Why are warehousing practices so significant to implement? Why does each warehousing have a guideline list to adhere to? The answer is simple. Warehousing practices allow you to be flexible based on the demands and improve efficiency to a great extent. We will look into five best practices that can help you do just that.

Implement cross-docking

Cross-docking is a huge plus for a warehouse because it eliminates storing of inventory. In cross-docking, the inbound truck will be unloaded in the staging area, and entered the warehousing system and sorted as per the customers’ requirements, and immediately reloaded to the outbound truck. This always works well with enormous facilities that have many dock doors to easily move trailers as required.

Schedule shipments at close intervals

Whenever there is a vast gap between shipment loading and unloading, the work slows down. Just imagine you have allotted a few staff to load trucks, but as soon as a truck is loaded, there is a huge gap and then another truck arrives, this gives staff to slow down, and again they have the get back to the momentum of loading. So it’s always best to schedule the shipments close to each other and the workers will have a steady stream of work and will improve the efficiency of the warehouse.

Active staff & manager

Well, the warehouse staff are always working one job or the other, but if they are always mentored by a member of the management, then it adds an extra advantage. There are always ways to innovate and optimize warehouse operations, and a frequent watch can help make things a lot better.

Using RFID tags and automation

With technology, things are changing how they used to be in every industry, same for logistics and warehousing. Usage of scanners and RFID tags are extremely important as they can easily track and trace the items and shipment respectively and if they are integrated with the WMS system, then it will surely streamline the picking process. The more automation, the more efficient the warehouse will be. Every process from scanning, picking, and other activities can be easily done via automation.

Improve safety

It is important to have safety for the warehouse, for the staff, and the heavy machinery. How? Staff have to be protected from injury as there is a lot of loading and unloading, usage of heavy machinery, and accidents can happen anywhere, hence protective gear is crucial. The warehouse and the machinery have to be insured in case there is any damage to the warehouse because of natural calamity or man-made errors. So safety is important.

Following these simple warehouse practices will help improve operational efficiency as well as improve staff confidence at work. At Dexters, we take all the steps to keep the warehouse safe and follow strict protocols always.