Improving order fulfillment profitability takes a collaborative approach with a combination of several key components. Distribution center personnel working closing with skilled warehouse automation companies with experience in warehouse design, technologies and automation provide the greatest value. Warehouse automation companies which provide one-stop, comprehensive design and implementation services deliver the highest return on investment.
Comprehensive services which provide the following key components to order fulfillment operations improvement include: Distribution Center Road Map – a DC roap map includes a thorough analysis of order and SKU shipment data, drilled down from annual and monthly requirements to weekly and even daily shipment data. This detailed analysis allows for cost calculations per shipment and order type. This exercise requires team input and provides a greater understanding of order movement and the effects on profitability. Analysis of SKU Slotting – analyzing order SKU velocity with cube size requirements drives the requirements for the SKU slotting plan and distribution center footprint. Lean SKU slotting processes in pick areas drastically increase order efficiency and accuracy while reducing labor replenishment requirements. Proper design based on SKU slotting utilizes capacity for reduced congestion and elimination of bottlenecks in your process. Capacity Utilization – facility sizing analysis for maximum capacity utilization may allow for future growth without the need to relocate, saving time and money while improving efficiencies. Skilled warehouse design companies evaluate all available space with innovative solutions which include multi-level picking with vertical storage for maximum utilization. Automated Technologies – incorporating warehouse automation technologies based on utilization studies, SKU slotting and the DC roadmap provide the right automated solution for maximum productivity. Designing warehouse automation customized to specific order fulfillment requirements allows for versatility across all order types. Investing in reliable, proven warehouse automation software is key to driving advanced technologies with accuracy and efficiency. Lean Operations – all of these components combine to provide the leanest order fulfillment operations available, eliminating wasted touches and non-value added material movements. Streamlining picking and packing operations with automated technologies such as voice picking systems and automated label printing and applying drastically improves throughput and accuracy. Numina Group offers comprehensive warehouse automation solutions to be your one-stop automated solutions partner. We offer in-depth experience warehouse design, capacity utilization, advanced technologies and real time warehouse control software. Our clients realize significant improvement in productivity and profitability with quick return on investment. Numina Group is a leading warehouse automation company, providing Tier One Warehouse Execution and Control (WES-WCS) systems to distribution centers. We provide in-depth knowledge to define the process, design the best automated system and implement optimized warehouse technologies. Contact us to speak with an engineer about our high-performance warehouse execution and control system.
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