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Personal presentation is how you portray and present yourself to other people. It includes how you look, what you say, and what you do, and is all about marketing YOU, the brand that is you.
What others see and hear from you will influence their opinion of you. Good personal presentation is therefore about always showing yourself in the best possible light.
We all know that you only get one chance to make a first impression. Most of us are probably also aware that it takes quite a long time to undo that first impression—and that if it is negative, we may never get the chance to do so. This page explains some of the skills involved in making a good first impression—and then continuing to impress over time.
Understanding Personal Presentation
Personal presentation is about you and how you present yourself to others.
This includes both in everyday situations and when under pressure, for example, at job interviews. It is best thought of as a form of communication , because it always involves at least two people—the person presenting themselves (you) and the person seeing and hearing you.
Personal presentation covers what other people both see and hear. It includes how you look, what you say, and what you do. It therefore requires a wide range of skills, from improving your personal appearance to your communication skills.
However, all these aspects start from one place: you.
To present yourself well and confidently, you need to believe in yourself—or at least, be able to act as if you do.
Perception is Truth
People who present themselves as confident will be perceived as such by others.
There is also plenty of evidence that once we start acting as if we are confident, we generally feel more confident too.
Confidence—but not arrogance—is a very attractive trait. Having a justified belief in yourself and your abilities helps other people to be confident in you too.
Good personal presentation therefore requires good self-esteem and self-confidence. It means that you have to learn about yourself, and understand and accept who you are, both your positives and your negatives, and be comfortable with yourself. This does not, however, mean that you believe that there is nothing that you can improve—but that you are confident in your ability to achieve, and know how to overcome your flaws.
Paradoxically, therefore, personal presentation is actually not about being self-conscious or overly concerned with what others think about you. People who present themselves well generally do so because they believe in themselves, rather than because they are worried about what other people think. These concepts are closely related to Personal Empowerment .
A complete picture—and a cycle
Personal presentation is about conveying appropriate signals for the situation and for the other individuals involved.
People who lack self-esteem and confidence may fail to convey their message effectively or fully utilise their skills and abilities because of the way they present themselves. However, by improving your communication skills and reducing barriers to understanding, you may also improve your self-esteem and confidence.
Our pages: Communication Skills , Barriers to Communication and Improving Self-Esteem provide more information.
Areas of Personal Presentation
Improving personal presentation therefore requires a look at several different areas.
These include:
Self-esteem and self-confidence – how you feel about yourself and your abilities
Personal appearance – how you look, and how other people see you
Non-verbal communication – your body language, voice and facial expressions
Verbal communication – how you speak and use your words to make an impression
Behaviour – how you behave more generally, including politeness.
Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence
Self-esteem and self-confidence are closely related, but not quite the same thing.
Self-esteem is how you see and value yourself .
Self-confidence is believing in or having faith in your ability , rather than yourself as a person.
Neither self-esteem nor self-confidence are static. They vary as a result of numerous factors, including different situations and the presence of different people, personal stress levels and the level of change. Low levels of self-esteem are often associated with low levels of confidence, but those with good self-esteem can also suffer from low confidence.
To improve your self-esteem and self-confidence, spend time thinking about how you value yourself. Remind yourself of what is good about you, and learn to manage the highs and lows of self-esteem. In particular, try to avoid being affected too much by others’ opinions about you.
It is also worth practising coming across as confident even when you are not, because those who appear confident are not only perceived as confident, but often actually become more confident.
See our pages on Improving Self-Esteem and Building Confidence for more discussion, tips and advice on this area.
Personal Appearance and Non-Verbal Communication
Personal appearance is the way that you dress and take care of your general appearance.
Much as we may hate the idea that appearances matter, this is an important factor in personal presentation. Whether you like it or not, others will make judgements about you based on how you look, which includes how you dress and your accessories. It is therefore worth taking time to think about what messages you are sending to others in the way that you dress.
Case study: The ‘gravitas bag’
Louise was a young graduate, working in government department. She had been working there about two years, and had just started working for a new boss, a woman just a few years older than her.
One day, on the way to an important meeting, Louise’s carrier bag, in which she was carrying her notebook and pens, broke on the bus. Her boss laughed, but said to her, carefully,
“ You know, you ought to think a bit about how what you wear and carry affects what people think about you. I’m not sure it gives quite the right impression to wander into a meeting with pens and books spilling out of a split carrier bag—that’s why I keep a briefcase in my cupboard for the days when I’ve worn a backpack into work. This may sound stupid, but I always feel that people may be judging me because I’m both female and quite young. I don’t want to give them any reason to doubt my professionalism. ”
Neither did Louise. The next weekend, she went shopping. On the Monday, she proudly showed her boss a new handbag and matching briefcase—her ‘gravitas bag’, as she described it.
Your personal appearance is closely related to the body language, gestures and other non-verbal messages that you use.
Many people are unaware of how they are affected by body language, and also how they are affecting others. By being aware of positive and negative non-verbal signals, you can improve your image and the way people perceive you.
There is more about these ideas in our pages on Personal Appearance and Non-Verbal Communication , including specific pages on Body Language and Face and Voice .
Verbal Communication and Effective Speaking
What you say and how you say it are both important aspects of how you are perceived by others.
Verbal communication is all about the words that you choose. Those who are good at verbal communication understand the impact of their particular choice of words and choose the right words for the situation and the audience. They are skilled at getting their message across to others and ensuring that it has been received.
See our pages on Verbal Communication for more.
Good communicators also use their voices effectively to convey their feelings, and to influence their audience. Your voice says a lot about you and learning how to use it more effectively has many benefits. There are a number of aspects to your voice, including accent, tone, pitch and volume. Some of these are easier to change than others, but it is worth thinking about how each of these affects your audience, so that you can learn to use your voice more effectively.
See our pages Effective Speaking and Non-Verbal Communication: Face and Voice to learn more.
How you behave, and not just how you speak, will leave a strong impression on others.
For example, if you are habitually late, you may give other people the impression that you do not value their time. Good time management skills can therefore be helpful in giving the right impression—as well as enabling you to work more efficiently.
