For the CFO

The WMS payback your board can actually check

Bitlog is the WMS that runs the warehouse, not just tracks it. The result shows up where finance looks: more orders shipped per person, capacity you don't have to build, and a payback time measured in months, not years. Apohem hit a one-year picking goal in four months.

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Parcello CFO

Different warehouses, one pattern: more work through the same floor, with the same or fewer people. That is warehouse cost reduction you can trace to a line on the P&L.

+45%
Above picking target
Apohem set a goal of 100 order lines picked per hour within a year and hit it (and more) in four months.
40%
Higher operational efficiency
And 25% lower staffing costs, on the same volumes for Care of Carl.
+30%
faster inbound
What used to take 1.5 full-time equivalent now runs on under 1 for Vårdväskan.
3X
order lines per day
One of Hultafors sites went from 1,000 to 3,000 order lines a day with Bitlog and AutoStore.

What's the payback time for a WMS?

Months, not years. Bitlog doesn't publish a single payback figure, because the honest number depends on your volumes and where your cost sits. But the levers are consistent.

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Labor productivity

The same team ships more, so growth stops meaning automatic new hires.

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Deferred hiring

Capacity you would otherwise buy with headcount, taken out before it lands in the budget.

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Space and capex

More throughput from the building you already have, so a new site or the next round of automation can wait.

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Freight

Orders to the same address ship as one parcel instead of several, so shipping cost comes down.

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Fewer errors

Accurate picking means fewer returns, re-picks, and credit notes, and those costs are easy to miss until you count them.

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These are modeled estimates for a typical Bitlog operation, not measured customer results and not a quote. Your actual numbers depend on your volumes and freight setup.

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    Consolidating orders headed to the same address into a single shipment typically cuts total shipments by 10–15%, and roughly halves partial shipments.
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    For many operations, that models out to somewhere around €50,000 to €150,000 a year in freight and handling, and the range scales with size.
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The measured results higher up the page (Apohem, Care of Carl) are what customers actually reported. The figures here are a planning estimate, so treat them as a starting point, not a promise. Your figures might be even better...

What does a WMS cost, and how does the pricing work?

Bitlog is a cloud subscription. It's an operating cost, not a capital project, and it runs cloud-native on Microsoft Azure, so there's no warehouse server to buy or depreciate.

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    Predictable OPEX. A subscription you can budget, not a one-time capex swing that dominates a quarter.
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    No new hardware. Keep the scanners you already run.
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    Automatic upgrades at no extra cost. Every customer is on the same release, so there's no expensive re-implementation project down the line.
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    Your ERP stays the system of record. Bitlog runs the warehouse on top of Business Central, Visma or other ERP. You're extending what you own, not replacing it.
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The line items a CFO actually worries about

Hidden costs, scope creep, a project that quietly goes sideways. Here's how each one is closed off.

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    Scope and timeline. Around five weeks of actual project work, spread across five to twelve weeks so it runs alongside daily operations, at your pace. No big-bang cutover.
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    Adoption risk. New pickers are productive after a roughly 15-minute introduction, so the gain doesn't wait months for the team to catch up.
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    Continuity. Bitlog has run at 100% uptime, and upgrades are automatic, so the floor keeps moving and the team behind it doesn't have to scramble.
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    No rip-and-replace. Your ERP and your scanners stay. You're adding a brain, not tearing out the plumbing.
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How Care of Carl turned the warehouse into a margin lever

Care of Carl, the premium menswear retailer, runs an omnichannel operation where fulfillment cost sits right against margin. After moving to Bitlog, the team reported a 40% increase in operational efficiency and a 25% reduction in staffing costs, on the same volumes.

For a CFO, that second number is the one that matters. It's cost taken out of the run rate, not a one-off saving that shows up once and disappears.

Magnus Olsson, Head of Logistics, Care of Carl.

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Different roles ask different questions

Your ops lead, your CTO, and your CEO each weigh a different thing. Here's the page written for each.

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We'll walk your volumes, your cost lines, and your current setup, and show you the payback in plain figures. No hand-waving.

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