The best thing you can do to get started is to take the time to consider each product’s
life cycle 💸 as it flows into and out of your warehouse.
Choosing the best storage
solution
How and where can you start storing and 💸 stocking those products more
intuitively to reduce the walk sequence of your pickers? Where does each product come
from? What 💸 size and volume of storage bins are needed to store each product? What is
the life cycle of the product? 💸 Ensure to support your efforts with the storage
solutions that work best for your warehouse. Modular storage bins, flow racks, 💸 packing
stations, and picking carts can help you get those products exactly where they need to
go while providing the 💸 flexibility you need to shift and adapt as you learn better how
to store and keep track of your inventory.
Product 💸 Picking and Order Processing
Inefficiencies
Product picking and order processing inefficiencies are an increasing
challenge for supply chains, especially as e-commerce 💸 orders continue to soar. Adapting
to smaller pick orders on shorter return times requires complete optimisation of the
product picking 💸 process, you stand to increase profitability by boosting the number of
orders your warehouse can pick and ship in a 💸 shift or day. “First In, First Out” or
FIFO with modular storage bins may provide the answer. Especially for applications
💸 where products have a shelf life or expiration date, it’s essential to pick and pack
the oldest products in the 💸 warehouse first. The PIX® range of storage solutions can
help support FIFO. From picking carts to organised storage bins, there 💸 are many tools
you can implement in your warehouse to deliver products to pickers in a way that
supports FIFO 💸 throughout your warehouse. Don’t address material flow in a single
aspect. Where material comes from, where it needs to go, 💸 and the method of fulfilling
this process are all aspects to consider with a warehouse storage system. Custom
workstations are 💸 another ideal warehouse solution. Packaging and repackaging for order
processing is a drain on profitability. When everything your operators need 💸 is within
easy reach, and their workstations are organised according to their specific needs, you
can improve process time and 💸 save space.
Product Handling Errors and
Inefficiencies
When items are mis picked or damaged in the warehouse, those
inaccuracies and breakages are 💸 paid for by the facility. While some level of product
handling damage is expected, minimising it can go a long 💸 way to improving your
facility’s returns. The solution: Organisation, proper warehouse storage, and material
handling solutions that reduce damage. The 💸 first step in minimising product handling
damages is to reduce product handling. This may seem elementary but take the time 💸 to
walk through the process for each product and see how many times it is touched before
it is packed, 💸 then look for opportunities to reduce handling. A poorly organised
warehouse often means overloading shelves and racks, which can lead 💸 to significant
damages and mixing up of stock as it falls from pick faces. PIX® SLOTS can be designed
with 💸 angled shelving to alleviate these handling errors and damaged products, with no
lips to the shelving being needed and smaller 💸 stock items that are prone to sliding to
the floor retained in the pick bins.
Managing Fluctuations in Demand