See our pages Time Management and Avoiding Distractions for some ideas of to improve your time management skills.
More crucially, your general politeness—to everyone, and not just people who ‘matter’—will create an important impression about how you value others. This is an essential element of personal presentation. It pays to consider your manners.
See our page How to be Polite for more.
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And finally…
It is almost certainly impossible to overestimate the importance of personal presentation, especially in creating a good first impression, but also in giving a longer-term view of yourself.
Improving some fairly basic communication skills and increasing your self-awareness will improve your ability to present yourself well. Knowing that you are more likely to say and do the right things, and look the part, will help to increase your confidence. All these will, in turn, help to ensure that you give the right impression.
This is especially true in more formal situations, culminating in improved communication and therefore better understanding.
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Published 21 Nov 2022
What is Warehouse Safety?
Warehouse safety is a set of regulatory guidelines and industry best practices to help warehousing personnel ensure a safe work environment and reinforce safe behavior when working in warehouses. For sustainable warehouse operations, health and safety should be prioritized as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revealed that the fatal injury rate for the warehousing industry is higher than the national average for all industries.
Warehouses can be dangerous places to work in. It is important to understand common warehouse dangers and hazards because they can cause injuries and in extreme cases death. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an average of 16 fatalities every year in the U.S. warehousing and storage sector and a reported injury and illness rate of 5 out of every 100 warehouse and storage workers.
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While there are no explicit OSHA warehousing regulations, warehouse operations fall under the general industry requirements which include the following OSHA standards :
- Hazard Communication – Warehouse operators should prepare and implement a written Hazard Communication ( HazCom ) program and warehouse workers who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals should know about them and how to protect themselves.
- Emergency Action Plan ( EAP ) – If warehouse owners do not have an in-house fire brigade, then they should have a detailed plan describing the actions warehousing employees should take in the event of a fire or other emergency situations.
- Fire Safety – Warehouse management employing more than 10 workers should have a written fire prevention plan , kept in the warehouse and made available to warehouse personnel for review.
- Exit Routes – Warehouses should have at least two well-designed and well-constructed emergency exit routes — located as far away as practical from each other in case one is blocked by fire or smoke — that are regularly inspected for maintenance, safeguards, and operational features.
- Walking / Working Surfaces – Warehouse and storage facility workers working at heights, especially on elevated platforms, should have fall protection systems to protect themselves from falls which is among the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths.
- Medical and First Aid – OSHA requires warehouse operators to provide medical and first-aid personnel and supplies commensurate with warehouse hazards such as faulty pallet racks and racking falls due to unsafe use of forklifts, among others.
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Here are 8 of the most common warehouse safety hazards and safety tips and resources to help you identify and control them:
- Ensure all forklift operators are competent and have completed certified training. Perform regular refresher training and evaluation when an operator is observed operating the vehicle in an unsafe manner.
- Perform daily pre-start forklift equipment inspections to check for controls and equipment damage.
- Forklift operators must be attentive and drive slowly on dock plates, make sure dock edges are clear and safe to support loads.
- Always ensure that warning signs and mechanisms are in place to prevent people from getting near docks.
- Ensure proper safeguarding equipment between the conveyor and the worker to protect against the entanglement of clothing, body parts and hair.
- Follow proper lockout tag-out procedures during conveyor maintenance and repairs.
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- Keep aisles and passageways clear and in good condition, this prevents workers from slipping, tripping, or falling.
- Loads should be placed evenly and properly positioned, heavier loads must be stacked on lower or middle shelves. Always remember to remove one load at a time.
Manual lifting/handling
- Plan ahead and determine if the need for lifting can be minimized by applying good engineering design techniques.
- Observe proper ergonomic posture when carrying or moving loads. If products are too heavy, ask assistance from a co-worker. Learn more about the principles of ergonomics in the workplace .
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- Charging stations should be away from open flames. Smoking should be prohibited. Fire extinguishers should be available and in good working condition in case of fire.
- An adequate ventilation system must be installed to disperse harmful gases. Proper PPE should be worn . Eye-washing and shower facilities should be present should employees get exposed to acids and chemicals.
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Depending on the type of business, there are specific safety rules to be followed due to hazards that are also specific to the type of work people do. However, there are also warehouse safety rules that should be adhered to by workers in any warehouse. Below are a few general tips to follow to ensure warehouse safety, regardless of business or industry.
- Reinforce proper ergonomics at all times. Warehouse employees do a lot of heavy lifting, and it is important that they are trained in the proper lifting procedures so that they avoid hurting others and themselves. Your warehouse safety program should cover ergonomics in the workplace . Aside from proper lifting and operation of lifting tables, remind employees to maintain proper posture in general. If they have to do manual lifting, train them in the proper techniques that will help protect the back and knees from injury.
- Ensure that all fire hazards are minimized and that appropriate fire safety measures are in place. If you have an operating warehouse facility, you probably have all the necessary fire alarms, extinguishers, and sprinklers as required by safety regulations in your area. While this is all well and good, it won’t matter if the people in the warehouse aren’t trained in their proper use. Schedule regular training and inspections to ensure that all employees are knowledgeable in fire safety processes and that all fire safety measures are in place and functioning as required.
- Minimize cutting dangers and enforce safe handling of sharp objects. Workers in a warehouse environment handle a lot of packing and unpacking tasks; they constantly use a lot of corrugated, metal, and plastic straps and plastic pallet wrappings. This is why it’s vital that they use proper PPE and safety knives to avoid serious injury or death. Safety knives should retract automatically, limit the exposed cutting surface, and not require too much sharpening. All workers should also be trained in the proper cutting techniques to ensure warehouse safety at all times.
- Example of a Program Overview
Setting and maintaining warehouse safety programs is an ongoing process of identifying barriers to safe work and removing them from the warehouse operations. Any warehouse safety program should be tailored to the current condition, needs, and culture of the warehousing workers, but it should at least contain:
- Warehouse Safety Rules – includes OSHA requirements such as appropriate PPE, mandatory safety signages, HazCom program, fire prevention plan, and emergency action plan. You can also take advantage of a warehouse safety checklist to do regular safety observation checks to ensure safety protocols are being followed by employees in the warehouse.
