{"id":2294,"date":"2021-08-04T21:37:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T21:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/?p=2294"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:03:27","slug":"prevent-warehouse-theft-with-wms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/metawms-advance-warehouse-solution\/prevent-warehouse-theft-with-wms\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prevent warehouse theft with WMS: Spot it and Stop it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re from the warehouse industry, you probably know that your business is liable to many threats, especially if your business process overseas shipments of items. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Warehouse security (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/metawms-dynamics-365-business-central-advanced-warehouse-management-solution\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=warehouse+\" target=\"_blank\">Warehouse security<\/a>&nbsp;is a tough tightrope to walk, and increasing it often feels overwhelming. There\u2019s a&nbsp;need to protect the company and products by setting the proper tone and culture in order that workers don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re always accusing them of something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-banner.jpg\" alt=\"warehouse\" class=\"wp-image-2297\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-banner.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-banner-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spot_the_theft\"><\/span><strong>Spot the theft<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Awareness is that the key to knowing if theft is occurring&nbsp;or is&nbsp;close to&nbsp;happening. If you\u2019re not conscious of what\u2019s happening around your warehouse, it can suffer big losses daily. Some advice given below may convince you to be an important indication for you to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/metawms-dynamics-365-business-central-advanced-warehouse-management-solution\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=warehouse+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Warehouse theft (opens in a new tab)\">Warehouse theft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mismatch of your stock levels and your sales records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staff rumors suggest theft is taking place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certain team members avoid taking their annual leave.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Important invoices are missing or appear as duplicates rather than originals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stock is constantly found near exits or loading bays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, it\u2019s better to\nimplement warehouse theft prevention measures to avoid such things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_the_theft\"><\/span><strong>Stop the theft<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The two most important warehouse theft\nprevention measures are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Implement Warehouse Technologies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your first step to counter warehouse theft is being aware and having access to data. These technologies below can allow you to instantly&nbsp;find errors in records and track overall productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implement Warehouse Management System (WMS) &#8211; <\/strong><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/dynamics-365-business-central\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=warehouse+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advanced WMS<\/a> can help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/metawms-advance-warehouse-solution\/importance-of-real-time-data-reporting\/\">track your stocks in real-time<\/a> and detect missing items. This increases the amount of information you have over your stock, which can lead to a reduction in theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mobile\nTechnologies &amp; Wearables &#8211; <\/strong>These warehouse technologies,\nwhen integrated with a WMS, can help you inspect your warehouse by having\naccess to data anywhere in the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Limit access to stock in your warehouse<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know when to reorder inventory? If you don\u2019t have a relatable plan for reordering, you may waste money on buying products that you simply won\u2019t sell or losing sales orders you can\u2019t fulfill. Assign minimum and maximum nos for all the items. The exact values will differ between products supported by how well each one sells.  If you\u2019ve got various sizes, you\u2019ll have to go for minimum and maximum values for each and every size, too, because some sizes will sell faster than others. Minimum numbers refer to the lowest amount you can have in your stock to make the sales you need before new items come from your supplier. The maximum amount is to how much your warehouse can safely hold the items by utilizing space, and money on excessive inventory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_a_MetaWMS-_Warehouse_Management_System_helps_to_prevent_warehouse_theft\"><\/span><strong>How a MetaWMS- Warehouse Management System helps to prevent warehouse theft<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bin:<\/strong>&nbsp;Organize your\nwarehouse by assigning items to bins, the smallest unit in the warehouse\u2019s\nlogical structure. Bin assignment is done according to the item journals or\ndirectly to the document lines (does not apply to order lines).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cycle Counting:<\/strong>\u00a0Manage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/metawms-advance-warehouse-solution\/streamline-warehouse-with-efficient-cycle-counting-in-metawms\/\">cycle counting<\/a>, a basic method of verifying inventory record data used to maintain and increase inventory accuracy. Set up cycle counting on the item or SKU level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/metawms-advance-warehouse-solution\/warehouse-operations-with-lpn-embedded-barcode\/\">License Plating<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Easily track entire pallets, boxes, or containers of mixed items including mixed lot\/serial numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Internal\nPicks and Put Away:<\/strong>&nbsp;Create picks and put-away orders for\ninternal purposes, without using a source document (such as a purchase order or\nsales order). For example, pick items for testing or put away production\noutput.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stock-Keeping<br>Units:<\/strong>\u00a0Manage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/metawms-advance-warehouse-solution\/how-sku-management-helps-to-enhance-warehouse-efficiency\/\">stock-keeping units (SKUs)<\/a>. Identical items with the same item number can be stored in different locations and managed individually at each location. Add cost prices, replenishment, manufacturing information, and so on, based on the location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about how to implement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/metawms-dynamics-365-business-central-advanced-warehouse-management-solution\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=warehouse+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Warehouse Management System (opens in a new tab)\">Warehouse Management System<\/a> for your warehouse to prevent them from theft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/contact-us\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=warehouse+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"contact us (opens in a new tab)\">contact us<\/a> today at MetaOption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re from the warehouse industry, you probably know that your business is liable to many threats, especially if your business process overseas shipments of items. Warehouse security&nbsp;is a tough tightrope to walk, and increasing it often feels overwhelming. There\u2019s a&nbsp;need to protect the company and products by setting the proper tone and culture in\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/metawms-advance-warehouse-solution\/prevent-warehouse-theft-with-wms\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[762],"tags":[640,448,488,613,525,780,438,175,441,174,737,731,638,639,774,683,682],"class_list":["post-2294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-metawms-advance-warehouse-solution","tag-advanced-warehouse-solution","tag-business-intelligence","tag-business-process-automation","tag-dynamics-365-business-central","tag-erp-cloud-services","tag-erp-for-smb","tag-erp-manufacturing-usa","tag-erp-software","tag-erp-software-for-manufacturing-companies","tag-erp-solution","tag-license-plating","tag-lifehacks365","tag-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central","tag-microsoft-dynamics-erp-partner-new-jersey","tag-warehouse-automation","tag-warehouse-management-solution","tag-warehouse-management-systems-wms"],"featured_image_src":false,"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"MetaOption","author_link":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/category\/metawms-advance-warehouse-solution\/\" rel=\"category tag\">MetaWMS - Advance Warehouse Solution<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"If you\u2019re from the warehouse industry, you probably know that your business is liable to many threats, especially if your business process overseas shipments of items. 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