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Useful reads on warehouses, stock counts and audits.
- What warehouse control means: the key metricsControl means always knowing where the goods are, how many there are and how fast they move.
Receiving goods: five stagesVisual check, documents, count, quality and putaway: that is the order in which goods enter the warehouse.- Checking the supplier's delivery noteThe name, quantity, batch and date on the note must match the real goods; that is the first condition of acceptance.
Recording damaged goods at receivingPhotograph it, set it apart and write a report immediately: proving it later is hard.
Organising the dock and loading areaWith separate spots for receiving and dispatch, trucks do not wait and loads do not get mixed.
Picking methods: batch, zone and waveOne order at a time suits low volume; grouping orders saves time at high volume.