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Operations

more eicient system. Store best-selling

products near the shipping area to avoid
a scavenger hunt that leads to a major

slowdown in fulillment, label clearly, and
move out shipments as they’re received.

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STOCK LAYOUT ANALYSIS.

If certain items are often ordered
together, stock them that way. Each

seller is going to be diferent, but if you
analyze your order data and have statisti-

cal support showing that Product A is
most often ordered with Product B, then

decrease picking time by placing these

products more closely together.
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TRAFFIC BARRIER ELIMINATION.
This may seem obvious, but be sure

there are no barriers in the main
traic area. It’s easy to put of organizing

shipping boxes or unpacking items, but if
your team is stacking large barriers that

keep you from fulilling orders, you’re go-
ing to encounter a backup in moving out

shipments.

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TEAM FEEDBACK.
Don’t underestimate warehouse

employees and their role in the suc-

OPTIMIZING
cess of your overall sales goals. Their speed
and dedication on executing various ware-

YOUR WAREHOUSE
house processes can make or break the
bottom line. Asking for input for improving

operations is key. Keep an open, healthy
Six steps for smarter inventory control
line of communication going and never

undervalue their feedback. This is their
livelihood—learn to trust their instincts.
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PROCESS DOCUMENTATION.
marter inventory control accordingly. This is a habit you must

If you use some type of technology
can improve productivity, commit to. If your shipment comes
to manage and track inventory, it
speed up sales, and in the around the same time each day or week,

is likely to have ongoing updates. When end, drive proits. Here are it’s a good idea to schedule time into your
these occur, be sure to spend some time six steps to optimize your regular routine. Putting it of will only

educating your team on the changes and warehouse space.
allow it to become an even larger project,
how it afects day-to-day routines. Keep a always vying for your attention.
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record of current processes makes follow- START AT THE BEGINNING.
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ORGANIZATION.
up and training much easier to tackle.
Put an end to the procrastination
and take the time to break down
If you manage a warehouse, then

Stitch Labs provides online inventory control solutions. For more the boxes and put in the recycling bin, you know that optimizing your
information, visit www.stitchlabs.com.
unpackage products, and stock them
picking process is key to developing a

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