How Stockroom Optimization Can Maximize Efficiency

Aug 4, 2016 | Uncategorized

Are you struggling to maintain an acceptable level of efficiency in your stockroom? While incentives, pep talks and focused disciplinary techniques can help, stockroom optimization and warehouse design are two of the most effective tools for promoting greater productivity. Here are a few of the top ways stockroom optimization services from ABCO Systems LLC can help maximize efficiency.

Promote a More Work-Friendly Environment

A stockroom that is in disarray is a stockroom that welcomes laziness and disorder. A study published in the Journal of Public Affairs, Administration and Management reveals that office design has a considerable impact on the productivity of the employees who work there. These findings can easily be applied to a warehouse setting as well. Employees who work in a warehouse space that is well-lit, organized and feels spacious are more likely to adopt efficient behaviors.

Ease of Access

It is much easier to access items when your storeroom is well organized and makes the best use of available space. We offer various methods that help companies make the best use of vertical storage while freeing up more of their square footage and making their warehouse appear more spacious. A few of these vertical storage methods include:

Maximizing vertical storage methods helps improve ease of access by ensuring that employees have enough room to navigate pallet jacks and other pieces of large equipment as needed.

More User-Friendly Arrangements With ABCO Stockroom Optimization Services

When items are haphazardly lumped onto shelves and are not arranged in a user-friendly way, it can cause a dramatic drop in productivity. The ideal stockroom should have areas dedicated to specific items. Ideally, more popular items should be more centrally-located for quick access while less popular items should be located on the outskirts of your warehouse. Your goal should be to store your inventory in the most user-friendly arrangements possible in order to maximize efficiency. Stockroom optimization is one of the most effective ways to achieve this goal and help you create a stockroom that encourages maximum productivity.

Organize Your Stockroom for Improved Efficiency

Organize Your Stockroom for Improved Efficiency

Apr 25, 2016 | Storage

Any company concerned with inventory management knows the value of stockroom organization. If organizational strategies are not a foundational part of your storage handling protocols, then problems will become evident very quickly. Valuable stock can be misplaced, broken, or stolen as a result of poor organization. To keep your stockroom organized, utilize these tips.

Create Consistent Signage and Labeling

The stockroom manager might know where everything is kept, but do the newest employees? Clear, precise signage will help designate space use and accurate labeling will help prevent misplaced lots. Custom signage is available at reasonable prices from many shops. Labeling can be easily done in-house with basic design and printing tools.

Utilize Vertical Space

Square footage is not the only useful feature of a stockroom; your vertical space can be just as valuable – perhaps even more so. There are several ways to maximize the value of your vertical space, such as:

  • Shelving
  • Mezzanines
  • Rolling racks
  • Spinners
  • Lofts

Even small stockrooms can benefit from strategic vertical storage implementation. Storage fundamentals, such as pallets, should not be ignored. Sometimes the simplest solutions can be the most effective.

Develop Appropriate Storage Solutions

Different items have different storage needs. You can prevent loss through damage by storing items properly. This way stock can be quickly moved to the sales floor or packed for shipping. Good storage also facilitates accurate counting and rapid materials handling.

Clothing, for instance, often presents a storage conundrum. While racks might seem inefficient at first glance, stockroom operations can proceed more efficiently if garments are easy to see. Hanging also prevents wrinkling and crushing. There are numerous garment rack varieties to consider, so it is very likely that you will find some that suit your particular needs.

Explore Your Options For Stockroom Organization

There are more options available than you might realize. Stockroom optimization is a specialty of ABCO Systems, so contact us today to learn more.