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Planning for picking productivity. (includes data collection checklist) (Warehouse Planning Guidebook Issue)
Modern Materials Handling, March, 1992
Planning an efficient orderpicking operation begins with detailed knowledge about the warehouse. Here are some tips on how to collect and analyze the data.
At Hewlett Packard's newest parts distribution center, workers process up to 8,000 line items daily, on-time and with 99.7% accuracy. At 3M's new West Coast distribution center, productivity is 25% higher than at the facility it replaced. Bergen Brunswig slashed order processing time in half and is currently well on the way to doubling picking productivity.
How do leading companies like these achieve excellence in their orderpicking operations? They begin their planning process by obtaining information and developing detailed knowledge about their warehouse. By knowing information such as...
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