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RE: ABC classfication vs Product Slotting

There are some articles you can find in our website as well. ABC Analysis ABC tool

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: Is returns difficult to manage?

I understand from the operations that returns typically are tricky to manage. This is for both B2B and B2C, especially with the ecommerce gaining popularity nowadays.

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: Can you create warehouse racking higher than 10 rows?

You may need to specially train the MHE operators as well. Forking pallets from 6 level high will be very different as compared to forking pallets from 13 level high.

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: Value Added Services (VAS)

There are various different value added services operations can do. Below are some examples that are done in a warehouse. Stickering - pasting of price sticker, adding importer information Bundling - ...

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: Tell us something about yourself

Hi Luis. Welcome to our community! I'm sure we have friends here who like to learn more from you regarding supply chain solutioning.

In forum Introduction

4 years ago
RE: Options to cope with high volume surges

Agreed with you, John. Product slot optimization is definitely a good strategy for the existing site. More often than not, warehouse operations will neglect this aspect. This is because of the time, e...

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: Options to cope with high volume surges

My first thought with the scenario you painted is that the company has become a monopoly of the market. That is good for the company because without a competitor, the sales volume will only increase a...

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: MHE Choice for different warehouse functions

In certain operations, forklifts are fixed with different attachments for different inventory. For example, clamps are used for moving big bulky items.

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: What is cross docking?

Cross Docking is an operations where the the goods arrive to the warehouse, get sorted accordingly, and outbound processed. All this happened within a short span of time (as short as same day outbound...

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: Why do companies hold inventory?

Holding of the inventory is because there is always an imbalance in terms of supply and demand. Whenever the demand increases, there will be a lag time before the inventory can arrive in time. To prev...

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: Innovative Ideas for warehousing and logistics

Remote Control Forklift

In forum Warehousing Innovative Ideas

4 years ago
RE: Has anyone experienced adding refrigeration to their warehouse?

I was involved in part of a similar project. Some things to consider for retrofitting an existing part of a warehouse to refrigerated room. 1. Cost involved in doing up the refrigerated room. insula...

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: Different picking strategies

Agreed with Sarah. The picking strategy suitable for the operations is dependent on the quantity/type of inventory being picked. Additionally, the picking team can explore wave picking, zone picking o...

In forum Warehouse 101

4 years ago
RE: Orientation of pallet rack

This is one of the very first question I have when doing the 1st project. Typically, you will notice the pallet racking rows are in the same direction as the loading bays as the 1st picture below. Th...

In forum Warehouse Design Principles

4 years ago
RE: What are the possible continuous improvement projects for operations?

You can also explore the MHE utilization. May have some opportunity there. Also, another possible idea is looking into the picking strategy. Do check if the current picking strategy can fit the order ...

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4 years ago
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