Supply Chain Analytics For Responsive Online Sales and Operations

This blog covers new pull supply chain responsiveness and logistics concepts for hubs with good air and sea-freight connectivity like Singapore. Big data and web analytics are creating new demand opportunities, and help operations meet growing global regulatory standards. Very often, my work also involves helping online retailers improve operations. Discussions spans from raw materials serialization, to manufacturing, marketing and sales. Visualization and analysis techniques are also shared.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Practical Space Saving Storage

Space is a premium in cities like Singapore. So companies usually choose to spend more time picking because of cartons are more densely packed.

Are we maximizing storage density to minimize picking inconveniences?

Below are some practical tips :

1. Stack cartons together on the floor. This is the simplest, densest way to stack cartons. Period.

2. Put shelves back-to-back to reduce overall aisle space (compared to two shelves with aisle space in between.

3. Lined them up for wall in 2 or more layers for cartons just waiting to go out in bulk or for picking. Put unopened cartons behind to create step-like picking.

4. Put cartons whose items are to be loose picked and fast moving on shelves. This provides space for product identification, picking and provides some space off the shelves to put more cartons/products.