Warehouse location has a profound impact on how effective, efficient, and profitable your distribution operation can be. In this article I will give you the 6 main factors I recommend you to consider when selecting your warehouse location. Customer Base You...
In a previous article I went over the best set of KPIs for a distribution operation. Today I will focus on the basic warehouse KPIs that warehouse management software need to have to optimize overall warehouse performance. What is a KPI? Key...
Warehouse staff turnover can be high and every time you need to replace a warehouse position you have to spend a significant amount of time training and mentoring the new employee. In today's article I will talk about how a...
Any software that controls a process, such as a Warehouse Management System, has embedded trigger points. A trigger is a piece of code programmed into the software that activates specific actions when something happens. In today's article I will go...
It is well known that committed employees go to great lengths to get things done right. It is also widely documented that organizations with employee motivation programs tend to produce more committed employees than companies that do not act on...
The picking process is the most labor-intensive and expensive activity in the warehouse, typically accounting for more than half of the warehouse’s operating costs. Therefore it is important to monitor picking as a way to improve warehouse productivity. In the...
One of the key factors to consider when selecting a Warehouse Management System is its capacity to “talk” with the other software of the company and especially with the ERP or your accounting software. There are many articles about the...
Product slotting in a bin location in your warehouse is one of the most complex things to do but the concepts associated with it are actually quite simple. In this article I am going to explain what product slotting is,...
Employee theft also referred as internal theft, is when employees take company assets that affect the bottom line of your business. This week I am going to share with you four ways employee theft can occur in a distribution operation,...
Winning important new customers that take your business to the next level is not an easy task, especially if you are a small business. Many articles have been written about the importance of having a clear sales strategy targeting those...