Supercharge your warehouse profits!

Author: S?ren Boll

How do you handle more SKUs and faster deliveries with fewer employees? If you are in warehousing and supply chain logistics for the long run, you should be considering this question.

Handling a growing number of items in various packaging is a challenge in warehouses and distribution centers across the world today, and with new segments like fresh food and vegetables growing in e-commerce, faster deliveries are expected from retailers and consumers.

More goods, more SKUs, and shorter turnarounds used to mean more hands. But in most warehouses and distribution centers, it is already a challenge to attract new employees and to ramp up for seasonal peaks. Chances are that competition for labor will be a fierce battle in the future.

One solution: higher wages. The obvious problem with this solution is that your operational expenses will keep eating larger chunks of your profits. And what is the point of handling more goods faster if it puts you in the red?

Another problem with the above solution is that it will only keep you warm for so long. After a while, your neighbor is bound to come up with a better offer for your employees.

Investing in automation is the better option. It will put a toll on your capital expenditures, but it can save (and give) you a lot of money in the long run if you manage to invest in a flexible solution geared for the needs of today and tomorrow.

If you want to learn more about how and why, you can find the full blog article here.

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