No complete location system required
Pickers can continue relying on their existing warehouse knowledge.
PickPaperless
Digitize the picking process you already have instead of redesigning your warehouse around new software.
PickPaperless is a simple digital picking application for warehouses that have outgrown paper pick sheets but are not ready for a full warehouse management system.
Import the work you already create, assign it to pickers using ordinary phones or tablets, and receive completed picks and exceptions back digitally.
PickPaperless is a working prototype. This page reflects the current stage of the project—the objective right now is operator discovery and pilot validation, not a finished, generally available product.
When paper stops being simple
Paper picking can work well for a long time. The problem comes when managing the paper creates more work than the picking itself.
Supervisors may not know how far an assignment has progressed. Shortages and damages are reported late. Completed sheets must be interpreted and entered manually. Updated instructions depend on finding the right picker and the right piece of paper.
A full WMS may solve those problems, but it can also require new hardware, structured warehouse data, process redesign, and a substantial implementation project.
PickPaperless is intended to provide a practical step between those two extremes.
Start with the warehouse you have today
PickPaperless is designed to digitize an existing picking process without making every common WMS field a prerequisite.
An assignment can be as simple as a description and quantity. Locations, SKU numbers, barcodes, zones, units of measure, customer information, and other fields can be used when they are helpful—but they do not all have to exist before the warehouse can begin.
No barcode rollout required
Barcode confirmation can be added later where it provides value.
No specialized scanners required
Use ordinary phones or tablets with appropriate protection.
No warehouse-wide Wi-Fi required
Offline operation is a core design requirement, with assignments intended to be completed offline and synchronized when connectivity returns.
From spreadsheet to completed pick
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Bring in the assignments you already create
Import or paste order and pick information from an existing spreadsheet or business system. Use the fields you already have rather than rebuilding the warehouse data model before getting started.
Import spreadsheet data and review the resulting pick lines before publishing the assignment. -
Send the assignment to a picker
Supervisors can review active work, assign it to an available picker, and see whether it is pending, underway, or complete.
Assign work and view its current status from the supervisor workspace. -
Replace the paper clipboard
Pickers receive a simple mobile worksheet showing the information their warehouse uses. They confirm full or partial quantities as they work.
A mobile picking view designed for ordinary phones and tablets. -
Capture shortages, damage, and other exceptions immediately
When the requested quantity cannot be completed, the picker can record what happened and add a note while the information is still current.
Record partial picks and exception details directly from the warehouse floor. -
Return completed information to the office
Supervisors can review picked quantities, exceptions, and operator notes, then export the completed result for use in the company's existing process.
Review completed lines and exceptions before exporting the result.
Designed for warehouses where connectivity is imperfect
Warehouse Wi-Fi is often strongest near the office and weakest where the work actually happens.
PickPaperless is being designed so operators can download their assignments while connected, complete the work without continuous connectivity, and synchronize the results when they return to a reliable connection.
A practical next step beyond paper
Better visibility
See which assignments are waiting, assigned, underway, or complete.
Faster exception reporting
Receive shortages, damages, and picker notes without waiting for paper to return.
Less manual transcription
Export digital results rather than re-entering handwritten records.
Lower implementation burden
Begin without a complete WMS, warehouse redesign, or barcode project.
Room to improve gradually
Add more structured fields and processes when the operational benefit justifies them.
Turn completed picks into usable operating information
Once picking activity is captured digitally, supervisors can begin to understand workload, completion, exceptions, and performance without reconstructing the information from paper.
The current prototype explores team and individual reporting. The final reporting approach will be shaped by discussions with warehouse operators and the measures they actually find useful.
Built with warehouse operators, not assumptions
PickPaperless is currently a working prototype.
The next step is to speak with warehouse supervisors and operators who still rely on paper picking, understand how their workflows differ, and determine what would be required for a useful pilot.
We are not asking warehouses to adapt themselves to a finished product. We are looking for practical feedback on where paper creates problems, what a digital replacement must preserve, and which capabilities would provide real value.
A short conversation or a blank, sample, or redacted pick sheet is enough to begin.
Move beyond paper without jumping straight to a full WMS.
PickPaperless is intended to preserve what works in the current process, remove the most costly limitations of paper, and create a path toward more structured warehouse operations over time.