Optus Services in partnership with our Warehouse Solutions provider, are now able to offer a range of warehouse solutions, which includes an integrated approach to detailed warehouse planning and design. Frequently, customers with existing warehouse operations are interested in finding out where they might improve, and discover what the potential savings could be if they implement the recommendations made.
To this end we are able to provide a Warehouse Health check service that provides you with a low-commitment way to expose the areas of highest potential benefit, and build you a business case for improvement.
Our Warehouse Health check is designed to achieve the following for you:
• Provide a structured qualitative/semi-quantitative feedback on current warehouse performance in comparison to ‘best practice’
• To quantify the opportunities, and to achieve:
– More effective space (floor area) & storage (available cube) utilisation
– Improved stock accuracy (particularly in the inbound area)
– Improved process efficiencies
The Health check follows a structured approach to look at all aspects of your warehouse design and operation in overview. The process follows the steps shown below:
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Obtain high level understanding of business operation, metrics & key issues |
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Material and Information Flow
Mapping Project Planning Issues |
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Review of storage and space |
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Load unit fill assessment
Space / layout analysis
Cube fill determination utilisation |
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Review of core operational processes |
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Process trails
MTM analysis
High level systems review |
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Step 4 |
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Generate options and develop
Recommendations |
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Structured decision making
(Kepner Tregoe)
3C's Charts |
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Agreeing opportunities and benefits,
Clarifying recommendations
Defining the next steps |
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Presentation
Q and A
Business case |
The Health check is designed to yield the following:
Current Operation
• High level diagnostic
• High level throughput volumes and bottlenecks
• Space & storage utilisation Pareto’s
• Productivity assessment (in appropriate units) based on layout process map with volumes
• Quick win opportunities
• Areas of waste
Opportunities
• Space utilisation & Storage methods
– Suitability to products and processes
• Process efficiencies and operational control
• Overall site layout configuration
• Quality improvements
• Enablers
For more information or for an informal initial consultation please contact us on info@optusservices.com or call us on 01189 679126. |
