The Solutions:
Outbound Management
Distribution Tracking
A Performance Management Tool for the Warehouse
Today's warehouses face a complex array of challenges for determining
how to best select products onto pallets and other containers and move
those pallets onto trailers. What may appear superficially to be nothing
more than a brute-force workload is indeed filled with large number of
intricate decisions to be made.
Load Planning
Loads must be planned so that each stop may be unloaded in proper
sequence, sometimes so that certain portions of a delivery are unloaded
before others. Certain products may not be mixed with other products and
thus be assigned to their own pallets or other containers. A clear load
diagram direct not only the warehouse, but aids the driver in finding
the items to be unloaded at each delivery point.
Selector Operations
Once a load plan has been constructed, it's critical that the
warehouse workforce be directed, managed and supported in an efficient
manner. Early dispatches must be complete first, first-on products
should be selected first to avoid excessive staging, and workers always
need a clear queue of tasks to efficiently move from the completion of
one task to the next.
Performance Tracking
Once a load plan is created, an effective operation tracks its
progress to determine the strengths and weaknesses in its operations, so
that it can follow-up with operations changes that will ensure a
continuously improving process.
The Missing Link between Route Planning and the On-Board Computer
Automated routing systems and on-board computers process large
amounts of information each and every day. This data is a tremendous
resource, but most users find it difficult to take advantage of its
potential. Effective use of Distribution Tracking can help you achieve a
greater return on your investment in routing and OBC systems.
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