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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...
Wave Picking – What You Need to Know
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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,...
According to Tony Scarriota, Executive Director of Reverse Logistics Association, “Consumers feel entitled to return goods when they realize that they don’t want or need them.” Consequently,...
The cycle counting process is one of the most tedious warehouse tasks, but is an important process to control for the prevention of potential sale losses. These losses stem from out-of-stock...
With an increase in the demand for different types of warehouses, it's crucial that businesses choose one that best fits their requirements and operations. But what exactly are the factors that lead companies to pick one type of warehouse over another? And what are all the types of warehouses in the market today? In this article, we will explain the necessity of different types of warehouses, elements that differentiate each warehouse from the others, and part one of the various types of...
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,...
The warehouse replenishment process pushes managers to walk a very thin line between understocking and overstocking. Failure to replenish inventory properly can stem from not having the right tools,...
