by Jon Schreibfeder | Nov 15, 2018 | Technology, Warehousing
New technology will add to your capital equipment investment and other expenses. But, will it reduce your total labor expense? If it does your total warehouse operating cost may be lower. If the new technology provides additional capacity or reduces your errors, it...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Oct 15, 2018 | Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Technology
Over the past three months, we have discussed the advantages of implementing warehouse management systems. This month we will explore how a WMS (warehouse management system) can help maintain an accurate inventory. It is critical that the quantities of an item in a...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Sep 15, 2018 | Technology, Warehousing
Most warehouse activity involves filling outgoing orders. An effective WMS system has the potential to minimize time and material losses associated with order filling activities. Features that lead to savings include: Product Verification. The bar code or...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Sep 6, 2018 | Technology, Warehousing
Last month we began a discussion of how a warehouse management system (WMS) can help improve material handling operations. In this issue of the newsletter we will continue by looking how a good WMS system can help you effectively organize product storage in your...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jul 15, 2018 | Best Practices, Technology, Warehousing
A warehouse management system (WMS) has the potential to minimize an organization’s cost of inventory control. Inventory control is the process of protecting the material that is contained in your warehouse and minimizing the cost of filling orders. The savings...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jun 15, 2018 | Best Practices
I recently visited the distribution center of a large national hard goods distributor. This company is experiencing a significant problem with the amount of excess inventory in both their distribution center and their 100 store locations. We have to eliminate this...
by Jon Schreibfeder | May 15, 2018 | Best Practices, Warehousing
Your policies and procedures must be enforced in order for you to achieve effective inventory management. Often companies will promote the warehouse employee who knows most about your inventory to the position of warehouse manager. Unfortunately, unless this person is...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Apr 15, 2018 | Best Practices, General, Warehousing
If one of your warehouse employees walks past an item lying in the middle of a warehouse aisle, do they pick it up and put it in its proper location? Do they pretend not to see it? Do they feel they are too busy to deal with it? Do they kick it out of the way? The...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Mar 15, 2018 | Stocking Decisions
Last month we began a discussion of ranking your inventory using three different criteria: Frequency of sale or use (i.e. the number of times the product is requested regardless of the actual quantity requested) Profitability (i.e., annual gross profit dollars)...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 15, 2018 | Stocking Decisions
When I talk to a client, they often refer to their “A” items. That is, those items that are most important to have available for immediate delivery or use. When I ask them how they identify “A” items, the most common response is total cost of goods sold recorded over...
