Shipping Mistakes Occur

Shipping the wrong quantity, the wrong items or shipping incomplete orders are costly mistakes

The use of handheld PDA's to scan barcodes ensures that items being picked are correctly identified, the count is correct and no items are missed accidently

Stocktakes are out

What happened to the missing stock? You don't have it? You didn't sell it, did you actually receive it? Who pays for it? How much sales opportunity was lost? How much time is lost on every stocktake? Face it stocktakes don't exist to make money

By accurately tracking goods from the time they arrive to they time they leave, including any transfers you eliminate the major source of stocktake discrepancies. Through the use of barcode scanning there is no data entry to get wrong, items cannot be identified incorrectly and the count cannot be confused

Consignment stock is missing

In many place, with greater frequency, “you lose it, you buy it”. You get penalised twice. Once for the loss of sale and again by the owner of the stock. More importantly you jeopardise the renewal of your contract with the customer

Like stocktake discrepancies, tracking goods all through the warehouse eliminate the largest source's of misplaced stock.

Slow picking process's

Every minute spent looking for the right product, particularly if looking for the correct batch or run has a direct influence on the overall number of orders you can pick in a day

Users on handheld terminals are given the correct locations along with the batch, lots or runs that they are from. Ensuring a more proficient pick or put away.

Not enough warehouse space

The stock is in the isles, the shelves are full, there is no room to receive goods inside before putting away

Have different users put away at the same time as other users receipt removing the requirement for 40' space to unload the 40' container.  Reduce low-moving, low-value items taking up vital space.

Stock figures in the computer are wrong

The stock figures don't match the sales figures, the stock can't be found. The customer finds out his order is now back ordered because the stock can not be located

Don't track stock on the PC, track it where and when the movements actually occur - on the handhelds. And be aware, sales figures don't predict stock figures, what about warranty returns or reverse inventory?

We have to employ 'checkers'

In an expensive and time consuming effort to deliver high customer service, you've used your staff to double-check the picking and packing of orders.

Eliminate checkers entirely by getting it right in the first place.