An important part of warehouse management that’s often overlooked in the quest for process improvement is picking and packing. Yet if you think about it, even a half percent (0.05%!) of mistakes in picking can lead to money lost processing returns, productivity, and dissatisfied customers.

“Jerry” didn’t understand why inventory costs were creeping up while sales remained steady. He contacted his warehouse manager, who showed Jerry that they were indeed low on stock again.

Are you looking for ways to increase efficiency within the warehouse? Do you find that human error is the cause of costly mistakes time and again?

Can you name the top pain points in your warehouse? If you are like most warehouse managers, these warehouse management “pains” are generally not far from your mind.

Barcodes are ubiquitous in most inventory management and warehouse systems. You probably know firsthand how much easier it is to take inventory now that you have barcodes in place. But these four benefits of barcodes often surprise even the most experienced warehouse managers.

On any given day, how much time do your employees spend walking around the warehouse in search of the next product to be shipped? Does the time spent attempting to locate inventory impact your order fulfillment times?

Wholesale distribution managers have a lot on their plate. They’ve got to plan, source, stock, sell, recover and analyses across multiple business units.

Everyone makes mistakes, but when it comes to warehouse management, mistakes can be costly.