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Useful reads on warehouses, stock counts and audits.
What warehouse control means: the key metricsWarehouse control means always knowing where the goods are, how many there are and how fast they move; unlike cameras and a yearly count, it works before a problem.
Receiving goods: five stagesReceiving goods at a warehouse in five stages: visual check, documents, count, quality and putaway. A receiving mistake costs the most later, so the order must be strict.
Truck seals and trailer inspectionIf the seal number does not match the note or the seal is broken, stop before opening the doors, take photos and draw up a report.
Checking the supplier's delivery noteChecking a supplier's delivery note: name, quantity, batch and date must match the real goods. After signing, a discrepancy is hard to prove and often impossible.
Recording damaged goods at receivingRecording damaged goods at receiving: photograph them, set them apart and write a report at once. If you sign without a note, the loss passes to the warehouse.
Organising the dock and loading areaOrganising the warehouse dock and loading area: with separate spots for receiving and dispatch, trucks do not wait and loads do not get mixed. Clear rules matter most.
All articles (40)
- What warehouse control means: the key metrics
- Receiving goods: five stages
- Truck seals and trailer inspection
- Checking the supplier's delivery note
- Recording damaged goods at receiving
- Organising the dock and loading area
- Replenishing pick locations: when and how much
- Picking methods: batch, zone and wave
- Shortening the picking route
- ABC slotting: fast movers closer
- Moving stock inside the warehouse: never without a record
- Types of racking and what each suits
- Pallet storage: height and weight limits
- Narrow vs wide aisles: space against convenience
- Training a new warehouse employee in week one
- Warehouse zones: receiving, storage, picking, dispatch
- Storing hazardous goods: general rules
- Fire safety: the basic warehouse rules
- Seasonal inspection of the warehouse building
- Forklift safety
- Manual lifting: protecting your staff's health
- Warehouse lighting and visibility
- Keeping rodents and insects out of the warehouse
- Warehouse temperature and humidity
- Order and cleanliness: the 5S method
- Regular maintenance of warehouse equipment
- Warehouse scales: checking accuracy every day
- A daily checklist: start and end of a shift
- A shift plan: organising warehouse work
- Warehouse KPIs: picking speed and error rate
- Tracking packing materials: cardboard, film, pallets
- Checking an order before dispatch
- Returns flow: give it its own route
- Cross-docking: fast delivery without storage
- Warehouse paperwork: who signs what, and when
- Preparing for seasonal peaks
- What to optimise before expanding the warehouse
- Criteria for choosing a warehouse management system
- Getting a warehouse ready for a stock count: 10 steps
- Warehouse control: a 30-day rollout plan