9 proven strategies to triple your warehousing efficiency

One of the most common mistakes found in many organisations is the lack of importance placed on ensuring the efficiency of the warehousing function and acknowledgement of the significant impact of this function on customer service.

During this 45 minute webinar (and Special Report), Warehousing Expert Stephen Biss explains why the following key trends and systems used in warehouse management are vital to increasing efficiency, productivity, accuracy and availability:

1. Picking Strategies - how to reduce picking time and amount of walking
2. Pick Task Management - how to balance pick task activities to meet dispatch runs and ensure individual productivity
3. Warehouse Picking Equipment - how to increase picking accuracy in a warehouse environment
4. Enhanced Equipment Interfaces - why do complex environments require middleware solutions
5. Slotting Programs - why is there a trade off between picker and replenishment productivity
6. Replenishment Triggering - how to replenish pick faces
7. Workforce Productivity Reporting - why is it important to measure picker productivity and replenisher productivity
8. Receiving - why counting received goods and comparing to orders is becoming less common
9. Putaway- why is it important to know the cubic dimension of deliveries.

Key warehouse project success factors are also discussed.

• Softcopy $45.00 excluding GST (includes Webinar Presentation WMV file and Special Report PDF file) Valued at $197
• Hardcopy $75.00 excluding GST (includes Webinar Presentation CD, Special Report hardcopy and postage) Valued at $227

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Let us help you to achieve excellence in warehousing efficiency to improve your customer service.

1. Consulting Services:

Option 1:   5 - 8 Day Logistics Diagnostic

Introductory service over 2-3 weeks, including investigation of:

• Operations: Identify key issues and opportunities for process improvement
• Storage requirements and inventory levels: Identify opportunities to optimise inventory and for more effective storage systems
• Picking and throughput requirements: Identify improvements required in picking efficiencies (order picking process, picking technology, pick slots)
• Software and information systems: Suggest changes or improvements to information systems

Option 2:   20 - 30 Day Logistics Review

Comprehensive service over 4-6 weeks, including review of:

• Process Mapping and Design: Identify through workshops current processes - identify waste and bottle necks
• Volume and Order Profile: Analyse data on 12 - 24 months order profiles - picks by SKUs- quantities by SKUs - order timing etc
• Operations Strategy - Pick and Replenishment: Develop new operations strategy for Picking, Replenishment and Receiving. Consider Slotting Design
• Physical Warehouse Location & Dimensions: Develop a plan for Static and Mobile Equipment. Simulate Warehouse volume - design layout to volume
• TO BE Process Design and SOP Development: Document the To Be Processes and the Interface with WMS - Develop Standard Operating Procedures

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2. Training:

Warehouse Management Workshop

Enhance understanding and skills The Warehouse Management Training Workshop has been designed to enhance the understanding of those with warehousing responsibilities or those needing to understand the warehousing function.

This workshop covers a broad range of topics from basic warehousing operations and processes to stock management, warehousing functions and layout, warehouse performance and required skill sets, to strategic warehousing decisions.

3. Supply Chain & Business Mentoring:

Expert advice when you need it. Individual and group mentoring targets what the company needs to address now. It is tailored, structured and project managed and the ideal solution to fast-track the development and empowerment of management, staff, work teams and project teams to ensure progress is rapid and on-time. Mentoring may also include suppliers for supplier development. Options: Ad Hoc; Block of 4 Sessions; 3-6-12 month programs available. Read more