Warehouse layout software: a map, not a naming convention
Draw your real floor to scale - zones, rows, racks, levels, bins - and every screen in the system inherits the map: routes, labels and counts.
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What is warehouse layout software?
Warehouse layout software lets you draw the floor to scale and give every zone, row, rack and bin an address a scanner can read. Fiftify turns the drawing into pick routes and printable bin labels, so the map is what pickers follow rather than a diagram on the wall. No CAD and no consultant - the person who knows the floor draws it. In practice it is warehouse layout and mapping software in one: the floor plan you draw becomes your bin location system, every product gets an assigned bin, and picking and inventory read their locations from it.
- What it does: a to-scale map, location addresses, labels and routes from one drawing
- Who it is for: anyone replacing "ask the person who knows" with a system
- What you need: a browser to draw and a label printer
How to map your warehouse in Fiftify
Set the building outline in feet or meters and place racks where they stand.
Use your own words - bay, shelf, slot - and renumber without relabeling by hand.
Code 128 strips and QR squares print straight from the map for scanning.
Pick routes are computed from real distances, with the next bin highlighted.
Draw your warehouse to scale
Your warehouse, to scale
A visual editor, not a spreadsheet of codes: draw the boundary, place the racks, set real dimensions in feet or meters. The map your pickers follow is the map you drew.
Dimensions that mean something
Racks and bins carry real sizes, so the map is the floor - and the route across it walks like the building actually walks.
See routes on the mapFeet or meters
Switch units without breaking the layout - the map converts, the codes stay.
Zones with color
Receiving, picking, overstock - zones read at a glance on every screen that shows the map.
Name locations your way
Zone, row, rack, level, bin - in your words
The hierarchy is yours to rename: call rows bays, call levels shelves. The system speaks your warehouse’s dialect instead of teaching it a new one.
Every location scannable
Bins, totes, pallets and stations all carry codes - numeric barcodes that cheap label stock prints crisply.
Totes and pallets move
Movable locations with identities - a tote carries its contents across the floor, scannable at both ends.
Stations are places too
Packing benches and pickup desks live on the map, so work routes to a place, not a person’s memory.
Print bin labels from the map
Labels straight from the map
Select bins on the layout and print their labels - Code 128 on narrow strips, QR on squares, 16 media sizes from 1.5 x 1 inch strips to full sheets, arrows and rack signs included.
Symbology by shape
Narrow strips get Code 128, squares get QR - picked automatically so every label scans from a comfortable distance.
16 media sizes
From bin-edge strips to A4 and US Letter sheets - matched to the printer you already own.
Wayfinding included
Arrow and rack-sign templates ship in the box - the aisle explains itself.
Who uses Fiftify for warehouse layout
A morning of drawing replaces months of "it is somewhere on the left".
One map serves every channel - routes do not care where the order came from.
A new hire follows the map on the phone instead of learning a code scheme.
Each building has its own map; totes and pallets move across it as locations.
A to-scale map vs a naming convention
| Fiftify | A naming convention | |
|---|---|---|
| A new hire finds a bin | Follows the map on the phone | Learns the code scheme |
| Pick routes | Computed from real distances | Alphabetical, more or less |
| Labels | Printed from the map, Code 128 or QR | Made in a label app, retyped |
| Renaming a row | Rename once, labels reprint | Relabel and retrain |
| Totes and pallets | Movable locations on the same map | Not part of the scheme |
Works with your sales channels
Shopify, Amazon, eBay and Etsy sell from one stock pool - see all integrations
Warehouse layout software features
Draw the boundary, place racks, drag bins - to scale.
Feet or meters, switchable without breaking codes.
Zone, row, rack, level, bin - renamed to your dialect.
Readable at a glance on every map view.
Crisp on cheap stock, scannable at distance.
Movable, scannable locations with contents.
Benches and desks as places work routes to.
Select bins, print their labels - done.
Strips to full sheets, Code 128 or QR by shape.
Arrows and rack signs included.
Layout & bins FAQ
What is warehouse layout software?
Warehouse layout software is a drawing tool that knows what a rack is: you place zones, rows, racks and bins to scale, and the system turns them into addresses, labels and pick routes. Fiftify includes it on every plan, with no CAD file required.
How do I map bin locations in a warehouse?
Draw the building outline, add racks where they stand, and let Fiftify number levels and bins - or type your own names. Print the labels from the map and scan them once to confirm the floor matches the drawing.
How should I label warehouse bins?
Use the address from the map - zone, row, rack, level, bin - on a Code 128 strip for shelf edges or a QR square for larger spots. Print them from Fiftify so the code on the shelf always matches the system.
Do I need CAD software to draw the layout?
No. The editor works in the browser: set the scale, draw the outline and drag racks into place. Measurements can be in feet or meters.
Can I rename zones, rows and racks?
Yes. Location names are yours to set - call a row a bay or a bin a slot - and labels reprint from the renamed map.
Can totes and pallets be tracked as locations?
Yes. Totes and pallets are movable locations with their own barcodes: stock can sit in them, and they can sit in a bin or a zone.
How does the warehouse layout affect pick routes?
In Fiftify the layout drives the work: pick routes and bin labels come from the map you draw. When you move or rename a rack, the next pick lists follow the new layout, so pickers do not have to remember where things moved.
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