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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

Continuing our journey, It’s entirely possible that by the year 2045, the warehouse management system will be much more worthy of the title, able to control every aspect of warehouse operation, including security, receiving, put-away, storage, picking, and dispatch, as well as lighting, temperature control, indirect materials purchasing and even some, if not all, maintenance.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 – In the warehouse of 2045, sensor technology will enable everything from mechanical handling equipment, through warehouse robots and storage racks, to the very fabric of the warehouse structure, to monitor conditions and performance.

Machine-to-machine communication will enable the sensors to relay data constantly to the warehouse management system, while integrated analytics and machine-learning capabilities enable that system to pass instructions back to warehouse robots (perhaps including aerial drones for certain high-level tasks).

Interpreting those instructions, the robots will respond appropriately to perform basic maintenance and repair tasks on the building, MHE, automated machines, and perhaps even themselves or each other… And so the warehouse of 2045 becomes a virtual living entity, capable of taking care of itself and the operations it houses, with minimal need for human intervention.

While a certain amount of human expertise may still be needed, there’s every chance that warehouse managers and technicians will simply monitor the operational status from their homes, using laptops or tablets, make adjustments as needed, and occasionally respond to more serious situations by riding out in their (probably driverless) cars to get hands-on with machinery or inventory.

Isn’t it mesmerizing to look at the future and does it not rings bell in terms of acquiring new knowledge to keep abreast the coming times. Conventional knowledge will not hold good very soon. A study says that in next 10 years almost 60% of the professions existing today will no longer be there.

Let’s continue this essence from this series to keep enhancing our learnings and hope you could find this series informative. Do comment and let me know and till then follow #gccoach.

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

Continuing our journey to the future upto 2045 let’s now look at what it holds for us.

If you need evidence of robots’ pervasiveness in warehousing, consider the examples of Amazon, which as of December 2016, had 45,000 robots employed across 20 distribution centers, and bulk grocery superstore Boxed, which replaced 75% of warehouse jobs at one fulfillment center with robotic order pickers.

By the time we get to 2045, it’s very possible that human warehouse operatives will be a rare sight indeed, as multi-functioning robots become an affordable investment for many companies. Smaller businesses may access robotic technology too, by contracting with third-party warehouse providers which thanks to robotic advances, will make outsourcing the most economically viable way to stage and store inventory.

Of course there is more to a warehouse than the operation it houses, and as time goes on, technology will impact warehouse facilities by changing the way they are constructed, maintained, and powered.

Take warehouse lighting for example. If we take a brief hop back to 1990, when you were looking up at all those boxes of papers in the racking, did you notice the forest of light fittings hanging from the ceiling?

These lighting solutions are slowly but surely disappearing from the modern warehouse environment, to be replaced by more economical and environmentally friendly light sources, such as LED and induction lamps.

The cost of lighting warehouses is considerable, since illumination must be bright enough for staff to work productively and safely, so it’s no surprise that companies are quick to take advantage of new lighting technology. LED industrial lighting consumes a fraction of the electricity needed to run conventional lamps, and when combined with management systems using sensors and timers, becomes even more economical.

Moving ahead into the near future, we’re likely to see warehouses make further savings on energy costs as automation takes over. Automated machinery and robots need no ambient lighting to operate, so while lighting may be in place for emergency situations or for service/maintenance purposes, it will seldom be switched on.

So see we are slowly seeing the lights also disappearing from the warehouses, thanks to the technology. So much savings in recurring mode only if we invest once.

Do reach out to Synergeze Consultants Private Limited for any #warehouse_consulting or #support. We are your #execution based #partners.

#gccoach

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

Continuing from the series and trip to past and future from last week, let’s take this discussion forward.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

Few warehouses today are not only storage spaces, but instead host multiple value-adding processes, like just-in-time packaging, assembly, product customization, and in some cases, customer collection services.

Ironically, the need to add value within warehousing operations has partly slowed the rate at which human operatives become obsolete, since a lot of value-adding tasks require skills that can’t yet be replaced by automation.

The respite however, could be short-lived, as a new wave of disruptive technology emerges—one which many believe will spell the end of the warehouse as a significant source of employment and transform it into a center of wholly automated activity.

𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 – 2045 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆

To understand why warehouses may soon be devoid of human presence, we should return to our tour, but instead of jumping straight to the warehouse of 2045, we’ll take a slow journey through the next few years to come. Along the way we’ll look at how robotics, sensors, machine-to-machine communication, and the Internet of Everything may make warehouses ever more efficient to operate, while gradually eliminating the need for a human workforce.

𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 – Robotics is probably the answer to many automation constraints in warehousing. For example, unlike automated storage and retrieval systems, robotic warehouse machinery (even at the current time) is able to operate in any industrial space, meaning it can be deployed in existing warehouses without expensive structural modifications.

At the same time, robotic capabilities are continually improving; with robots being developed that can perform tasks such as dressmaking, which up to now has always required a human touch. They are also becoming increasingly mobile and capable of multitasking, which means companies will need less machinery to perform more activities.

We shall look into these things in more details in the posts to come. However till then please note that this series is not to debate whether robots are welcome at the cost of jobs or not.

If you are in any need of #consulting to either revamp your #warehouse or create a new one with state of the art facilities and need an end-to-end consultant for the same, do reach out to Synergeze Consultants Private Limited and we shall be happy to support you in your journey. Till then don’t forget to follow #gccoach

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

Automated Warehouse Benefits

For companies that can afford it, and operate in sectors compatible with automated logistics, full automation delivers a great many benefits, including:

~ Significant labor cost reduction
~ Superior levels of productivity
~ A high degree of efficiency
~ Minimal risk of processing errors
~ Improved inventory management
~ Increased supply chain speed

While full automation is still relatively rare, even traditional man-to-goods warehouse operations have been impacted by new technologies, though people may still shoulder the greatest part of the workload. Indeed, few businesses remain untouched by the disruptive influence of information technology.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝑻 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 21𝒔𝒕 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔

While automation removes the need for manpower, many companies still consider it either too expensive to implement, or are concerned about the length of time to ROI, which is typically around five years. On the other hand, many software solutions offer a much faster return on investment and are affordable even for smaller businesses.

Sophisticated analytics help operators find and eliminate process weaknesses; Inventory management software helps companies to optimize stock levels, while modeling tools do the same in construction design and warehouse layout planning.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚

When considering the impact of technology on warehouses and distribution centers, it would be remiss to overlook disruptive technology in the wider commercial environment. So before moving on to visit the warehouse of the future, let’s briefly reflect on how warehouse operations have been indirectly impacted by technological advances.

As consumers have progressed from shopping online to mobile shopping, they have driven a revolution in retail commerce, which has in turn set off a ripple effect to initiate similar changes in business-to-business trading.

Today it’s all about the omnichannel experience—and that has changed the entire supply chain profile in many industries and commercial sectors. All this transformation has led to a distinct shift in warehouse function, from being a staging point for supply chain inventory, to becoming a vital element of the value chain.

We shall discuss this in more detail and till then for your warehouse management consulting needs do remember Synergeze Consultants Private Limited and we are just a click away

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚’𝒔 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚’𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 – Now we’re back from 1990, let’s take a look around today’s warehouse. Instead we’ll visit a DC that you’re not familiar with, to get a broad view of how technology is currently impacting warehouse operations.

First let’s visit this distribution center run by a medium-sized enterprise. Aside from an absence of people with paper, let’s see what evidence we can find of technological impact.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

This warehouse is fairly advanced in terms of technology, but clearly not at the cutting edge. How do we know that?… Well, for one thing the lights are on, so although we can see some signs of automation, this is clearly a warehouse in which people still play a substantial role.

But look, here comes a forklift—without a driver?

Yes, warehouse operations are currently being disrupted by the development of advanced robotic systems, the most basic of which use digital add-on systems to transform forklifts and other types of MHE asset into robots.

Example brewing company Carlsberg uses these automated forklifts to move up to 500 pallets per hour around one of its Swedish distribution centers.

What we’re seeing here is a prime example of how even more people are being displaced from the warehouse by technology. Over there you can see a number of pallets on turntables, spinning fast as they are cocooned in shrink-wrap ready for dispatch.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

Now let’s teleport to a large new distribution center operated by a consumer goods brand.

This is a fully automated high bay warehouse, housing an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). Linked to the center’s WMS, cranes on rails fly up and down aisles of racks that extend from the floor to giddying heights above.

Automated warehouses certainly seem to be the ultimate in modern distribution centers, needing very few people to operate, offering high levels of productivity (because as well as being fast, they can operate 24/7/365), and offsetting some of the power they use by operating in an unheated or un-cooled environment, with little if any need for artificial lighting.