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- Warehousing Standard Operating Procedures ( SOPs ) – especially applies to certain job tasks and for operating specialized pieces of machinery or new equipment
- Warehouse Safety Training – generally includes forklift operator certification, hazardous material handling and storage training, and proper ergonomics and hazard identification in warehousing
- Warehouse Inspections and Record-keeping – crucial warehousing checks such as racking inspections , 5S audits , daily pre-use forklift inspections, and warehouse tools and equipment preventive maintenance should be adequately documented and kept for a certain period, including safety meeting minutes , corrective actions to safety concerns, training initiatives, incident reporting, and investigative reports
- Warehouse Safety Committee – ideally composed of members from different departments as frontline ambassadors of safety on the warehouse floor
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- Topics to Discuss with Your Team
Improving warehouse safety takes small but consistent actions done by everyone in every area of warehouse operations, not just by safety personnel. Apart from having the required certifications and appropriate training, facilitating regular warehouse safety meetings or toolbox talks can help engage with frontline workers better, foster collaboration, and build a safety culture from the ground up.
Listed below are relevant warehouse topics you can discuss with your team:
- Identifying and Complying with PPE -related Warehouse Safety Signages
- Warehouse Safety Equipment for Proper Handling and Storage of Hazardous Materials
- Distinguishing between Forklift Pre-operation and Operational Safety Checks
- Warehouse Health and Safety Regulations for Working at Heights
- Emergency Procedures for Warehouse Fires caused by Faulty Electrical Distribution
If safety procedures and workplace hazards are disregarded in warehouses to cut costs, it exposes workers to serious risks of accidents and injury. Providing workers training on hazard awareness, conducting safety inspections, and implementing warehouse safety measures can help maintain a safe, secure and healthy working environment.
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Warehouse Safety Checklists
Regular warehouse inspections can help you be on top of hazards and risks present in warehousing and storage operations. A digital safety checklist can be a powerful tool to evaluate the overall safety of warehouses. Download these free warehouse safety checklists using SafetyCulture (formerly iAuditor) warehouse safety app.
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Best Warehouse Management Presentations and Slide Decks: 50 In-Depth Resources on Streamlining Warehouse Operations, Boosting Productivity, and More
- Analyze warehouse layout for efficient use of space; consider the low- and high-selling products
- Avoid mixing several SKUs in one bin
- Store frequently picked items near the shipping area for quick pickups and dispatch
- Warehouse design negatively impacts productivity when staff has to travel through inefficient layouts or work in insufficiently designated and marked areas
- Cold storage facilities that lead the industry in efficiency are divided into functional areas with each zone serving to support operational processes
- Gather historical and projected volume data using inventory management tool for WMS to determine what the location and size of each zone should be
- Qualitative and quantitative benchmarking should go hand-in-hand
- Successful benchmarking should include planning, measuring, comparing, and acting steps
- Begin setting benchmarking priorities by beginning with a vision statement and values
- Labor cost is a major challenge in managing costs, according to 50% of supply chain executives
- To save costs, reconsider inventory and order management control systems
- You may save money by reevaluating supply chain security and regulatory compliance costs
- Look for improvement in online ordering portals, inventory management, and automation and customer service
- Utilize print on demand to reduce costs in storage, handling, and inventory accounting
- Constantly analyze the picking process to determine whether the most popular inventory is accessible and to ensure pick tickets send staff on the right path
- Augmented reality solutions often provide a better alternative to handheld devices because they allow workers to scan barcodes using a head-mounted display
- Innovations in pallet and forklift tracking are improving productivity and inventory accuracy
- Automated standard fork lifts lower operating costs and labor, reduce maintenance, and improve safety
- Omni-channel and e-Commerce trends are driving supply chains today
- Responsive and intelligent order fulfillment solutions provide quicker, more cost-effective alternatives
- Inventory management requires appropriate inventory positioning and agility
- Warehousing and storage in the US is growing because of export activities and increased trade activities
- Warehouse management executives should understand the key drivers influencing the market, the challenges faced by the market, activities of the stakeholders, and the major trends that will shape the future of the market
- Key buying criteria include the location and connectivity of the warehouse to the main business facility, cost effectiveness to shippers, warehouse storage capacity, and the value-added services provided by warehouse service providers
- Review your current picking method
- Use software to sequence orders
- Create wheelhouse zones in your picking area
- Handle all fulfillment from one system
- Utilize barcodes to ensure accuracy
- Filter and prioritize orders
- Optimize your warehouse floor plan to use your space in a way that ensures optimal efficiency
- Place highest-selling items in the spot that has the easiest access
- Change lighting configuration as you change your layout
- Ensure the legibility of barcodes by considering font size, and consider using optical cues such as punctuation, font changes, underlines, and boxes, in long codes
- Keep your technology as simple as possible for data entry
- Match your barcodes to your scanners by accounting for scanning ranges and testing intended readers and scanners with your barcodes before you make a purchase
- Some organizations may find that strategies address their challenges well enough that they don’t need to make a large capital investment in technology
- It may be better for organizations to focus on mid-tier WMS systems
- Consider SaaS solutions rather than on-site WMS solutions
- When warehouse managers benchmark productivity, they are in a better position to increase profitability and reduce operating costs
- Productivity benchmarking enables warehouse management to evaluate the impact of best practices and new technology
- Scrutinize warehouse activities to identify and eliminate inefficiencies
- Automate inventory control and use barcodes to automatically update inventory
- Use industrial storage, such as strong, elevated steel shelves and pallet racks and rollers, to provide safe and easy access to products and materials
- Create an organized order picking system that enables proper workflow
- Warehouse managers need to embrace the changing industry landscape in order to remain competitive
- Understand, observe, and excite customers to enhance value
- Monitor inventory, optimize safety stocks and reorder quantities, and use ABC/FSN analysis for products in order to reduce inventory costs
- Warehouse management needs to change behavior to change thinking
- Lean warehousing includes a variety of elements, including collaboration, inventory reduction, visibility, and gaining the highest customer value at the lowest total cost, among others
- Organizations must be able to identify their key performance drivers in the warehouse in order to make improvements
- Mobile printers can produce labels to attach to inventory and become especially efficient when paired with barcoding systems
