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To Slot or not to Slot? That is the question

Logistics Bureau

Whilst there are variations to the operations of a warehouse; if we consider the direct labour component only, then products need to generally go through the following processes of receiving, put-away, storage, replenishment, picking, staging and dispatch of products to customers. This article is the first in a planned series on slotting.

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Warehouse Product Slotting: The Ultimate Guide

Logistics Bureau

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. Slotting Increases Replenishment Efficiency. Productivity improvements in picking, replenishment, and put-away. Slotting Benefits: Summary.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy. Ideally, though, evaluating your position against competitors should not solely be a KPI benchmarking exercise. Vendor-managed inventory or replenishment.

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Product Slotting in a Warehouse: Complete Guide

Logistics Bureau

Slotting is normally restricted to the picking face or online locations only, however it can impose some general rules for stock location in the bulk areas in order to increase replenishment efficiency. Increase replenishment and put-away efficiency. High level Slotting is a minimum requirement for the implementation of a new facility.

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Cargo movement during South Africa lockdown – What is allowed and not allowed

Shipping and Freight Resource

resident permit; Replenishing fuel, stores and provisions. container depots, sea or air transit sheds, air de-grouping depots, railway stations, etc.) ; This means the entities exercising release controls on behalf of SARS (e.g. Stay subscribed to this site for latest updates on this and other useful articles.

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction. However, in this article, we’ll focus exclusively on the cost factor, drawing your attention to some questions you might ask yourself (and your team) about your facility’s energy usage.

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The fight for logistics and survival in #highintensitywar

Logistics in War

Exercises undertaken to simulate high-intensity war such as US Pacific Command’s Exercise Pacific Sentry 17-03 highlighted significant force posture challenges that might constrain air (and other) operations against a peer adversary.