warehouse control system) for automating warehouses. As with any warehouse system, this systems software works in real-time, controlling the many elements that go into the production and oversight process.

Whereas WCS is the software controlling the movement and [traffic of material](https://info.conveyorhandling.com/blog/traffic-in-the-warehouses-distribution-centers) on a conveyor or sortation system, WES is a customized solution to meet the unique process needs in your industry and allowing the end user to define those needs.

Distribution centers must keep up with the [higher demands of order fulfillment](https://info.conveyorhandling.com/blog/omni-channel-fulfillment-drive-business). As those demands continue to rise, so does the need for a WES solution to improve productivity and support higher throughputs resulting in better profits from a management level. Giving a real-time visibility to processing, WES ensures accuracy and performance in your operation, from the warehouse floor to a warehouse-wide networked system.

So, just as a Conductor leads and shapes the sound of an ensemble, controlling the interpretation of the music, a WES is put in place to execute and shape your warehouse, inevitably controlling the order fulfillment process more effectively and efficiently.

Author:* Heather Connors, Director of Marketing, Conveyor Handling Company*

 

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