7 reasons to automate your warehouse

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DECIDING WHEN TO AUTOMATE IS A BIG TASK

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IT’S BEST TO FIRST UNDERSTAND WHY YOU

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SO HERE ARE 7 REASONS

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A manual warehouse is fine when you’re starting out but there will come a point when the paper system simply can’t keep up with your business any longer.





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By switching to an automated warehouse, tasks such as reconciling a delivery note against what was received can be done in minutes.





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Having more workers to pick, pack & despatch may be what you need but the extra labour will cost you time and money to train.





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By using a barcode system, every process in the warehouse can be completed quicker. Recounts and manual identification are eliminated, saving valuable time.





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What’s more, a barcode system can increase the number of picks per person per hour to over 100.

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Any number of oversells is too many, but if you’re overselling more than 1% of your total orders per day then you’re in trouble!





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Incorrect stock figures on the website or across marketplaces are the primary reason for oversells, and incorrect stock figures normally happen at goods in.





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Warehouse staff are human and humans make mistakes. By barcode scanning at goods in you can eliminate human error and enjoy 100% accurate stock figures.





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Warehouse Manager John is packing away salt shakers, but there isn’t space for the 3rd box so he puts it in an empty location and notes it on the Excel spreadsheet.





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Mrs J orders a salt shaker and the system shows one box in stock. Picker Mike goes out to pick the order but the salt shakers aren’t in their designated location!





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While he spends time looking for them, Royal Mail have been and gone.

Mrs J will, alas, not get her salt shaker today.





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With automation, all locations and inventory are labelled so the system knows exactly what item is where.

Mike doesn’t lose time and Mrs J gets her salt shaker. Huzzah!





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Every eCommerce retailer wants to provide their customers with flexible delivery options like Amazon because happy customers leave positive reviews.





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To do this, you need supreme warehouse processes, streamlined from goods in up to packing.Automation is the only way you can get that.





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By reducing the reliance on humans, warehouse processes speed up and accuracy improves.No mistakes + no delays = later cut off times.





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No news is good news but bad news is terrible for eCommerce companies.When competing in a crowded market, one bad review can push a customer elsewhere.





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In order to get good reviews, you need to deliver a great customer experience.In order to do that, you need top notch warehouse processes from start to finish.





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Once your customer services team have fewer unhappy customers to deal with they’ll have more time to promote your company on social media. Winner!





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Psst…Here’s a secret…

Stocktakes don’t have to be time-consuming and daunting!





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By using handheld scanners on a location-by-location basis, stocktakes can be completed accurately and promptly.





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With an automated warehouse, goods in should be so accurate that a full stocktake shouldn’t have to be done often at all. Micro-stocktakes on individual locations should be sufficient.





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