Time and again, it is observed that companies neglect efficient warehouse management practices. This tends to not only limit the revenues but also create a disconnect at the worker-manager communication which ultimately reduces the overall operational efficiency. Thus, to contribute to profitability, every organization needs to be accountable for all the unforeseen variables that may impact directly or indirectly all the warehouse logistics.
There are several issues that stay unaddressed due to the communication gap between workers and managers in the warehouse. Some other errors pertaining to the identification of product, wrong anticipation of time to pick orders, or product being kept in the inappropriate location are significantly noted to create trouble in the organization. Additionally, to cater to all these complex processes manually without making a single error becomes an impossible task.
To address the problems referenced, questions like how to systematically identify within-industry opportunities to increase productivity and how workers are included in the procedure of technology implementation arise. The one-step solution is — switching to a warehouse management system that utilizes the latest technologies.
Why technology adoption?
We all are well aware of how the internet and automation processes have revolutionized almost all the sectors across the globe. On similar lines, the warehousing industry is on the brink of this technological transformation.
- To solve the issue of communication gap, technology adoption and automation is the key to streamline current processes with workforce management. This ensures that the manager is well aware of the time required and so is the worker, and can coordinate in a better fashion.
- For effective implementation of the processes and avoiding placement issues, it is crucial to have a well-connected automated framework that uses technologies like QR and barcoding with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The intelligent interfaces track forward and reverse logistics by suggesting an optimal location of the product based on product movement history.
- The indefinite timelines are well managed by the software as it helps to prioritize the tasks making even an unfamiliar worker easily complete the desired task on time.
- One aspect that cannot be achieved manually is accuracy, and thus this is achieved by the advanced technologies that validate each process leaving no stone unturned for chances of even the slightest of errors
In a nutshell, every warehouse has its own set of concerns that come along. In the above-mentioned ways, Cloud-based tools like Leanafy help in aligning 4 individual processes like receiving, picking, packing, and shipping in a single go in 1/4th of time.
Precisely the main issues can be solved in the organization as the software helps in:
- Finding the exact location of the desired product
- Saving time to find the product at wrong locations
- Efficient use of manpower and rack space
- Increasing the speed of order processing with minimal errors
This leads to the worker as well as client satisfaction. Subsequently, the time has come to switch to a handheld, real-time software from a manual one for better comprehensive visibility throughout the supply chain, and run the business the lean-way!
