THE IMPORTANCE OF A SHIPPING WAREHOUSE
A warehouse is a protected location for products to be kept before they reach the customer's doorstep. Otherwise, products can be damaged, lost or stolen, thus, manufacturers will lose revenue.
Once a product is ordered, they have the staff and equipment necessary to prepare the product for delivery A shipping warehouse serves as a storage, receiving, sorting, packing and shipping facility all in one.
To facilitate the transport process, warehouses are normally found near shipping ports, airports and trucking companies,
Modern warehouses have the latest and safest handling equipment. With technology warehouse shipping process is not complicated
The technology also keeps the warehouse shipping process simplified by helping employees to find items easily and get them ready to pick up quickly.
Software programs manage the logistics and keep track of inventory to increase efficiency. Shipping warehouses undertake many small tasks so the business owner can concentrate on managing their company and making sales.
KEY FEATURES OF A SMART SHIPPING WAREHOUSE
Implementing technology, which has been part of our life, helps to speed up tasks more accurately. One of the principal benefits for companies with these warehouses is the lower running costs.
Most of the work is carried out by Robot and drones thus human has less work to do. This leads to an easier and far better operation. Picking and shipping are done quicker and fewer packing errors are made.
MANAGING WAREHOUSE BY SYSTEM (WMS)
This software boosts inventory management, maximizes storage by indicating where products should be placed, and records the process of receiving, stacking and picking products.
FIRST-IN FIRST-OUT METHOD
This is generally the first-come, first-served approach to shipping. The items received first are the first to be selected for delivery.
FIRST-EXPIRY FIRST-OUT
Perishables with the earliest expiration date are picked first.
SHIPPING WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS
A shipping warehouse accomplishes several tasks for the shipper, from sorting to packing and labelling shipments. From the moment that the order is received, several steps are taken before the customer receives the product.
THE PROCESS
HANDLE ORDER INFORMATION
Once the customers place their order, a copy is sent to the shipping warehouse. Inventory is checked to make sure the product is available, then the shipping address is verified, it is brought together with other orders sent to that address and prepared for pick-up.
PACKING PROCESS
The product is located, picked, and packed with the suitable packing materials at this stage. After that, the shipment is weighed and a carrier is selected.
FINALIZE SHIPMENT
This is where the shipment is forwarded to the delivery carrier and the shipping information is updated. The customer and the company that own the product are notified that the order has been carried out.
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