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Collaboration is the key to slick warehousing

By Linda Rodway | Jan 2, 2013 4:25:00 PM

Speak to Proteus WMS about a free consultation to maximise your supply chain performance

Ensuring your supply chain is performing to the maximum takes open and frank conversations with team members who are responsible for their particular part of the operation, and in whom you trust. This could involve your 3PL provider, your haulier, your warehouse team, your manufacturer, your delivery operators and your customer services team.

Discussions of this nature are sometimes hard to undertake as no one wants to admit that they do have room for improvement, however achieving supply chain perfection to fulfil the demands of your customers is almost impossible without the use of good technology.

This means its adoption and utilisation across all aspects of your supply chain from supplier to end user to ensure the safe and on time delivery of quality goods. In order to safeguard you have the right technology in place for your operation it is imperative that you have open and frank conversations with your technology providers.

This is no more important than in the warehouse. A poorly operating and ailing warehouse can be detrimental to, and can have a knock on effect throughout, the supply chain. Plenty of options are available to increase efficiency, including RF scanning, pick-to-label, pick-to-light, and voice picking technologies.

These are designed to provide different levels of increased picking productivity, warehouse throughput and improved accuracy. However understanding all that is available can be a minefield and sometimes companies can be misled into purchasing a technology that is not suited to their operation.

Proteus WMS have over 30 years’ experience of providing warehouse management software. Drawing upon our accrued knowledge we are able to discuss best warehouse practices, advise on processes, make recommendations, and have a thought provoking conversation. By talking to us you gain an understanding of the latest technologies and which of them, if any, can improve your operation.

As WMS providers Proteus Software will:

  • Listen intensely to your warehousing problems
  • Examine closely your warehouse problem areas
  • Identify warehouse hot and cold spots
  • Make recommendations to improve procedures and processes
  • Ensure that the technology in place is right for your business

Taking an impartial and consultative approach to our customers businesses and supply chain needs, we recommend ways of improving your operation so that you get the most out of your warehouse. We are pleased to help you make proficiency gains and increase performance by improving your warehouse processes.

This results in cost savings for you and delight for your customers as their supply chain performance increases. In return you gain repeat order business and an enhanced word of mouth reputation. If you are operating at full warehouse capacity and no improvements can be made we will tell you that too.

We will be pleased to discuss your warehouse processes/problems in a free consultation. To see how Proteus WMS can help your business give us a call or send us an email.

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