- Mobile printing requires 1/4 the time that fixed printers require
- Mobile printers can print inventory barcodes when received onto the dock and print shipping labels with cross dock information, which helps to increase the accuracy of fast-moving items
- Identifying and eliminating the most common wastes leads to performance improvement
- When considering layout, do not overlook production location, and vertical and horizontal use of space
- Implement a high velocity pick zone to reduce picker walking time and increase picker productivity
- Voice users also implement barcode scanning and advanced automation more often than non-users
- Voice users are more satisfied with warehouse operations than non-users
- Voice-directed warehousing is most often used in picking/selecting, replenishment, put away, and inventory (cycle counting/full counts)
- Warehouse managers have three lift truck navigation options for reaching warehouse destinations: manual systems, fully-automated selections, and hybrid or flexible alternatives
- 2-D barcode tracking systems are suitable for wide aisle and VNA applications
- New advances in lift truck technology deliver new solutions for warehouse managers and offer new opportunities for warehouse efficiency and productivity
- Put a maintenance plan in place to prevent downtime; incorporate a schedule for routine care and equipment tune-up
- Assess warehouse layout effectiveness and inventory management systems
- Increase inventory accuracy with cycle counts
- Sorters are a solution for improving efficiency for low-speed, medium-speed, and high-speed applications
- Consider automating packing lines and labeling lines to increase productivity
- Hybrid solutions that combine mini load and sorter solutions are smart alternatives for improving warehouse productivity
- The shift to customer centricity has resulted in 45% of enterprises implementing direct-to-customer fulfillment capabilities
- Speed to fulfill individualized customer demand requires the Internet of Things; in fact, 87% of supply chain officers consider Internet of Things as important technology
- Technology solutions are connecting company strategy with customer and product strategy so that organizations can plan, respond, and deliver
- Ensure that your barcode scanners can read barcodes quickly and feed the inventory information to a single database
- Organizations should determine whether linear barcodes or 2D barcodes are better suited to their needs
- Consider using 2D asset tags and barcodes that are automatically serialized to simplify tracking
- The focus for lean manufacturing should be on standardization, inventory performance, logistics cost reduction, variance reduction, reducing waste caused by non-value added activities, and speed and cycle time
- Determine which activities add only cost and which add value
- Adopt the principles of lean fulfillment streams, such as eliminating all waste, reducing lead time, creating level flow, collaborating and using process discipline, and focusing on total cost of fulfillment
- To use lean techniques for warehouse improvement, executives should involve operators and supervisors
- Rely on value stream maps and plan to implement lean improvements
- It is critical to train team members in the use of lean concepts and to conduct long-term planning
- Customized lean warehousing solutions that include inbound logistics, outbound logistics, mobile device integration, and labor management often help streamline warehouse management and reduce implementation time
- Efficient warehouses improve operations margins by reducing raw material inventory and finished goods inventory and by eliminating obsolete inventory
- Lean warehouse solutions have the capability of reducing inventories by 20%, implementation time by 25%, and inventory write-offs by 10%
- Lean warehouses require foresight, preparation, documentation, analysis, appropriate strategy, and continuous improvements
- Material storage and handling is crucial to warehouse operations, and inefficient methods should be replaced by throughput-oriented, efficient facilities
- Ensure an efficient warehouse storage layout with fast-moving products in the front and slow ones in the back
- Lean layout techniques benefit warehouse management in several ways, including reducing monthly labor costs, improving on-time shipments, increasing outbound pallets per hour, and reducing customer complaints
- Focus on reducing the amount of travel required to pick and stage customer orders
- Store products that frequently are ordered together within the same area of the warehouse
- Label locations in a way that is logical for new warehouse workers to understand in a short amount of time, easy to scale as you grow, simple to alter as you change storage equipment, and easy to set up
- Remember that operators do not put away items in a perfectly sorted way, so your system must allow for gaps and give them guidelines to follow
- Determine whether having one product per location does or does not meet your warehousing needs
- New work execution systems are required to integrate worker mobility and process automation
- Warehouse executives should consider whether existing WMS systems are adequate, or whether they need a voice-enablement solution, a WMS upgrade, or a solution that provides multi-modal user process along with process optimization and management tools to extend WMS capabilities
- Warehouse executives also should consider whether mobile worker technology would supplement and complement automation systems for increasing productivity and efficiency
- Warehouse planning must involve considering efficiency and health and safety
- Ensure your warehouse has enough space for employees to move around and consider machinery that will be used
- Use the full height of your warehouse to optimize square footage
- Warehouse executives should use KPIs in comparison to competition and customers to improve revenue
- Continually measure KPIs to determine the organization’s wellbeing
- Warehouse KPIs should be tied directly to receiving, put away, storage, picking and packing, and shipping
- Moving to a new warehouse requires detailed planning and strong controls and involves a range of stakeholders
- Begin with business requirements and know how much space you need now and in the future
- Consider how the building will work by walking through processes and tasks people will undertake
- Color-coding is an organization technique that increases speed and productivity by allowing employees to find items more quickly
- Keep the most-sold items in easily accessible areas, such as in the very front of the warehouse and in shallow shelves
- Keep all equipment, such as forklifts, in one area to make your warehouse safer, more productive, and professional looking
- Customers select a facility based on its location, customer service, and operating costs
- When selecting a warehouse location, keep in mind that the correct positioning of a facility impacts costs and customer service levels
- To begin warehouse design, collect operations data, model actual facility throughput, project inventory levels, and determine the pick faces that are needed to handle the inventory you need to contain
- Putting a single vendor in charge of all of the automated data collection network components reduces the amount of touches and communication required to manage and update your network
- Your warehouse management system (WMS) must track movement of product within the facility, handle inventory and order management, perform customer communication, and include task planning if it will efficiently assist your automated data collection network
- Automated data collection may include barcode labels, voice technology, vehicle-mounted computers, handheld and mobile computers to scan barcodes and capture data, and mounted barcode scanners and automated retrieval systems
- Picking is time consuming, so ensure that your pickers are not spending too much time traveling and searching for items
- Determine whether automated picking or manual picking is best for your warehouse needs and company goals
