5 Things You Can Do TODAY to Increase Your Warehouse Efficiency

Analyze Item Velocity and Re-Slot your Pick Aisle
Spending a few minutes examining how workers are getting to and from the pick location can sometimes be an eye-opening exercise. (No pun intended). Finding ways to minimize the “total distance traveled” will save you time and money on labor while processing more orders.

Invest in Batch Picking  
Sometimes something as simple as batching orders can make a big difference. Efficiently batching orders together by Zone & SKU will help cut down on wasted distance traveled across a pick area.

Pick to Cart
Grouping orders to be picked into assigned totes per order on a cart will save time on the picking side and reduce re-sorting the products at the packing station on the back-end.

Use Gravity Flow Racks
While this will require a little more investment, you can save time using simple gravity flow racks to move items on the rack. This will allow products to be loaded in the back of a bin and the products will slide down to the front automatically when picked from the front.

Cycle Counts
Periodically counting small subsets of items as part of the daily operations will help to keep inventory updated continually to avoid having to shut down and perform larger physical counts.