Are Your New Year Goals Prepared?

Whilst everything is a little Christmas crazy when it comes to your warehouse operations, it can be easy to let those new year plans slip to the back of your mind. If you have grand plans for changing up your warehouse operations, replacing existing systems or just general warehouse improvement – you can still find time to prepare everything with a little review whilst the workload is being carried out.

Many business owners will no doubt look at tech improvements for their operations – such as handheld devices like barcode scanners and tablet technology – as an adequate step up. However, changes to the inner structure in how your warehouse is planned out and assembled is a great benefit also.

Sometimes just listening to your workforces grievances on how things are currently operating on the warehouse floor gives a much greater insight into where things are going awry.

Current Layout

How you currently store stock that is fast shifting alongside stock that has a longer span of life on your pallet racking is of huge importance. It could be that when you had your current system installed, it did the job perfectly back before eCommerce was king.

Now you may find that you are struggling to keep adequate stock levels due to an older system designed for older operations. If you can only stack so high then you can only hold so much – so a new pallet racking system may be the answer.

If you have plenty of leftover space between the top of your racking and the roof of your warehouse, taller industrial storage racks are a great way to improve your stock levels and elevate stock that does not shift as fast as others.

Alternative Shelving

Smaller stock taking up pallet racking room can benefit from having its own designated space away from the hustle and bustle of the busy picking aisles.

Many warehouses recognise the need to implement smaller commercial shelving to accommodate items that are smaller and easier to get lost in the shuffle. Smaller breakout rooms have been a great place to store these items, as well as storage rooms away from the main aisles.

Alternative warehouse storage equipment can also be a much more cost-effective solution than losing stock or looking to extend a building and one that is much easier on the yearly budget.

Instead of thinking ahead, you can think around your current operations – warehouse improvement typically starts around your current circumstances. Contact the team at Monarch Shelving for all enquiries into commercial shelving and pallet racking requirements.