- If you have a cold storage facility, keep in mind that good ventilation provides clean air at the required temperature and humidity
- Warehouse execution software solves omni-channel order fulfillment demands
- Omni-channel just be a full, client-driven experience that revolves around providing products to customers when, where, and how they want them
- There is a good chance that the lack of agility in traditional warehouse management systems harms your bottom line
- You should have complete visibility on profit and loss in regards to customers, products, processes, and employees
- When margins on a customer are negative, increasing volume actually increases losses
- If you let your least profitable customers go, you reduce workload and improve your bottom line
- A warehouse system should incorporate people, information technology and automation, and infrastructure and equipment
- Conduct touch analysis to determine whether the number of touches is high, because it is then likely that the costs are high and the number of mistakes or damages is high
- Consider cross docking if the item cannot be shipped directly
- Flexible picking is a must, as 75% of orders are five or fewer lines today
- To optimize pick design, keep pickers picking instead of waiting, keep them picking instead of doing non-pick tasks, and keep product touches and travel to a minimum
- In terms of cluster picking, it is important to balance travel reduction with handling efficiency
- Keep optimum stock levels and consider implementing a WMS to make it easier to do so
- Enhance your warehouse management practices in order to process sales orders quickly
- Tightly control storage and movement of stock in order to have accurate records of stock levels and correctly fulfill orders
- Warehouse design is crucial because 80% of warehouse building costs are in the floor and roof, and more than 60% of warehouse operating costs are due to order picking
- Warehouse automation drivers include increasingly high customer service levels, difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified staff, scarcity of affordable warehouse space, pressure to reduce operational costs, and increasing health, safety, and ergonomics regulations
- The main reasons to adopt warehouse automation are growth, cost, and service
- Use multi-level systems for pallet storage and moving a high volume of merchandise quickly
- Consider two- or three-tier reserve storage to allow for an abundance of merchandise to be stored nearby
- A horseshoe configuration is extremely efficient because fast-moving items can be stored at various points along the main picking aisle and restocking occurs from the center aisle without inhibiting the flow of order-picking in front
- Lean supply chain and inventory management enable small and medium businesses to improve efficiency and increase profits
- Lean inventory management techniques are built upon value, flow, pull, responsiveness, and perfection
- Lean inventory management practices reduces SKU counts and inventory levels, increases use of standards in processes and materials, improves collaboration, and results in a general reduction in costs of good sold
- There are six steps for developing effective labor standards for warehouses, and they include analyzing, establishing accountability, communicating, monitoring productivity, getting support from a WMS, and initiating management team buy-in
- Determine labor standards to more easily make decisions regarding changes to the warehouse, loading dock, shipping dock, and facility staffing
- Perform effective warehouse assessments by conducting walkthroughs, gathering performance metrics, speaking with staff, making use of internal data, and benchmarking
- Implementing a WMS improves traceability, as it makes it easier to keep track of inventory and locate products in real time
- A proper WMS improves accuracy by enabling managers to view inventory movement and double check shipment accuracy and order fulfillment accuracy
- Warehouse operations that incorporate a WMS are more productive and have an increased ability to meet customer requirements
- Operate under the assumption that your competition is more automated, lean, and aggressive than you are
- Reengineer your facility to increase throughput while reducing labor and space
- Warehouses can make a profit if you use customized documents, offers, and promotion to generate revenue and keep five key metrics (order accuracy, inventory accuracy, cost per line processed, order fill rate, and out the door service level) in mind
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How to Make a Very Good PowerPoint Presentation About Yourself 2022 (+ Video)
Creating a presentation about yourself may seem like a daunting task. After all, talking about yourself is a nerve-racking experience for even experienced speakers. But when you take the time to prepare and plan ahead, you can nail it.
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How to Quickly Make an About Me Presentation With PowerPoint PPT Templates (Video)
Giving a presentation can be stressful--especially if that presentation is about yourself. An "about me" presentation is easier with templates. Learn more in this short video:
For even more tips on how to make a presentation about yourself, keep reading the tutorial below.
How to Prepare a Good Presentation About Yourself
With proper preparation and planning, you can easily create a great PowerPoint presentation about yourself. Here’s how:
1. Decide Which Information to Include in the Presentation
The first step in creating a presentation about yourself is to decide which information you want to include. While this may be a presentation about you, that doesn’t mean you need to include your whole life story. Only choose to include information that’s relevant to the audience.
If you’re giving a presentation about yourself in a business conference, focus on your skills and education. Explain how they're relevant to the topic. If you’re giving a who am I presentation in a local community meetup, then it makes more sense to focus on your involvement in the community.
2. Prepare & Design the All About Myself PowerPoint Presentation
Before you create the all about myself PowerPoint presentation, write the contents first. Once you know which information to include, put it in bullet point format to make it easier for your audience to follow.
Once you’ve prepared the content, start designing your about me presentation in PowerPoint. The easiest way to design your presentation is with a premade PowerPoint template.
3. Create Your Introduction
Your introduction will be the first thing your audience will hear. As such, your introduction slide about yourself needs to pique their interest and make you feel relatable. This will build trust with your audience. It’ll also help you keep the audience engaged throughout the who am I presentation. Plus, it'll make you more memorable long after the presentation is over.
A great way to kick off the introduction is to tie yourself to the topic and then tie the topic to the audience. Start by stating your name and job title and then share a random or a fun fact about you. Then, transition into the main part of your presentation about yourself.
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Be sure to tweak and adapt your presentation for different lengths. For example, a one-minute presentation about yourself is enough to state your name and job title and share a relevant fact about yourself. A five-minute presentation allows you to include more information, such as your professional achievements or your related work.
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Engage your audience before you start the all about myself PowerPoint presentation. You can do this by:
- telling a story related to the presentation itself
- sharing a statistic from your industry
- mentioning a compelling quote
- asking the audience to introduce themselves
This turns your audience into active participants. They'll be more likely to stay engaged throughout the about me professional presentation.
