Business is booming and T/O is growing year on year, however, the only way you can meet growing customer demand is to increase headcount in your warehouse. Consequently, any potential upturn in profit is being swallowed up by spiralling operating costs. So, what are the alternatives? Whilst mechanical automation in the form of conveyors is an … Continue reading How to reduce Warehouse Pick Times

  It has been calculated that up to 55% of the operational costs of running a warehouse can be attributed to the action of picking. This far outweighs the costs associated with similar actions like putaway or even processes like shipping. Implementing an inappropriate picking process will only increase costs, whilst also seriously reducing productivity … Continue reading What’s the best picking method for my warehouse?

  With Christmas a distant memory you can now breath a sigh of relief.  And if you run a warehouse or logistics operation now is also a good time to ‘take five’ and reflect on how well your operations coped with the increased output demands of the season. Did your warehouse struggle to meet productivity levels? … Continue reading Four pillars of warehouse automation – how to improve warehouse efficiency in 2018

Despite the amount of research invested in warehouse management, many will testify how cumbersome a task finding an efficient strategy in order picking can be. The general overview of order picking is that a business receives its products, which are then distributed to various locations throughout the warehouse. Pickers are then assigned to fulfil these … Continue reading Different Warehouse Picking Methods

Picking methods need to be accurate, labour saving and timely. The best picking method is dependent on the product type and volume of orders and how many picks per order. Piece picking is where individual products are picked, typical of mail order companies, there are thousands of products on the inventory but only a few … Continue reading Custom Picking Methods

With more and more people shopping online and delivery times being shorter than ever before, businesses are having to re-think their processes and invest in new logistics technology in order to keep up with the ever-quickening pace. Today customers’ expectations for speedy delivery are extremely high, so in order to remain competitive, businesses must aim … Continue reading Is your warehouse same day ready?

If you are thinking of expanding your warehouse operations, then you may want to consider installing an automated picking system. Instead of having warehouse staff pick items to make up customer orders, an automated picking system will remove the products from storage and pack them for you. There are many benefits of having an automated picking system, which we will now go on to explain.

Managing a warehouse is about more than just organisation. With the pressure on the supply chain managing a warehouse is about enabling your operation to become efficient, streamline and nowadays, a little bit savvy. The basic aim is simple, receive goods in, hold them for as long as the sales department needs you to (hopefully … Continue reading Manage the Warehouse