Transporting packages using light guided operations

A package management system, comprising:

• an event detecting device configured to detect a package transport event of at least one package and transmit an indication of the package transport event to an inventory tracking system;
• a gateway comprising a wireless transmitter, wherein the gateway is configured to:
• receive an identification of a staging location corresponding to the package transport event from the inventory tracking system, wherein the staging location is a defined region in a warehouse,
• select a guidance device from a plurality of guidance devices in wireless range of the gateway based on the identification of the staging location, and
• transmit a wireless signal to the selected guidance device uniquely assigned to the staging location using the wireless transmitter;
• and
• wherein each of the plurality of guidance devices comprises a body containing a wireless receiver and a light, wherein the selected guidance device is configured to receive the wireless signal and illuminate the light.

A method, comprising:

• detecting a package transport event of at least one package and transmit an indication of the package transport event to an inventory tracking system;
• receiving, at a gateway, an identification of a staging location corresponding to the package from the inventory tracking system, wherein the staging location is a defined region in a warehouse;
• selecting a guidance device from a plurality of guidance devices based on the identification of the staging location, wherein each of the plurality of guidance devices is uniquely assigned to a respective staging location;
• transmitting a wireless signal to the selected guidance device;
• and
• illuminating a light on the selected guidance device.