7. Give the Self Introduction Speech
Once you’ve introduced yourself and gotten your audience engaged, it’s time to give the self-introduction speech. During this part, make eye contact with your audience. Keep the about me presentation informative without bragging.
Refer them back to the introduction slide about yourself or the handout for any extra information. This way you can keep your about me professional presentation succinct. Keep some relevant information for later parts of the presentation. Revealing everything at once will make your presentation less interesting.
8. Nail the Conclusion
You’ve hooked your audience with a great introduction slide about yourself, you gave the talk and kept your audience engaged. Now is the time to nail the conclusion. Start by asking your audience if they've got any questions and encourage them to start the discussion.
Once you’ve answered their question, let them know what’s the next step and what they should do. Be sure to include this information on the final slide as well as on the handout.
9. Establish a Personal Connection With Your Audience
A personal connection with your audience will make them trust you more and remember you and your all about myself PowerPoint presentation. A few ways to establish a personal connection include:
- Sharing a few fun facts about yourself
- Asking your audience to share their name
- Using humor to break the ice
- Maintaining eye contact throughout the presentation
10. Practice With a Friend
To make sure that your who am I presentation goes smoothly, practice it with a friend. Not only will you be able to deliver your presentation without awkward pauses, but your friend or coworker can give you valuable pointers.
Practice your about me professional presentation well in advance to have plenty of time to prepare.
11. Make Them Laugh
We’ve already mentioned using humor to break the ice and to establish a personal connection with your audience. Humor makes you more relatable and can make any topic more interesting. Use humor sparingly and tastefully, otherwise your jokes will miss the mark.
12. Keep Your Audience In Mind
Your about me presentation should be tailored to your audience. For example, if you’re delivering your presentation in a formal setting with a corporate audience, keep the tone professional.
Get familiar with your audience before you start preparing your presentation. This knowledge can serve as your guide. It'll help you decide which information you should include. Plus, you can decide what style and tone of voice to use. Understanding the audience is a must before including humor and cultural references in your all about myself PowerPoint presentation.
13. Show Your Passion
Show your passion. Everyone has a passion for something, whether it’s your job, your hobby or a cause you care about. When you show passion, people see you as more relatable. This helps form that personal connection and establishes trust, especially if they share your passion.
Think about how your passion relates to your professional achievements as well. This can serve as an unusual but more memorable way to deliver your presentation and talk about yourself.
14. Pay Attention to How the Presentation Looks
Using a ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">professionally designed template such as this one from Envato Elements can help you make the right impression with your audience.
Sure, the presentation is about you. But that doesn't mean that how it looks is unimportant. You want to make a good impression. The best way to do that is by using a ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">professionally designed template such as those available from Envato Elements.
So, if you haven't already done so, switch your information over to a professionally designed about me PowerPoint. You'll learn more about professionally designed templates in the next section.
How to Make an About Me Presentation With PowerPoint Quickly
Now that you know the basics of what should be included in your about me presentation, let’s go through the steps of actually creating it. The easiest way to start is with a premium template. For this tutorial, I’ll use the ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Amarish Powerpoint Template .
It's a modern and clean design with 30 slides and five color variations for a grand total of 150+ slides.
1. Decide on Your Slides
As mentioned earlier, the Amarish template comes with 30 slides, but chances are you won’t need all of them. The first thing you should do is delete unnecessary slides. You can easily delete a slide by right-clicking on it and pressing Delete Slide .
2. Customize the Title Slide
Once you’ve decided on the slides you want to keep, take some time to customize the title slide. You’ll want to include your name and a nice profile photo of you. To customize the text, double-click the title and then enter your name. To add your photo, click on the picture icon and select a photo from your computer. Then, press Insert .
3. Add Your Content
The next step is to add your content to the presentation. Similarly to the title slide, all you've got to do is double-click text, press CTRL+A to select all of it, and then enter your text.
As you’re entering the content, you can also customize the fonts used in the presentation about yourself. Simply select a different font from the drop-down menu.
4. Highlight Your Achievements With a Timeline Slide
Make sure to include a timeline slide to highlight your achievements. This is a great way to showcase important dates and milestones in your career.
The Amarish template comes with a stunning timeline slide that’s easy to customize. All you've got to do is edit the text and the years to match your milestones. If you wish, you can customize the color used to represent the milestone by selecting the circle and selecting Format Shape . Then, set the Fill option to your preferred color.
5. Customize the Style
The last step is to customize the style of your presentation. The easiest way to do this is to change out the colors used in your presentation about yourself. All you've got to do is right-click on a colored shape and select the Format Shape option. Then, choose your preferred color for the Fill color.
Or, click on the Design tab and then press the down arrow on the Variants tab and hover over Colors . Choose a different color theme to quickly change colors throughout the presentation.
How to Start a Presentation About Yourself (5 Quick Design Tips)
One of the best ways to start a presentation about yourself is to start with a premade presentation template designed for PowerPoint. The benefit of working with an about me PowerPoint template is that you don’t have to start from scratch. This means you'll be able to create your about me professional presentation much faster.
PowerPoint templates come with various slide designs that you can use to share information. Just customize the design with your text and your choice of colors and fonts.
Once you've got a PowerPoint template to use as a starting point, there are a few design tips to keep in mind so you can create a good presentation about yourself:
1. Keep Text Down to a Minimum
Resist the temptation to include all the information on your slides. Not only will this overwhelm your audience, you also run the risk of your audience getting bored as they’ve read what’s on the slide and are now waiting for you to move on to the next one. Share the main idea on the slide and then elaborate in your speech.
2. Increase the Font Size
Keep in mind that your about me professional presentation will most likely be viewed on a screen or a wall. And not everyone will have a seat that’s front and center. So, you need to increase your font size to at least 28px so even those who are further away can still read what’s on the slide.
3. Mind Your Photos
Use high-quality photos. You’ll want to make sure that your photos aren’t blurry and are well-lit so everyone can see the subject of your photo.
4. Ensure There’s Plenty of Contrast
For best practices, make sure there's enough contrast between your slide background and the text. Black text on white background works well and maintains legibility. This will ensure that everyone can read the contents of your presentation.
