No matter what kind of warehouse you run, you are more than likely to expect deliveries. Everyone has their own way of dealing with them. What’s more, every delivery is likely to differ from one another. This means that each delivery will have its own impact on your warehouse efficiency.
All products you expect to receive are different and therefore require different handling steps. There is a lot that you can be doing to prepare your warehouse for upcoming deliveries. By taking proactive steps to ensure that your warehouse is more able to receive shipments. What’s more, your warehouse will be much more organised, more productive and easier on everyone.
Staying Prepared
There have been far too many cases where managers find themselves behind on what products they are expecting. This can actually apply to anything that they expect to arrive at their warehouse. It is important to work with your shipping provider to receive accurate, detailed bills of shipments. This is so that you can have a clear understanding of what you will be getting when you will be getting it and if you must sign for it when it arrives. You can prevent a lot of delivery drama by knowing which deliveries the managers will have to physically be there for.
Delegate Roles
On that note, it may also be a good idea to have someone who can sign and be responsible for packages when they show up. This is just in case you cannot be there every time there is a delivery. Make sure that your employees are always aware of upcoming deliveries (especially larger ones and/or ones with more vital items) and make sure there is always someone there who can take the lead of you cannot be there to sign it yourself.
Having the right Storage
Of course, once your shipments have arrived safely, there is always the matter of putting them away correctly. Having plenty of pallet racking, longspan shelving, cantilever racking, etc set up are your receiving area will keep your products organised in the right manner before they are sent to their final destination. Make sure that all of your products are counted and tracked on their way to whichever shelves they need to be.
Stay in Touch
It does not matter if you are selling direct to consumers or you work to distribute product into retail locations. Keeping your clients and customers aware of what items are due and when is essential. Whenever you receive an update on shipping for key inventory items, pass it onto the customer so they know when to expect it. In the event that you hit any delays, honest is the best policy. A delay in shipping will be forgotten by the client. However, if you withhold information about when their items are expected to arrive, you run the risk of dissatisfied customers. In the worst-case scenario, you may even lose them as a client.
Talk to Monarch Shelving Ltd
If you would like to receive expert advice on the right kind of pallet racking and warehouse storage solutions for your business, then look no further. Monarch Shelving Ltd is here to assist with their professional knowledge on first and second-hand pallet racking and more. Get in touch for more information.