That being said, full automation is still a big ticket item in terms of capital costs, often requiring customized warehouse construction to house high-bay storage and specialized infrastructure. That’s why it’s rare to see such advanced levels of technology in use by smaller supply chain organizations.

Tomorrow we shall discuss the benefits of all these and continue this journey, however anytime you feel a need of a #warehouse_Consultant do reach out to Synergeze Consultants Private Limited and we shall be glad to assist you in end to end warehouse management

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

In our tour to the history now let’s come back to present.

Fast forward to the warehouse of today, and you’ll notice far less in the way of paper about the place. WMS software, scanning solutions, and other IT applications in the warehouse have eradicated the vast majority of paper forms and documents from the warehouse environment.

Warehouse technology has changed data entry processes, enabling data to be entered directly into digital storage and reducing the scope for errors caused by readability problems, lost paperwork, and other issues arising from the translation of handwritten data into electronic bits and bytes.

By removing the need for paper processes, warehouse technology has reduced operating costs (because companies don’t have to spend money on paper, related stationary, or the supply of pre-printed documents). It has also contributed to sustainability, since warehouse operations now place less demand on forestry resources.

𝑨 𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒑 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆

Warehouse management systems, automation, barcode and RFID technologies, and voice guidance systems all combine to make warehouses more efficient, less impactful on the environment, and less reliant on manual labor.

Of course if you’ve been involved in warehousing for some years, it’s easy to overlook the huge differences between warehouses of today and those of the late 20th century, so a quick trip back in time would likely prove quite a shock to the system.

Even now, in our less labor-intensive warehouse environments, technological progress continues to disrupt and transform the way we manage inventory storage and throughput. Having taken a look back in time, we should take some time to explore what’s happening in warehouses today before speculating about what the future will bring.

So we shall do it in the next post and till then if you have any such requirement about #warehouse_management or #consulting requirements for any of your warehousing needs do reach out to Synergeze Consultants Private Limited and we shall be happy to travel the journey with you towards improving the warehousing contribution in your businesses.

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

Yesterday’s discussion was about the warehouse of 1990 and what and how the technologies have helped the warehouses of today’s to become what they are. Let’s look at in brief about those technologies today.

#𝑾𝑴𝑺 – Warehouse management systems have advanced considerably in the last couple of decades. In the process they have made many warehouse activities faster for people to perform and generated efficiencies to reduce labor-intensiveness. For example:

~ Paperwork and data entry: WMS has reduced the need for people to spend time completing paper forms or entering data from documents into spreadsheets and other data-management applications.
~ Picking efficiency: Warehouse operatives can pick faster with WMS, because the technology helps to organize warehouses more efficiently and (with features such as system-guided picking) enable more efficient working practices to be followed.
~ Task Interleaving: As WMS solutions have become more powerful, they have extended the concept of system-guidance across all activities, especially those performed by forklift operators.

#𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 – In 1990, picking was a task in which a warehouse operative would spend almost as much time recording activities on paper documents as performing the actual task of moving items from pick-face to pallet. More advanced solutions even eliminate the data entry altogether, leaving the operative to concentrate solely on the actual picking. Scanning technologies have had a similar impact in other areas of warehouse operation, such as receiving, put-away, and dispatch.

𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 #𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 – By adding voice-guidance to the range of WMS functionalities, a warehouse operation becomes even more efficient, as operatives no longer need even to look down at a display to see their work instructions. Like other solutions already mentioned, voice technology reduces labor needs in more ways than one. In addition to helping warehouse personnel get more done in less time, it makes human error a less frequent occurrence, in turn reducing the need for labor to be expended on checking and rework.

#𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 #𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 – The mother of all warehouse technologies, warehouse automation has been responsible for more warehouse labor reduction than any other innovation and we’ll discuss this little later in this series

So are you willing to modernize your warehouse or planning for a new warehouse, do reach out to Synergeze Consultants Private Limited and we shall support you in end to end warehousing solutions consulting. Till then do follow #gccoach

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

Imagine stepping back in time to visit a large warehousing operation in 1990. If at all it was possible, such an adventure would really throw today’s distribution center advances into focus.

To save you from a meltdown, let’s take a brief journey through warehouse operating developments from 1990 to 2045. This week let me take you all through the past, present and future of use of technology in the #warehousing domain.

So while reading through this series you can shut down the imagination overdrive and cruise through this rundown of technology’s impact on warehouses and distribution centers.

