One system, built by Darwynn
Darwynn designed its software and its warehouse automation as one ecosystem. Ecommerce and wholesale brands across Canada and the USA get fulfillment that is faster and more accurate, because every part of the operation runs on the same system.
- One
- ecosystem for automation, WMS, OMS and integrations
- 15+
- locations across Canada and the USA
- 99%+
- inventory accuracy
- 24+
- parcel carriers, rate-shopped on every order
Built as one ecosystem
Darwynn wrote its own software for every part of fulfillment, so orders, inventory, the warehouse floor and shipping share a single record instead of passing data between separate systems. Nothing waits for a sync.
That is why a brand can trust what it sees. Stock received in Montreal is ready for a Shopify order or a retailer's purchase order as soon as it is put away. The order is picked at the location that holds it, rate-shopped across more than 24 carriers, and its cost appears in Darwynn OMS beside the rest of the brand's data.
It is also why Darwynn can say yes to the unusual request. When a channel or a retailer needs a different workflow, Darwynn's developers build it into the system instead of working around someone else's software.
Orders, inventory, reports
99%+ inventory accuracy
24+ carriers, rate-shopped
Darwynn's own fleet
LTL and FTL, 150+ carriers
Appointments, handovers
Accounts and client health- One inventory poolShared by every channel and every Darwynn location.
- Live in Darwynn OMSInventory, sales and cost per order, for fulfillment and shipping.
- Every location, one setupA brand is live in all Darwynn locations once it is set up.
- Built around the brandDarwynn owns the software, so workflows can be shaped to each brand.
Read more about last mile delivery and LTL and FTL freight
Automation built into fulfillment
An automated storage and retrieval system, or ASRS, keeps inventory in bins inside racking that rises to the full height of the building. In Darwynn's shuttle ASRS, a robotic shuttle runs on every level of the rack. When an order arrives, the shuttle retrieves the bin that holds the product and a lift brings it down to a pick station.
The product travels to the picker. People stay at their stations while the system delivers the next bin, instead of walking the aisles to search for stock, which in a manual warehouse can take up to 70% of a picker's time. Automated guided vehicles, or AGVs, are robots that carry goods along set routes through a building, and at 40 Pullman Court they work alongside the ASRS and conveyors to move goods between areas of the facility.
Storage is planned for density and accuracy. One bin can hold three SKUs from three different categories, which fits more products into the same space and keeps similar-looking items apart at the station, and each brand's fastest-moving products sit closest to the pick stations. Darwynn's automation team engineered the operation, and its developers are building AI into it to raise efficiency further.
Automation is used where it suits the brand. Small-item ecommerce brands with high order volume run through the ASRS, while wholesale brands that move pallet in, pallet out are set up at locations built for that.
- High-density storageRacking that uses the full height of the building, with up to three SKUs from three categories in each bin.
- Robotic retrievalA shuttle on each level brings the right bin to a lift, and the lift brings it down to a pick station.
- Scanned at the stationEvery item is scanned as it is picked, which keeps picking accuracy above 99%.
- Right-sized packingDarwynn WMS chooses the smallest of 24 box and mailer sizes for each order.
Connected to every channel a brand sells through
Stores and marketplaces, retailers through SPS Commerce, dropship programs through Rithum, and the business systems brands run on. Every connected channel draws on the same inventory pool.
- And many moreDarwynn reviews any other platform a brand uses during onboarding.
Darwynn technology questions
What is an ASRS?
An automated storage and retrieval system stores inventory in bins inside high-density racking and retrieves it with robotics. In Darwynn's shuttle ASRS, a shuttle on each level of the rack retrieves the bin an order needs and a lift brings it to a pick station, so people pick at the station instead of walking the aisles.
What is an AGV?
An automated guided vehicle is a robot that carries goods along set routes inside a building, guided by markers, sensors or software instead of a driver. At 40 Pullman Court, AGVs work alongside the ASRS and conveyors to move goods between areas of the facility.
How accurate is inventory at Darwynn?
Inventory accuracy is more than 99%. Every bin has a fixed position the system tracks, every item is scanned at the pick station, and one bin can hold three SKUs from three different categories, which keeps similar-looking items apart.
Does every Darwynn location use automation?
No. Automation is used where it suits the brand. Small-item ecommerce brands with high order volume are fulfilled through the ASRS, and wholesale brands that move pallet in, pallet out are set up at locations built for that.
How do Darwynn's systems work together?
Darwynn OMS, WMS, Shipper, Dispatch, OPS and CRM were built by Darwynn and write to the same record. Orders from every channel draw on one inventory pool, and brands see live inventory, sales and cost per order in Darwynn OMS.
Which platforms does Darwynn integrate with?
Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, Walmart, TEMU and Faire; SPS Commerce for retailer EDI and Rithum for dropship programs; NetSuite, Sage, Brightpearl, Fulfil, Xorosoft and QuickBooks; and many more.
A fulfillment plan for each brand
Darwynn reviews the brand's products, order volume and channels, then sets up the platform, the integrations and the storage around them.