We're a company with multiple branch locations and a primary distribution center. Purchasing is centralized with replenishment either through direct supplier...
I have a similar set-up. We have abandonned direct shipments except really big products, but I am reconsidering having them back to reduce 3PL costs. Rgds, BCh...
Negative inventories are causing problems for the new applications that we want to roll out at work and our IT experts are proposing we do NOT allowed negative...
You have to look at what is going to happen when they programmatically prevent negative balances from occurring. Is it going to stop the entire production...
thx for having me on this forum. I am very new to the warehouse business so I will have lots of questions. Some of which may sound ridiculous to ask but...
hello all, I am very new to the warehouse business industry therefore it is a miraculous discovery to find this forum. Being a newbie I will have lots of...
I'd call a currugated company, like Supply One, or GTI Industries, or Stone Container, the salespeople will be very informative and can greatly assist you....
thank you so much, as i stated I am very new to this business and it is very exciting. I will definitely take your advice and see where it leads me. Lee Jerry...
Lee, your question brings to mind the bags they use at McDonald's. If you notice, on the bottom of the bag it'll say 1-2 item size, etc. so the workers know ...
funny you brought that up b/c we were thinking of the same thing to do in our warehouse. We are implenting using bins that have certain measurement to place...
hello all, I am in need of ideas to speed up our shipping process in our warehouse. Currently we have 10 shipping shelves with around 100 various items with...
Lee, are the items in a sequential order, or is it random? I would think that having the parts in numerical order by part number would make it easier and...
... I'm a bit confused by your process. Do you pick by order? I'm accustomed to large inventories where the most efficient process is to create bundles which...
thx for your reply :) We are a starting company so everything is basically trial by error. I was brought to the company to set up plans on how to efficiently...
the items are random and unfortunately we sell everything from cables to trash can etc....I would love to find a simple plan to run this small warehouse, it is...
Lich, we have a small operation, and sell a variety of goods, and everything is numbered. The first two numbers give you an idea of what the item is, and it's ...
thx Karen, that would definitely work for us. If possible would you mine forwarding me a sample of your training sheet so I can have a better understanding...
Good Morning, I looking for a solution to an inventory control problem that I keep having, and is costing me tons of money. I am looking for a way to be able...
Hi Sherry, As from your mail I understand that your sending shipments to your customer and he reports shortages. I am giving few of solutions how it can be ...
Are the shortages the result of scale counts, i.e. things like bolts, nuts, washers that are packaged in bulk and weighed to an approximate count versus an...
If anyone could assist me. I am interested in purchasing large STAPLES. they are used primarily for assembling of cardboard boxes. Kindly provide me with a...
Have you tried Uline.com? I know that they have carton staplers and supplies. ... STAPLES. they are used primarily for assembling of cardboard boxes. Kindly...
Dear Mr Baber Actually I want to persue a career in Six Sigma field. For that purpose I need guidance how to go about it. And furthermore, if I can get study...
I have been reading about EOQ and OP formulae, but am wondering how these can effectively be applied to multiple SKUs. Using EOQ and OP, do these have to be...
... to ... effective. ... That's why we have computers. You don't independently manage each item, you instead manage the parameters that control how the...
I have having a discussion with my accounting dept as to what goes into the calculation of carrying cost. Ours is a storeroom that handles maintenance spares...
I have some info on carrying cost in my article on EOQ http://inventoryops.com/economic_order_quantity.htm Dave Piasecki <http://www.inventoryops.com> _____ ...
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