Location: Home Solutions Strategic Slotting |
Slotting
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| Slotting or product profiling is the one activity that most DC and inventory managers agree is important, even critical, but barely find the time to perform. Proper slotting directly influences productivity, throughput, accuracy, damages and service to customers. |
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| Consider your staff, and how much you pay them to travel distance in the warehouse. Typically, this number is between 40-60% of the total working time for a warehouse FTE. Slotting your warehouse based on travel distance, velocity and handling issues can considerably reduce your labor cost. |
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Optimize the location of each SKU in your facility to maximize picking efficiency while minimizing replenishment handling. |
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Reduce damages, pick errors, stock-outs, etc. |
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Enable consistent, repeatable results through deployment across multiple facilities, or multiple re-slots throughout the year to address seasonality, promotional campaign support, etc. |
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| Let TZA review the options, whether manual or software based, that make the most sense for your specific operations, and start enjoying the benefits of superior inventory management. |
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| When you look at your customer service levels and financial performance levels, you'll be glad you brought us in. |
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In the right place.
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Distribution center managers are constantly trying to do more with less. However, they often overlook the advantages that can be gained from thinking more about where items are kept. |