Several businesses might choose to utilize new employees in the shipping and receiving area, although they may be better served to assign pros to handle these difficult tasks. Experienced people who understand and know the products rarely mix objects which might seem the same but are somewhat different and they know how to properly stock shelves and bins and thus, work more effectively.
It is a great idea if you have new employees to start them out by filling orders. This provides them with an excellent chance to learn the products, paperwork and customers along with any electronic inventory system that might take some getting used to. In addition, it is very easy to check their efficiency by going over their work orders once they are packed for delivery.
Since you do not want to have many 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 too much waiting time in the yard. The more efficiently you could schedule the arrival of your trucks, the less dock doors you will have to work that would save you a lot of money on utilities in the long run.
If you are able to, operate different shifts for shipping and receiving. One method is to receive products during one shift and separate the shipped items to a different shift. Organizing yourself in this way may allow you to lessen the staging area needs by 50%. You may also be able to get rid of time-wasting bottlenecks in the warehouse. What's more, by separating your shipping and receiving, you will know which shift to look over if any discrepancies happen down the road and can keep track of orders more efficiently.
If the unloading process is sped up, this would tremendously help you out as the unloaded truck could congest your yard. Based on research, about 60 percent of mass merchants are capable of unloading trucks in under an hour, while about 20 to 30 percent of the grocery business performs at a similar standard. Make time to watch and time operations in order to see precisely how your facility measures up overall.
Maintain your floors as any defects in the surface of the floor can cause a lift truck operator to slow down or take a detour. The uneven floors could really reduce production. Uneven floors or deteriorating floor section seams or potholes also lead to wheel wear and vehicle damage. In some cases, really damaged floors could result in product damage and loads tipping.