Warehouse operational analysis service
If there is an efficiency problem in your warehouse, it is always attributable to a combination of factors – not just one. A single issue in a transactional process is not one problem but a multiplication of the number of times this process is repeated.
ASSESSING WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS
In seeking to identify the problem, these thoughts are foremost for Warehouse Focus. To achieve improvement, an accurate picture of current operations needs to be captured to establish a baseline. We do this by reviewing the warehouse operation through on-site observation, data analysis and logic interpretation. Data is typically obtained from the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and/or Warehouse Management System.
COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL PATTERN MAPPING AND PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
Through a quantitative and qualitative study process, a very accurate picture of the current operational patterns can be mapped. When undertaking this work component, the study often reveals many aspects of the operation that businesses were either unaware of, or knew there was an issue but could not assess the extent and translate it to a metric.
At this stage, Warehouse Focus can advise the client whether the business has an inventory challenge, storage challenge, process challenge or ‘all the above’. For many clients, even at this early stage, knowledge and insights are gained about the wider business that was not previously known.
Establishing the Design Baseline
Experience the process of observing, calculating and engineering the workflow to arrive at the baseline metrics for developing warehouse design solutions.