Companies in the supply business often encounter two issues: how to create optimal supply management politics and how to face the challenge of warehouse logistics. If you are one of these companies, you must know that having a great deal of products in stock means good supply, but also costs a lot. On the other hand, if you are low on products in stock, that can disrupt your working process, create great losses and irrecoverable costs, and also destroy the good reputation you spent years building. So be smart and prevent these potential problems in time.
Ask yourself honestly, are you happy with your supplies and the way you manage them? Are you even happy with the way your warehouse is organized? If you think you can do better that the current way you're running your warehouse operations, continue reading for valuable pieces of advice on how to rationally run a complicated warehouse operation.
What does the term 'rational warehouse operations' mean?
Rational warehouse operating is the main task of the warehouse service that takes over the goods, takes care of them and issues and keeps records on its whereabouts and the supply quantity. The warehouse manager is the one responsible for overseeing all the above mentioned activities, and he has to always keep in touch with the supply service, the bookkeepers, the sales department and the production departments.
It sounds complicated, and you are not wrong for thinking it is. The management and the employees of every warehouse business need to stick to a number of rules that determine how to perform storage tasks and jobs, so that warehouse operations can run smoothly, efficiently and be profitable.
The unpredictability of the demand, long shipping time, unreliable supply processes, a high number of articles, a short time of demand for certain products and other similar issues are only some of the challenges that appear on a daily basis. These challenges need to be faced quickly and thoughtfully, so that unnecessary expenses can be reduced and the production can be made more efficient. You must know from your own experience, for warehouse logistic and warehousing and logistical systems to accomplish their mission, they need to do their warehouse operation tasks and business quickly, safely and rationally.
Some of the concrete pieces of advice that contribute to rational warehouse operations are listed below:
Standardize your manipulation and transportation units according to ISO-standards. For example: the goods in pallets and containers, typical bundle, bags, carton, roll sizes, replaceable crates...
Speed up commodity flows, whether you choose a semi-circular movement of goods in warehouse spaces or rectilinear movement of goods in warehouse spaces.
Minimize the movement of machinery, cargo and warehouse employees.
Create appropriate working and safety conditions for employees in storage facilities.
Mechanize, automate and computerize the entirety of your warehouse operations with a Warehouse Management System.
In order to minimize errors caused by the human factor in these processes, we believe it to be wise to digitize as many actions as possible through advanced IT systems.
Success lies in the digitalization of warehouse operations
Various warehouse management systems ensure keeping track of all business processes (product entry to the warehouse and product exit from the warehouse) in one or more warehouses. Regardless of which system you choose, it is important that it is, above all, flexible. You must know yourself that every business has a defined business process that depends on the industry, the size and the way of running the business. We took all this into consideration while developing our Dimension Management System (DMS), that has a wide range of functions to optimize your warehouse operations, but also the option to integrate into any other ERP system.
We have already concluded that it is in every company's interest to optimize the supply of goods in the warehouse in a certain moment, so that it doesn't create additional expenses, such as those in regards to space and work force. An advanced warehouse management system is what will make this possible for every business.
This is not all! Digital warehouse management system ensures: ,
better warehouse organization
control of location of supplies in the warehouse, so that you can know if the right goods are at the right place and where they are located at any given moment
easier tracking of supply quantity
warehouse efficiency estimation
improved warehouse flow.
Digitalized warehouse filing done by the Dimension Management System (DMS) is also very helpful, and makes updates and data documentation much easier. Digital files enable the warehouse manager to manage data about the condition and the movement of the material, not only by quantity, but also by type. For every type material, you can now open an individual card and note the data about the movement of the material: from the warehouse receipt, issue receipt, delivery note, inter-stories receipt, return receipt, to records and other storage documents and only in quantitative indicators.
Tracking of minimal and maximal supply quantity has never been simpler. Due to digital notes, it is easy to track the changes in quantity of goods in supply during a longer period of time and using various parameters: attributes, series and dates. Analysis can help you observe the trends of minimal and maximal supplies in stock, which is what will help you make more precise decisions in the future.
Finally, our innovative and very adjustable warehouse management system enables product and product type traceability with the help of barcodes. From the moment the goods have entered the warehouse up until the moment they leave, it is easy to track info such as: when, from who and for how much the goods have been bought, as well as to whom, for how much and when the goods have been sold.
Flawless department communication
To make your warehouse operation management efficient and profitable, it is necessary to speed up as many warehouse operations as possible, and also minimize human errors.
This kind of professional, organized and stress-free warehouse management is possible due to warehouse management systems that track all activities in the warehouse to a tee and are 100% precise in their calculations. The management we developed was first tested, and then implemented into different industries and we have already got very good reactions from our clients. The thing they have pointed out as an additional advantage that separates our system from the competition is our software that can be run on a mobile app (mDMS) for iOS and Android devices, and that can be adjusted to specific needs of the clients and used as a standalone product.
If you are interested in more information about our warehouse management system and the options it offers for your business specifically, contact us with trust.
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