5. Be Careful With Colors
Use colors that reflect your personal brand. But don’t go overboard as too much color will distract your audience. Use color as an accent in headings or to add a border around your page instead of as a full slide background.
5 Top PowerPoint Templates From Envato Elements - For 2022
If you’re looking to make a great PowerPoint presentation about yourself, an ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">about me PowerPoint template is the best way to get started. Look at some of the best PowerPoint templates from Envato Elements. Use these to make a very good PowerPoint presentation about yourself:
1. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Style Multipurpose PowerPoint Template
The Style PowerPoint template has a versatile design that can be used for any type of presentation. It comes with image placeholders for easy editing and 4000 total slides. So, you can include all the relevant information in your presentation.
It was designed in widescreen resolution. The template also comes with two color schemes, subtle animations, and custom icons.
2. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Muli Minimalist PowerPoint Template
The Muli template has a minimal yet creative design. It would work well for freelancers in the creative industry and anyone who wants to show off their portfolio. The template was designed in widescreen resolution. It includes 90 unique slides and image placeholders.
3. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Karmel Stylish PowerPoint Template
If you’re looking for a stylish PowerPoint template, the Karmel template could be perfect for you. It's got elegant and modern typography and image placeholders for easy editing. The template includes more than 50 unique slides and was designed in widescreen resolution.
4. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Rockstar Bold PowerPoint Template
Try the Rockstar PowerPoint template if you’re looking for a bold and edgy design. The template comes with more than 150 unique slides designed in widescreen resolution. You’ll also find image placeholders, five color variations, and editable graphic elements.
5. ga-analytics#sendElementsClickEvent">Retro PowerPoint Template
The Retro PowerPoint template has a simple but attractive design. It comes with 30 slides in total with image placeholders. The template was designed in widescreen resolution. It's got plenty of custom elements to make your presentation about yourself even more memorable.
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Slide 1 : This slide introduces Warehousing Logistics. State Your Company Name and begin. Slide 2 : This slide shows Agenda of Contents for Warehousing Logistics. Slide 3 : This slide presents Table of Content for the presentation. Slide 4 : This slide shows Table of Content highlighting Introduction. Slide 5 : This slide displays Key Challenges Faced by Firm in Handling Warehouse. Slide 6 : This slide represents Statistics Related to Effective Warehouse Management. Slide 7 : This slide shows benefits generated by firm after implementing warehouse management system. Slide 8 : This slide presents Comparison between Warehouses with and without Management System. Slide 9 : This slide shows Table of Content for the presentation. Slide 10 : This slide displays Optimizing Warehouse Layout. Slide 11 : This slide represents Labelling Areas for Effective Warehouse Management. Slide 12 : This slide shows Stock Inventory Arrangement in Warehouse. Slide 13 : This slide presents Table of Content for the presentation. Slide 14 : This slide shows various order picking systems that firm can use based on their features. Slide 15 : This slide displays automated warehouse order picking systems such as pick to light systems, voice picking system and mobile scanner based picking. Slide 16 : This slide represents optimization of packing process at warehouse. Slide 17 : This slide shows the assessment of product packaging materials. Slide 18 : The slide demonstrates information regarding how firm can manage order shipping process in terms of package weighing, shipping labeling, invoicing, etc. Slide 19 : This slide shows Table of Content for the presentation. Slide 20 : This slide displays Optimizing Key Functional Areas of Warehouse. Slide 21 : This slide represents optimization of key functional areas of warehouse such as order picking and packing, real time operations and resource management. Slide 22 : This slide shows Warehouse Inbound Operations Optimization. Slide 23 : This slide presents optimization of outbound operations at warehouse such task management, parcel manifesting, logistics billing, packing and shipping, etc. Slide 24 : This slide shows Table of Content for the presentation. Slide 25 : This slide displays Various Initiatives for Managing Workforce. Slide 26 : This slide represents Warehouse Labor Management Through Workforce Planning. Slide 27 : This slide shows How Firm Capabilities will be Resourced. Slide 28 : The slide demonstrates information regarding safety of workforce at warehouse. Slide 29 : This slide shows Table of Content for the presentation. Slide 30 : This slide displays the warehouse performance metrics that firm will use in order to analyze firm’s performance. Slide 31 : This slide represents Table of Content for the presentation. Slide 32 : This slide shows Choosing Suitable Warehouse Management System Software. Slide 33 : This slide presents Investment in Implementing Warehouse Management System. Slide 34 : This slide shows Table of Content for the presentation. Slide 35 : This slide displays Impact of Warehouse Management System on ROI. Slide 36 : This slide represents Table of Content for the presentation. Slide 37 : This slide shows the warehouse management dashboard in order to track key activities. Slide 38 : This slide presents inventory management dashboard in order to track key activities. Slide 39 : This slide shows Warehousing Logistics for Icons. Slide 40 : This slide is titled as Additional Slides for moving forward. Slide 41 : This is About Us slide to show company specifications etc. Slide 42 : This is Our Mission slide with related imagery and text. Slide 43 : This slide presents 30 60 90 Days Plan with text boxes. Slide 44 : This slide shows Post It Notes. Post your important notes here. Slide 45 : This slide displays Column chart with two products comparison. Slide 46 : This slide represents Stacked Bar chart with two products comparison. Slide 47 : This is a Financial slide. Show your finance related stuff here. Slide 48 : This is a Timeline slide. Show data related to time intervals here. Slide 49 : This is a Comparison slide to state comparison between commodities, entities etc. Slide 50 : This is a Thank You slide with address, contact numbers and email address.
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The Practical Warehouse Safety Guide
Most people don’t think twice about it. They place an order and a package arrives on their doorstep in a day or two, sometimes less; or they head to their local box store and pick up just what they need.
This scenario is becoming so ordinary for consumers that it’s easy to forget the hands that scan, stock, pick, and sort our goods in warehouses across the world. In this new era of immediate product gratification, are warehouse workers able to do their jobs safely?
About This Guide
Warehouses across the country are facing new and unusual safety challenges — but warehouse safety programs are not keeping up the pace, as indicated by elevated injury and fatality statistics .
