A 50% reduction in warehouse staff and a 900% pick increase Struggling to meet the new demands for social distancing in your warehouse operationdue to Covid-19? The team at Keymas can help you solve these problems. With a rangeof warehouse solutions for social distancing that can be implemented successfully byusing zonal picking combined with conveyor … Continue reading Making warehouse social distancing work for you!
Business is booming and T/O is growing year on year, however, the only way you can meet growing customer demand is to increase headcount in your warehouse. Consequently, any potential upturn in profit is being swallowed up by spiralling operating costs. So, what are the alternatives? Whilst mechanical automation in the form of conveyors is an … Continue reading How to reduce Warehouse Pick Times
It has been calculated that up to 55% of the operational costs of running a warehouse can be attributed to the action of picking. This far outweighs the costs associated with similar actions like putaway or even processes like shipping. Implementing an inappropriate picking process will only increase costs, whilst also seriously reducing productivity … Continue reading What’s the best picking method for my warehouse?
Despite the amount of research invested in warehouse management, many will testify how cumbersome a task finding an efficient strategy in order picking can be. The general overview of order picking is that a business receives its products, which are then distributed to various locations throughout the warehouse. Pickers are then assigned to fulfil these … Continue reading Different Warehouse Picking Methods
Looking to improve warehouse picker efficiency? Here is an infographic based on research showing where pickers time is taken up in the warehouse.
Picking methods need to be accurate, labour saving and timely. The best picking method is dependent on the product type and volume of orders and how many picks per order. Piece picking is where individual products are picked, typical of mail order companies, there are thousands of products on the inventory but only a few … Continue reading Custom Picking Methods