From boosting efficiency among your team to speeding up your picking, packing and shipping processes, having an organised warehouse space is the key to your company’s success. Maximising warehouse space can be a challenge, especially for rapidly growing businesses. Not to worry, though – there are a few strategies that can help you make the most of your available space.
Discover them below!
- Group similar products together
Placing similar items – such as cosmetics in one area and clothing in another, or organising products by size, weight or usage frequency – is a great way to organise your Green warehouse space. Not only will items be easier for your team to find, but it will help staff keep track of inventory levels, too. If you plan on sorting products based on their usage frequency, make sure to choose an easily accessible location, and store those that are used less regularly in less accessible areas.
- Organise neatly, but logically
When sorting your inventory, there should be an easy-to-understand logic behind your method, like organising a product within a certain category by manufacturer or product name. This way, your employees will be able to locate exactly what they need, when they need it, ensuring a quick and efficient order fulfilment process. You should also make sure to keep everything on the shelves neat, and items off the warehouse floor, to minimise obstacles and the risk of workplace accidents for you and your staff.
- Revise your inventory management strategy
If you haven’t been keeping track of all the items stored in your warehouse properly, it’s probably time to rethink your inventory management strategy. Keeping track of everything that comes in and what goes out of your warehouse will help identify products not being used, so that they can be removed from the shelves or sold to customers. By doing this, you’ll also be able to rotate products, move older items to the front for quick turnover, free up space for new inventory and improve the efficiency of your warehouse operations.
- Take advantage of vertical space
Many warehouses have high ceilings that are not utilised to their full potential. If your warehouse lacks floor space, you can make good use of all this vertical space by incorporating mezzanine levels. Doing this will double your warehouse space, without stacking racks or having to expand the building itself.
- Train your staff
Having an organised warehouse space is all well and good, but your employees need to know how to manage inventory effectively if you want it to stay that way. So, make sure that your warehouse staff have relevant, up-to-date training in inventory management – covering everything from receiving and tracking inventory to conducting regular inventory counts and reporting any discrepancies.
Need help with warehousing in Blackburn?
Whether you need help with inventory management or need a large space to store your stock but can’t justify expansion costs, many companies can assist with your business’s storage and warehousing requirements.
FDC Holdings has been helping their clients with warehousing in Blackburn for decades and would be more than happy to discuss your requirements in further detail. Contact their team today to find out more or for a competitive quote!