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Managing a warehouse isn't a piece of cake. It takes meticulous planning, execution, and monitoring to stay on the right track. However, notwithstanding good intentions, there are some common...
Warehouse safety is one of the biggest concern faced by warehouse managers and their employees. This worry stems from warehouse industry workers sustaining many injuries and fatalities, with an...
In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive markets, proper inventory management is paramount to streamlining warehouse operations. It is one of the many challenges faced by warehouse professionals,...
Theft is not a new problem for the warehouse. Its negative implications not only place you, your staff, and your expensive goods in danger, but they also expose security loopholes that endanger the...
Icame across a rather interesting fact about warehouse managers in a study by Intermec. It said that 1 out of 6 managers who oversee a warehouse are not likely to review their workflow processes unless a customer complaint is raised. That’s not hard to believe. However, contrary to what one might think, this is not always their fault. More often than not, warehouse managers find themselves hamstrung by challenges such as tight budgets, bringing down operations cost, multiple delivery channels,...
Wave picking streamlines one of the most complicated warehouse activities, the order picking process. Because warehouse operations depend on countless variables such as labor resources, equipment, shipping schedules, and more, your picking process needs to be able to accommodate all these conditions to fulfill orders efficiently, on time, and without bottlenecks. So, in this article, we’ll discuss the basics of wave picking, how it works, its pros and cons, and if it’s suitable for your...
The six fundamental warehouse processes comprise receiving, putaway, storage, picking, packing, and shipping. Optimizing these six processes will allow you to streamline your warehouse operation,...
