Even though there are lots of businesses who start workers in the receiving area, they will be a lot better off to allot professionals to handle the put-away tasks. Experienced people who truly know and understand the products rarely mix objects that are similar in appearance but are quite different and they truly know how to stock bins and shelves correctly and thus, work a lot more effectively.
It is a good idea if you have new staff to start them out by filling orders. This provides them with a terrific chance to learn the products, customers and paperwork along with any electronic inventory system which could take some getting used to. In addition, it is very easy to check their effectiveness by going over their work orders once they are packed for shipment.
As you do not want to have many trucks arriving at the same time, the next step is to plan truck arrival. By being organized and planning arrivals, you would eliminate too much waiting time in the yard and also eliminate pressure on receivers and shippers. The more effectively you can schedule the arrival of your trucks, the less dock doors you would have to operate which would save you money on utilities in the long run.
If you are able to, work different shifts for shipping and receiving. One method is to receive goods in one shift and separate the shipped products to another shift. Organizing yourself in this manner may enable you to lessen the staging area needs by 50%. You might also be able to get rid of time-wasting bottlenecks within the warehouse. Also, by separating your shipping and receiving, you would know which shift to look over if any discrepancies happen down the road and could keep track of orders more effectively.
Speed up the process of unloading. This will tremendously help you out as the longer a truck sits at your door for loading or unloading, the more congested your yard could become. Based on studies, roughly 60 percent of mass merchants could unload trucks in less than 60 minutes, whilst roughly 20 to 30 percent of the grocery industry performs at a similar standard. Take time to observe and time operations to be able to see how your facility measures up overall.
Maintain your floors as any defects in the floor's surface can cause a lift truck operator to take a detour or slow down. The uneven floors could greatly reduce production. Deteriorating floor section seams or uneven floors or potholes also lead to vehicle damage and wheel wear. In some cases, really damaged floors can cause loads tipping and product damage.