HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ARRANGE YOUR WAREHOUSE

A reasonable and efficient warehouse arrangement will help you find goods in the warehouse faster and more efficiently, and here are some ways to arrange warehouses to help you not only shorten the time of loading and unloading goods, picking up goods and handling them, but also helps to improve goods preservation and optimize warehouse space. A warehouse is a critical area for a business because it stores raw materials and goods for production, business, and sales. When goods are not organized and arranged scientifically, it raises costs and reduces productivity during business operations.

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ORGANIZE BY SKU (STOCK KEEPING UNIT)

SKU is a commodity code that consists of a string of characters (alphanumeric) that is used to identify the location of goods in a warehouse. It is possible to quickly determine the warehouse storage area by using this SKU code. For example, the suggested SKU code for shoe products stored in area A, row 1, floor 03, cell 11, red, size 38 is A10311DO38. This is the type of arrangement that can be considered obligatory. Setting SKU codes does not have a standard format; instead, it is determined by the convention of each business.

CLASSIFY BY STANDARD DEFINITIONS

Sorting goods according to their nature: dry goods, stinky goods, chemical goods, flammable goods…
Sort goods by preservation: arrange them according to the nature of the goods and the manufacturer’s preservation requirements on the packaging. classified into relevant categories (TD: refrigerated goods).
Sorting high-value items: even a security lock is required in a private area to increase safety.
Sorting goods by manufacturer: useful when importing goods in large quantities from a variety of companies.

Organizing warehouses by origin: Because the same item but originating from different countries may have different prices, this arrangement aids in exporting goods based on the price of the product ordered by the customer

ARRANGE BY FIFO RULES FIFO (First In, First Out – First In, First Out)

Arrange the old row to be on the outside and the new row to be on the inside. The old row is on top of the stacked rows, and the new row is below.

Most food products, perishable goods, fashion items, and technology are affected.

Stocked items will be exported in chronological order, from oldest to newest.

Arrange the old row to be on the outside and the new row to be on the inside. The old row is on top of the stacked rows, and the new row is below.

Most food products, perishable goods, fashion items, and technology are affected.

ARRANGE BY LIFO RULE LIFO (Last In, First Out – Last In, First Out)

The first goods to be exported will be newly imported goods. New goods are prioritized for delivery to dealers – customers; inventory will consist of old goods that have been stored for an extended period of time.

New rows should be placed on the outside, while old ones should be kept on the inside. With stacked rows, the new row is on top and the old row is on the bottom.

Applied to items that do not have a storage time limit and will not be damaged if kept in stock for an extended period of time (for example, building materials), assisting businesses in appropriately balancing production and sales costs

INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE USED TO IDENTIFY GOODS.

Putting an instruction label with the item number, product name, date of arrival, and manufacturer is the quickest way to identify goods in stock. The signs indicating the location and type of goods will aid in quickly covering the warehouse and correctly arranging the goods.

By affixing signs throughout the warehouse, even new employees will have no trouble locating specific types of goods. Furthermore, pasting product codes on cabinets and shelves creates a neat, scientific, and easy-to-find appearance.

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