{"id":9691,"date":"2019-03-29T09:11:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T14:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/?p=9691"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:15:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:15:36","slug":"5-ways-to-improve-warehouse-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/warehouse-management\/5-ways-to-improve-warehouse-logistics\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways To Improve Warehouse Logistics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every warehouse owner or manager has pondered the question of how to improve warehouse logistics<\/a>. The better the logistics, the better the overall operations.<\/p>\n

Some in the field focus on five elements when considering the issue.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Warehouse Maintenance
\n\u2022 Worker Incentives
\n\u2022 Fair Benchmarks for employees to strive for
\n\u2022 Training
\n\u2022 Investment<\/p>\n

Fine Tuning Your Warehouse<\/h3>\n

Have you ever watched a professional football game in which the two teams form sloppy huddles? That shows me that the coaches don\u2019t care about the details. And if they don\u2019t care about that, what else are they neglecting?<\/p>\n

An unkempt warehouse is a sure indication that management does not value its warehouse operations in general and its employees in particular. Maintaining the warehouse is a question of wellness for employees who work within it. The issue can lead to accidents and potential injuries, health issues and more. Disorganization, dust, clutter, dim lighting and more are a sure sign that management just isn\u2019t looking into the well-being of its employees.<\/p>\n

A well-maintained warehouse assures a healthy and safer environment and gives employees the sense that management is indeed looking out for them. The result is employees who feel good about the place where they work, shows them they are valued, and induces them to work harder for the team. That adds up to improved productivity.<\/p>\n

Unhappy employees mean more turnover and that affects a company\u2019s cost of doing business. Some studies on employee turnover have shown that it can cost as much as $10,000 per employee to cover the training and ramp-up of new hires and that doesn\u2019t include the costs of recruitment.<\/p>\n

\"Employee<\/a>
Employee happiness a major consideration in improving warehouse logistics.
(Courtesy: Milo & Me at flickr.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Providing some form of incentives for employees may reduce the rate of turnover in your operations and increase employee motivation. These incentives can include rewards of some kind for least picking errors, the most picks per hour, most on-time shipments, and safety record. The result is a handsome return on investment for the business.<\/p>\n

In order to set proper incentives, it is necessary to track individual performance and learn what benchmarks are fair and are achievable.<\/p>\n

Warehouse tasks are measurable. So managers can look at past activities and data to create goals those employees can actually achieve. Communicate with your employees to reach an understanding of the effort it takes to achieve a goal and get them to buy in to it as you set up a fair system of tracking individual performance.<\/p>\n

The backbone of a business, no matter the trade, is the employees. Put them into a position to achieve success by initiating a strong, reliable training program.<\/p>\n

Finally, don\u2019t just invest in the warehouse and employees; invest also in the systems that assist better warehouse management. Invest in warehouse management software to enhance operations. Also invest in the proper pallet racks and other appropriate storage equipment as well as material handling equipment that makes things a little bit easier to achieve by employees. Reduce the chance of injury by investing in cost-effective automated or semi-automated equipment.<\/p>\n

(Source: Modern Material Handling<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Featured photo courtesy of BBfinance at flickr.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every warehouse owner or manager has pondered the question of how to improve warehouse logistics. The better the logistics, the better the overall operations. Some in the field focus on five elements when considering the issue. \u2022 Warehouse Maintenance \u2022 Worker Incentives \u2022 Fair Benchmarks for employees to strive for \u2022 Training \u2022 Investment Fine … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":8383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1067],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-warehouse-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9691"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11870,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9691\/revisions\/11870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}