Ways to Improve Order Picking Productivity

Ever wondered how to increase customer satisfaction and improve your order picking productivity?
Managing your customers orders properly can lead to increased productivity and improved customer satisfaction.

This article will provide you an insight into the ways by which order picking and the warehouse procedures can be improved to get your company’s fulfilment optimised.

Digitalization of system:

First of all, we need to leave the conventional methods behind and make use of latest technologies out there. Starting with a bar code reader for data collection which eliminates the keying of a string of numbers into a keyboard and writing numbers on pads, thus, it enables us to save a lot of time.
Manual data entry should be replaced by the digital mobile computers as it leaves no chance of errors and reduces labor. This would also spare the workers with time to pay better attention to process customer’s order.

Reduction of travel time:

By reducing traveling time, we can improve order picking productivity. Products those are shipped often should be placed nearer and should be easy to approach. A number of orders should be delivered in a single trip rather than wasting time on each of them separately. Conveyors can be used in the warehouse for transportation of goods if possible.

Usage of Warehouse Execution System (WEC):

This system would enable the workers to work more productively by keeping different zones operating simultaneously. It is going to be little difficult for workers to get familiar with it at first but later this would provide great ease for them.

Utilization of the golden space:

This can be done by making sure that the storage keeping units are easily accessible to workers so that they can pick up things quickly with lesser effort. Space should be utilized properly; goods should be stored vertically to occupy less space. While picking up goods, they should be picked horizontally to make the process faster

All that glitters looks like gold:

While all that glitters may not be gold but it sure does look like it. The goods should be well packaged to grab the attention of the consumers and also to ensure that there is no damage done to them.
Coordination and understanding with workers:
No matter how big your company grows you can never leave behind the workers who are the foundation of any organization. Workers should be taken in trust and treated respectfully so that they can put up their best in work. Working strategy and plan should be discussed with works.

Safety to be ensured:

Last but not the least; safety should be one of the top priorities. And by this, I mean the safety of both, the workers and the goods. A safety committee should be formed to ensure that. This would also gain the confidence of workers and they would work fearlessly.

By working on the strategies mentioned above you can increase your order picking productivity by up to 55% and that too with the minimal capital expenditure. So what are you waiting for? Chalk out a plan today; identify what changes you need to make you will be able to achieve outstanding results in no time.