Several businesses may prefer to utilize new employees in the shipping and receiving area, although they might be better served to allocate professionals to deal with these demanding jobs. Experienced individuals who really understand and know the products seldom mix objects that might look the same but are quite different and they know how to properly stock shelves and bins and thus, work more efficiently.
It is a great idea if you have new employees to start them out by filling orders. This provides them with a great chance to learn the products, clients and paperwork along with any electronic inventory system that may take some getting used to. Additionally, it is really easy to check their effectiveness by going over their work orders when they are packed for delivery.
As 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 pressure on receivers and shippers and also eliminate excessive waiting time in the yard. The more efficiently you can schedule the arrival of your trucks, the less dock doors you will have to operate that would really save you money on utilities in the long run.
Operate with different shifts for shipping and receiving. If you can, receive goods during one shift and separate your shipping to a different shift. Organizing yourself in this way could enable you to lessen the staging area needs by 50 percent. You may also be able to eliminate time-wasting bottlenecks in the warehouse. In addition, by separating your shipping and receiving, you can keep track of orders more efficiently and would know which shift to look over if any discrepancies happen down the road.
Speed up the unloading process. This will really 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 research, around 60% of mass merchants can unload trucks in under 60 minutes, while around 20 to 30 percent of the grocery business works at a similar standard. Make time to watch and time operations to be able to see exactly how your facility measures up overall.
Floor maintenance is important because floor defects could cause forklift operators to take detours or slow down. This could lead to a reduction of productivity. Uneven floors or deteriorating floor section seams or potholes also result in vehicle damage and wheel wear. In certain situations, really damaged floors can result in product damage and loads tipping.