Cloud-Native WMS Architecture Diagram

Cloud-Native Warehouse Management System & Automated EDI Exchange

A high-growth 3PL fulfillment network faced fulfillment bottlenecks across 8 regional distribution centers due to rigid on-premise WMS software, batch EDI transmission delays, and manual multi-tenant bin allocations.
Codixon engineered a distributed, event-driven WMS platform featuring real-time EDI 850/856/940 document pipelines, dynamic multi-tenant zoning heuristics, and sub-second pick-pack-ship route optimization, lifting overall fulfillment throughput by 58%.
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Executive Impact

Key Fulfillment & Efficiency Outcomes

Measurable acceleration across order dispatch cycles, warehouse floor productivity, and retail partner compliance.

58 %
Throughput Increase Higher daily order dispatch volume without added floor staff
100 %
Order Pick Accuracy Barcode-driven pick validation and automated route sequencing
4 min
EDI Processing Cycle Sub-minute 850 ingestion to 856 ASN release vs. 4-hour batch drops
8
Facilities Unified Single multi-tenant cloud control plane across regional hubs
Technical Constraints

Legacy Warehouse & EDI Bottlenecks

Fragile client integrations, rigid on-premise servers, and disconnected RF guns restricted operational scalability during peak retail volumes.

Delayed EDI Batch Processing

Batch Lag

Inbound purchase orders (EDI 850) and shipping notices (EDI 856) ran on scheduled 4-hour batch timers, delaying same-day dispatch execution.

Multi-Tenant Inventory Contamination

Tenant Isolation

Managing multiple retail enterprise clients inside shared warehouse facilities caused inventory attribution errors and costly mispicks.

Suboptimal Floor Wave Picking

Routing Inefficiency

Pick lists lacked topological warehouse zoning heuristics, forcing staff into miles of redundant warehouse floor travel every shift.

Single-Point Server Failures

Infra Fragility

Regional hubs operated localized legacy servers; a hardware crash halted floor handhelds, packing stations, and outbound bill-of-lading printing.

Engineering Blueprint

Cloud-Native WMS & Streaming EDI Fabric

A resilient, distributed cloud platform orchestrating real-time partner document translation, dynamic floor zoning, and automated fulfillment.

01
TRANSLATION

Event-Driven EDI Ingestion Pipeline

Constructed high-throughput microservices translating EDI 850, 856, and 940 flat-files into normalized internal event streams in under 500ms.

02
PARTITIONING

Multi-Tenant Zoning & Space Heuristics

Engineered dynamic slotting algorithms that segregate tenant inventory logically and physically, maximizing cubic warehouse utilization and picking efficiency.

03
OPTIMIZATION

Heuristic Wave & Batch Route Optimization

Built real-time topological routing services that compute shortest-path wave-picking paths for mobile handheld terminals based on warehouse 3D coordinate grids.

04
DISPATCH

Automated Carrier Rate & ASN Generation

Automated carrier API rate shopping, compliant GS1-128 shipping label rendering, and real-time outbound EDI 856 Advanced Shipping Notice dispatch.

Technology Matrix

Warehouse Execution Stack

Distributed, fault-tolerant infrastructure built for edge handheld resilience and high-throughput document processing.

Core Services & APIs
.NET 9 / C#
Go
gRPC / Protobuf
Messaging & Storage
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Redis
Cloud & Containers
Kubernetes (K8s)
Docker Containers
Amazon Web Services
Infrastructure & Monitoring
Terraform
Datadog / Prometheus
OpenTelemetry
Verified Business Impact

Real-Time EDI Velocity, Unbroken Floor Execution

"Codixon took our fulfillment network from fragile on-premise servers and delayed EDI batches to a unified, real-time cloud backbone. We boosted daily pick volumes by 58% and onboard enterprise retail partners in days rather than months."
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Brett Haughney
Chief Operating Officer , National 3PL Logistics Network
Key Business Results

Measurable Organizational Impact

  • Increased daily pick-pack-ship fulfillment throughput by 58% across all 8 distribution facilities.
  • Reduced EDI partner onboarding timelines from 6 weeks down to under 5 business days.
  • Lowered warehouse floor picker travel distance by 34% via heuristic coordinate-based wave routing.
  • Maintained 100% cloud platform availability throughout Q4 peak retail and holiday shopping surges.
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  • Comprehensive ANSI X12 EDI 850, 856, 940, 945 pipeline patterns
  • Edge-resilient mobile handheld architecture with local offline caching
  • Complete source code, deployment scripts, and cloud infrastructure ownership