1990: 𝑨 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚’𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔

Welcome to the tour of a logistics warehouse in the late 20th century. Pay attention as we move through the building, because while a lot of things are different to the warehouse of today, many of them appear subtle to the eye, but have huge meaning in terms of warehouse efficiency and productivity.

Perhaps the first thing you’ll notice is just how many people there are. See that supervisor over there, distinguished from the operatives by his different coloured hi-vis vest? Look! There’s another supervisor, and another over there, although you can hardly see them for all the operatives moving among the pick faces in that aisle.

Today’s warehouses need fewer operatives and hence, fewer line managers, because certain labor-reducing technologies have either made labor more efficient or eliminated it altogether. Some of the technologies which we shall discuss in detail later are WMS, Scanning Technologies, Voice Technologies, Warehouse Automation

Now, back to the tour…

Notice how many people on the warehouse floor have paperwork in their hands? In fact, there seems to be paper everywhere… And look up there in the racking. There are rows and rows of file boxes stored on pallets, presumably containing years of paper records and documents. What a wasteful use of good warehouse cube.

Let’s continue discussing these in future posts and till then…

To have any of warehousing issues settled or consulted you can always reach out to Synergeze Consultants Private Limited and we have the distinction to support you from warehouse design to operational efficiency improvement to re-vamping your old warehouse to make it world class.

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𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 & People

𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 – 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍

All the focus on infrastructure, layout, equipment, process, storage, vehicles, movement is good but nothing will work if you don’t focus on the staff who will manage these state of the art warehouses.

Unfortunately in most of the organizations the warehouse management activity have not got the due importance as it should have been and the warehouses are managed by direct wage earners, temporary staffs and with a lot of overtime. Some organizations think they have done enough by appointing a warehouse manager on their roles to look after the operations.

This is never enough as every single person who is doing picking and packing is crucial, anyone who receives the cargo is important, somebody preparing the delivery challans can cost you millions if makes a mistake, that one person who is handling the cargo from the top most isle if comes under fatigue can cause a big accident.

Apart from above there are other behavioral skills as well which is of utmost importance in an efficient warehouse management. Like
~ Sense of time management
~ Keeping calm under pressure
~ Safety Mindedness
~ Tech savviness
~ Precision in operations
~ and awareness of health (as this is a real fatigue implying task)

Hope you will agree that every link in the chain of resources deployed to manage a warehouse is equally important to ensure that the operations are pulled towards the ultimate goal to be delivered for serving the purpose of the organisation.

At Synergeze Consultants Private Limited all our warehouse management consulting ensures that we work on alignment of these people to the processes developed and laid down by us and ensure that they are equipped with all that is needed for desired efficiency levels.

With our experienced corporate trainers having expertise in behavioral aspects of people in operations – we ensure that our clients are free to focus on the core aspects of their businesses and are not spending their time in managing these day to day small hurdles of business. Our team works with data and gives life to it which then starts talking in terms of strategy, efficiency, cost and productivity improvements.

Because we believe – 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔

Do connect with us for all your warehousing needs and we shall ensure that you get that peace.

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𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 & 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔

𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 & 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 – 𝑨 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒐

There is this one line that I always tell to my clients –
𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 – 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈.

Its true for every domain of business and every section of operations including warehouses.

Warehouse management is not just about receiving, storing and dispatching. There’s much more to it.

You can purchase land, lease a facility, hire staff, buy equipment, and get customers to buy from you — but it doesn’t stop there. Proper warehouse management is what will determine how successful a business will be.

It won’t matter if you have the most modern state-of-the-art warehouse if it’s not operating efficiently. You will be stuck with poor performing staff, a low-profit margin, high operating and logistics costs, ineffective leadership, and damaged relationships with customers.

If I have to tell you about the most essential warehouse management processes it must be these –
~ Inventory Tracking
~ Picking and Packing
~ Receiving and Stowing
~ Shipping
~ & Reporting

An efficient process deployed in warehouse management, results in many benefits for the organisation and some of them are –
~ Logistical Optimization
~ Efficient Customer Service
~ Huge time & cost saving through higher productivity
~ Optimum use of warehousing space thereby reducing unwarranted capital cost
~ Real time insights.

For all these supports as mentioned above and for everything related to warehouse management do connect with us at Synergeze Consultants Private Limited – your end to end warehouse management consulting partner for an absolute peace of mind and state of the art efficient warehouse design and operations.