Costly Warehouse? How to Boost Productivity (2-10 of Saving Costs Series)

This week we focus on saving #warehouse costs. In particular, increasing productivity. Practical warehouse productivity tips to reduce labour costs, improve layout, manage congestion, reduce handling and use product slotting more effectively. Make sure you subscribe, so you get notified each time a video is posted in this 10 part series on reducing #supplychain and #logistics costs. #warehousing These videos are brought to you by Rob O'Byrne CEO of Logistics Bureau, supply chain consultants, who reduce costs and improve service for organisations Worldwide. If you need any assistance on any of the topics on this channel, just visit us at: https://www.logisticsbureau.com/. or ✔️ Need Some Help?✔️ Just connect with me or follow me on LinkedIn and send me a message there:   / robobyrne   ** 10 Part Saving Costs Series ** Part 1 -    • How to Reduce Road Freight Fuel Costs (1-1...   Part 2 -    • Costly Warehouse?  How to Boost Productivi...   Part 3 -    • Your Supply Chain Leaks Cash - (3-10 Savin...   Part 4 -    • Reducing Distribution Network Costs - (4-1...   Part 5 -    • The Impact of Poor Product Ranging  - (5-1...   Part 6 -    • Logistics Outsourcing Essentials: How to C...   Part 7 -    • Logistics Outsourcing Essentials: How to C...   Part 8 -    • Sales & Operations Planning Essentials: 12...   ** Coming Next ** Part 9 - Inventory Management Part 10 - Reducing Road Freight Costs Part 11 - (EXTRA) How to Create More Warehouse Space TIMESTAMPS (in case you want to skip) 👇 0:00 Intro 0:43 Excess Handling 2:21 Congestion 5:38 Warehouse Layout 7:34 Slotting 10:39 Summary 11:08 Outro 🟨 Don't forget 🟨 to SUBSCRIBE. AND 🙋 Do Please comment with your thoughts, suggestions and any questions ⚡ MORE Free Resources ⚡ My Supply Chain BLOG. https://www.logisticsbureau.com/blog/ 💥 Global CONSULTING Support - from Logistics Bureau 💥 https://www.logisticsbureau.com/ Logistics Bureau is my 'day job'..... ⚡ LET's CONNECT ⚡ LinkedIn (me):   / robobyrne   and (my business)   / logistics-bureau   Facebook:   / logisticsbureau   Twitter:   / logisticsbureau   Insta:   / supplychainsecrets   Are your warehouse costs starting to creep up? You’re certainly not alone. In this video, we look at four practical ways to boost warehouse productivity and reduce labour costs, without necessarily spending a fortune on new systems or equipment. First up is excess handling. A really simple test is to ask, “How many times do we touch the product as it moves through the warehouse?” From receiving, checking, put away, picking, staging and loading, every touch adds labour, time and cost. If you can get that number down to five touches or less, you’re probably doing pretty well. But in some warehouses, it can be seven, eight, nine or even ten touches. Next is congestion. Just because a warehouse has 10,000 pallet locations doesn’t mean you can operate efficiently at 100% full. For a normal adjustable pallet racking warehouse, 85% to 90% utilisation is often a more realistic working capacity. Otherwise, it becomes like a full car park, with everyone driving around looking for the one empty space. Congestion in aisles, receiving areas and dispatch areas slows everything down. The third area is warehouse layout and flow. Aisle widths, dock usage, U-flow or through-flow layouts, shift patterns and product movement all impact productivity. The aim is to make sure product flows smoothly from receipt, through storage and picking, and out to dispatch with as little wasted movement as possible. Finally, we look at product slotting. This is still one of the most powerful ways to improve picking productivity. Fast-moving products should be easy to access and close to dispatch, while slower-moving products can be further away or higher up. But it’s not just about putting all the fast movers together, because that can create congestion and picking errors. Get these four things right: reduce excess handling, manage congestion, review layout and flow, and improve slotting, and you could make a big difference to warehouse labour costs and overall supply chain performance. warehouse productivity, warehouse cost reduction, warehouse labour costs, supply chain cost reduction, logistics cost reduction, product slotting, warehouse layout, warehouse congestion, excess handling, pallet racking capacity, warehouse flow, picking productivity, warehouse efficiency, inventory handling, warehouse optimisation, supply chain management, logistics management