Some companies may choose to utilize new workers in the shipping and receiving area, although they may be better served to allocate pros to deal with these challenging jobs. Qualified people who really understand and know the products rarely mix things that might look the same but are somewhat different and they know how to stock shelves and bins properly and thus, work more efficiently.
It is a good idea if you have new staff to start them out by filling orders. This provides them with an excellent opportunity to learn the products, clients and paperwork along with any electronic inventory system which might take some getting used to. Moreover, it is really easy to check their efficiency by going over their work orders once they are packed for delivery.
Because you do not want to have lots of trucks arriving at the same time, the next step is to schedule truck arrival. By planning arrivals and being organized, you would eliminate excessive waiting time in the yard and also eliminate pressure on receivers and shippers. The more efficiently you could plan the arrival of your trucks, the fewer dock doors you would need to work that will truly save you a lot of money on utilities in the long run.
If you can, operate different shifts for shipping and receiving. One method is to receive products during one shift and separate the shipped products to another shift. Organizing yourself in this manner can enable you to reduce the staging area requirements by 50%. You might also be able to eliminate time-wasting bottlenecks in the warehouse. In addition, by separating your shipping and receiving, you could keep track of orders more efficiently and will know which shift to look over if any discrepancies occur down the road.
If the unloading process is sped up, this would tremendously help you out as the unloaded truck can congest your yard. According to research, around 60 percent of mass merchants can unload trucks in less than an hour, whilst roughly 20 to 30% of the grocery industry performs at a similar standard. Make time to watch and time operations in order to see exactly how your facility measures up overall.
Maintain your floors because any defects in the surface of the floor could cause a forklift operator to take a detour or slow down. The uneven floors could greatly decrease productivity. Potholes or deteriorating floor section seams or uneven floors also lead to vehicle damage and wheel wear. In certain situations, floors that are really damaged could cause product damage and loads tipping.