
WMS vs. WES: Why Execution, Not Management, Is the New Differentiator in Modern Warehouses
Grant Haldeman, Senior Account Executive
When visitors tour facilities powered by COFE®, they often ask to see “the control room” or “master control room”.

Grant Haldeman, Senior Account Executive
When visitors tour facilities powered by COFE®, they often ask to see “the control room” or “master control room”.
A proven leading systems integrator and pioneer of waveless fulfillment, today announced a strategic leadership transition. Bart Cera will retire from his role as President and CEO. Gautham Jayaraman has been appointed as his successor, assuming the role of President and COO, effective immediately.

In retail, “customer experience” used to be won or lost only in-store. Today, it is often won or lost in fulfillment—now an order is promised, picked, packed, and handed to a carrier. For distribution and fulfillment leaders, the challenge is not simply higher e-commerce volume. It is that buying behaviors
In the latest Digital Commerce 360 Ecommerce Fulfillment & Delivery Trends Report, VARGO®’s Ryan Nosler explains how pairing advanced technology with a proven WES like COFE® creates scalable, flexible operations that reduce labor pressures, lower CapEx spend, shorten order cycle times and turn fulfillment centers into true strategic assets. Read

DUBLIN, Ohio (October 22, 2025) — VARGO®, a leading provider of automated material handling systems integration, warehouse execution software, and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, continues to pioneer the industry with expert pull-based methodologies and advanced automation technologies. Serialization for a Leading Pharmaceutical Distributor VARGO® developed
In today’s rapid world of supply and demand, distribution centers must find effective ways to keep operations running quickly and smoothly. However, every industry has its own set of unique demands and challenges, and therefore require different technology, strategies and solutions to help achieve faster, smarter and more efficient operations.
First-of-Kind Event Sparked High-Level Insights About Continuous Flow DUBLIN, Ohio (September 19, 2025) — VARGO®, a leading provider of automated material handling systems integration, warehouse execution software, and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, hosted a Retailers Roundtable in Columbus on September 16 and 17. The VARGO® team
Industry Leaders Join Forces to Increase Flexibility and Efficiency DUBLIN, Ohio (September 2, 2025) — VARGO®, a leading provider of automated material handling systems integration, warehouse execution software, and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, announced their partnership with Geekplus, a leader in scalable automation solutions. This partnership
Warehouse automation specialists VARGO has partnered with robotics company Geek+ to expand automation in e-commerce and retail. The collaboration pairs Geek+’s goods-to-person and mobile sortation robots—used by brands like UPS, Walmart, and Adidas—with VARGO’s COFE Warehouse Execution System.Read the full article.
Today’s e-commerce and omnichannel landscapes face challenges such as faster delivery times, labor shortages, high demand, tariff impacts, and economic uncertainty. At VARGO®, we believe complexity doesn’t mean confusion. With the intelligent orchestration of COFE®, we add flexibility to fulfillment operations, managing the entire process for fewer silos, increased building
The collaborative project between VARGO® and OPEX® was featured in the industry publication, Modern Materials Handling. The article highlights VARGO®‘s implementation of one Sure Sort from OPEX®, and how they were able to boost picking productivity by over 10% and automate the work of five manual put-to-order work stations. Read
DUBLIN, Ohio (July 1, 2025) — VARGO® a leading automation systems integrator and provider of warehouse execution software for distribution centers, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a collaborative project with its technology partner OPEX® for Gap Inc. Gap, a longstanding client of VARGO®, leveraged COFE® and VARGO®‘s