Even if there are numerous businesses that begin employees in the receiving area, they will be a lot better off to allot professionals to deal with the put-away jobs. Experienced people who understand and know the products seldom mix items which are similar in appearance but are quite different and they truly know how to properly stock bins and shelves and hence, work more effectively.
It is a good idea if you have new staff to start them out by filling orders. This provides them with a great chance to know the products, clients and paperwork as well as any electronic inventory system that might take some getting used to. Moreover, it is really easy to check their efficiency by going over their work orders as soon as they are packed for delivery.
As you do not want to have many trucks arriving at the same time, the next step is to plan truck arrival. By being organized and scheduling arrivals, you would eliminate pressure on shippers and receivers and also eliminate too much waiting time in the yard. The more effectively you can plan the arrival of your trucks, the less dock doors you will need to work which would save you a lot of money on utilities in the long run.
If you are able to, work 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 requirements by 50%. You may also be able to get rid of time-wasting bottlenecks in the warehouse. In addition, by separating your shipping and receiving, you can keep track of orders more effectively and will know which shift to look over if any discrepancies happen down the road.
If the process of unloading is sped up, this would tremendously help you out since the unloaded truck can congest your yard. Based on studies, approximately 60% of mass merchants can unload trucks in less than 60 minutes, whereas roughly 20 to 30% of the grocery business works at a similar standard. Take time to observe and time operations in order to see precisely how your facility measures up overall.
Maintain your floors because any defects in the floor's surface can cause a forklift operator to slow down or take a detour. The uneven floors can greatly reduce production. Potholes or deteriorating floor section seams or uneven floors also result in vehicle damage and wheel wear. In certain situations, floors that are really damaged could cause loads tipping and product damage.