The more efficient your warehouse is, the more productive your company is likely to be. Should you only have a very small warehouse, then the chances are that all you will need is the right racking and a well considered storage plan. Many smaller warehouses suffer from the ‘anywhere will do’ approach, with people feeling that very specific places to store items are unnecessary since it will not take long to find individual items anyway. However, the small time it takes to locate items can very quickly mount up to see businesses wasting a great deal of time and in turn money over the course of weeks and months.
For larger warehouses, structure and storage approach is even more important. Everything from the forklifts you use to the technology you have to help you control and send stock can ultimately save a huge amount of time and money.
Often storage is space is wasted by the need for excessive space for forklifts. However, just because you currently have larger trucks, this does not mean that you cannot easily find a used forklift that will fit into a much tighter space. In turn, the small expenditure on a used forklift could allow you to create a great deal of extra storage space and over time generate a great deal more revenue.
When it comes to technology, there are many solutions on the market that make it easier to not only store and locate items but also to keep an eye on stock levels and track deliveries, no matter whether they are individual items or entire pallets.
Many businesses keep the same approach to their warehouse, not considering that as a company evolves and grows, the approach needed in a warehouse will be very different. As such, be sure to check which changes could make your whole business run more efficiently.