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@michaeltest
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RE: I-Shaped Warehouse vs U-Shaped Warehouse

Agreed. I-shape warehouses are more difficult to handle as there are multiple entrance/exit to the facility. Security needs to be ensure.

3 years ago
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RE: Different flows in a warehouse

The higher the productivity and efficiency, the more inventory can be processed. Indirectly, this also means the number of staffs required to process ...

3 years ago
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RE: B2B warehouse vs Ecommerce warehouse

There are some B2B warehouses which also process ecommerce orders.

3 years ago
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RE: Do any of you or has anyone heard of a Labor Management System (LMS)?

There are a couple of reasons. 1. Most of the time, operations is unaware of such a tool. 2. It is very time consuming to setup. 3. The detailed st...

3 years ago
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RE: Do any of you or has anyone heard of a Labor Management System (LMS)?

I have heard of LMS before, but it's not commonly used. Typically, there are multiple variations/scenarios to the operations, thus, the ops manager no...

3 years ago
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RE: How has Covid-19 impact your warehouse operations?

It impacts operations which are manpower intensive. Currently, it is challenging to find operations staffs. Also, to mitigate the widespread of th...

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

The highest I saw for selective racking was 8-9 rows high. Even that generated some issues. Special MHE needed to be ordered from oversea. These...

3 years ago
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RE: ABC classfication vs Product Slotting

ABC analysis is a method whereas product slotting is a activity. Let me try to clarify this. Product slotting is essentially the decision to place ...

3 years ago
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RE: Inbound containers palletized vs non-palletized

Some customers want to fully utilize the space within the container. They like to fill the whole interior with inventory. Thus, instead of pallets, th...

3 years ago
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RE: Challenges warehouse faces today

Another upcoming trend is the merging of B2B and B2C operations. B2B orders are palletized, but B2C orders are typically cartons and pieces. Operat...

3 years ago
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RE: I-Shaped Warehouse vs U-Shaped Warehouse

Lots of conventional warehouses are U-shaped. One of the reasons is because it is easier to plan for the traffic flow outside the facility. I-shape...

3 years ago
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RE: What is cross docking?

An example will be fresh food from a neighboring country arriving in the night. Sortation is done by the operations and by morning time, the various t...

3 years ago
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RE: How to profile inventory?

To begin with, we can look at how the orders are dropped. 1. Whether the orders are full pallets, partial pallets, cartons or loose. 2. Whether if t...

3 years ago
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RE: Different flows in a warehouse

The commonly discussed flows are physical flows, information flows and documentation flows. Physical flow : Can be the actual movement of goods and...

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

Short term (immediate) strategies 1. Increase warehouse staffing. 2. Review inventory and remove obsolete inventory to free up space. Mid term st...

3 years ago
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