Warehouse needs change over time. Perhaps you started out focusing your needs more on storage but the markets has changed and now you need to focus on picking and packing instead. Now the fun begins. It is time to re-evaluate your needs and determine if you need to reface, replace, or expand. You need to evaluate your current client base, conduct trend analysis, and try to determine the future trend will be. This will help you to invest your energy and money in the best possible manner.
Where is your focus?
The key is to synchronize storage, technology, and transactions. The technology and layout of your warehouse will be determined by its most pressing needs. For instance, is your warehouse being used primarily for storage or for picking and packing or is it high storage high transaction warehouse that requires the layout to be precisely planned and needs to be flexible in order to accommodate rapidly changing needs?
In order to determine your warehouse’s layout, first determine your priority, assess your current situation and what your needs are, then create and implement your plan. Make sure to institute a system to track your progress to see if the changes that have been instituted are working or if you need to tweak the layout to make the process more effective.
Keep asking yourself, managers, and front line workers what is working and what could use some attention. Are the storage shelves too far apart? Is the product line that needs to be picked and packed in an order that allows the worker to work quickly and efficiently? Track Track Track.
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