To make matters worse, companies struggling to keep up with e-commerce giants often make sweeping changes and expect safety processes to catch up. But if a company doesn’t have a safe warehouse, they are in danger of losing good-quality workers, facing large lawsuits and fines, and losing their customer base.
In this guide, we’ll look at practical ways to prioritize and improve your warehouse safety program.
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Today’s Warehouse Safety Challenges
The reasons for the drop in safety at warehouses are many, but a low unemployment rate and lack of properly-trained workers are two examples. Other challenges include workflow and workload changes, worker engagement, and injuries and fatalities, whether from unsafe working conditions, human error or other reasons.
Warehouse Injuries and Fatalities
Annual warehouse injury and fatality rates are rising, which is a disturbing trend. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , over 683,000 employees work in some type of warehouse setting. These roles include everything from truck and tractor operators to material movers to order fillers. In 2015, 11 workers were killed; in 2016, 16 warehouse workers died from injuries sustained on the job.
In 2019, the transportation and warehousing worker injury rate was 4.4 per 100 full-time workers . The sector has the second-highest rate of recordable cases in private industry after agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting. There were also 914 fatal occupational industries in transportation and warehousing in 2019, and trucking accounted for 617. In 2015, there 765 fatalities in the sector, which presents a worrying trend.
Talent Shortage
While injuries and fatalities can still occur with properly trained and highly qualified workers, they tend to happen in lower numbers. Like many other service and trade industries, warehouse jobs are plentiful but the workforce to fill those spots is slim. The shortage of experienced workers across supply chains leads to higher rates of accidents, injuries, and fatalities.
The talent shortage is the product of several factors. First, Baby Boomers are retiring at high rates, and companies don’t have the managers needed to replace them. Additionally fewer high school graduates and college-educated workers choose warehousing and transportation as a long-term career, which means there are entry-level applicants but a shortage of middle management.
Cost-cutting measures also play a role. The physical demands of warehousing, coupled with relatively low wages and job security at some companies results in higher turnover throughout the year. And due to seasonal changes in workload, warehousing employs more temporary, contract, and aging workers than industries like manufacturing. Plus, companies reduce headcount and cut training programs during times of downturn, which further shrinks their talent pools.
The e-Commerce Boom
The talent shortage is a crucial problem that grows year on year. The growth of e-commerce saw a request for an additional 452,000 warehouse workers in 2018-19 . And it’s likely the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift in online shopping trends will mean even bigger numbers for 2021-22.
As e-commerce continues to explode, business slowdowns and lay-offs at brick and mortar retailers impact worker safety. As more and more people turn to the Internet for their shopping needs, brick and mortar stores struggle to keep up. These businesses often have to lay off workers in all shifts, which can be an especially dangerous proposition when it comes to backroom, stock, and warehouse workers.
Without enough stock and warehouse workers, backrooms and warehouses fill up with boxes of merchandise, creating hazardous working conditions ripe for injuries.
In a 2019 article , Business Insider explored the numerous overnight stock and backroom shift cuts at Target stores across the United States. Target employees expressed concerns that these cuts have led to more injuries for workers on the job.
In Idaho, OSHA cited four Dollar Tree Stores for storage and walkway violations leading to over $800,000 in fines. Brick and mortar stores aren’t the only ones facing possible fines and allegedly exposing employees to dangerous conditions.
According to a 2018 article on Patch.com, Amazon warehouses are fraught with unsafe conditions, including grueling schedules, unrealistic goals, and dangerous procedures.
Constant Workflow and Workload Changes
Even under safe conditions, working in a warehouse can still be hard work. Workers are constantly on their feet, walking, bending, lifting and working; making it a physically demanding job. The workload needs in a warehouse are also dynamic, changing from day-to-day and even from hour-to-hour.
Environmental factors such as high or low temperatures, noise levels, and poor lighting also affect workers’ health and safety in warehouses. These ever-changing conditions, if not properly managed, can have a negative impact on safety.
2020 OSHA Warehouse Citations
In the last few years, OSHA has seen an uptick in violations, especially those violations that incur six-figure fines . In 2020, general warehousing and storage facilities received 300 federal OSHA citations for:
- Powered industrial trucks – $296,349 in fines
- Handling materials – general – $120,300 in fines
- Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes – $32,149 in fines
- General – $44,170 in fines
- Hazard communication – $26,319 in fines
- The control of hazardous energy ( LOTO ) – $91,658 in fines
- Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use – $22,254 in fines
- OSHA Act General Duty – $104,848 in fines
- Respiratory protection – $23,707 in fines
View the complete list of 2019-2020 citations for NAICS CODE 493110 General Warehousing and Storage .
Companies that received citations failed to maintain OSHA compliance in one or more of the above areas. The resulting unsafe conditions led to harm or unnecessary risk to employees.
Warehouse Safety Standards
Setting common warehouse safety standards that can be applied across the board is one way to improve working conditions. Currently, a patchwork of General Industry Standards governs safety in the warehouse environment, but not all hazards, such as Heat Illness and Ergonomic hazards are contained in a current standard that is enforceable in the Warehouse industry.
OSHA’s Role in Warehouse Safety
To help facilitate worker safety in warehouses, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration offers a brochure on safety, Worker Safety Series: Warehousing . This publication covers the most common hazards in a warehouse setting. It covers specific areas of the warehouse, from the docks to the conveyors, providing tips on reducing hazards in those areas. The brochure also contains Think Safety Checklists covering:
- General Safety: dock areas, floors and other areas, ventilation systems, and employee procedures
- Materials Handling: any loose and unboxed materials, storage areas, proper lifting techniques
- Hazard Communication: hazardous materials trainings, procedures and documentation
- Forklift: training and maintenance
Other helpful resources on safety from OSHA include:
- Training Requirements in OSHA Standards
- Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs
OSHA Warehouse Standards
OSHA recognizes 10 warehouse standards when assessing properties and companies for safety. These safety standards include:
- Hazard communication
- Electrical, wiring methods
- Electrical, system design
- Guarding floor & wall openings and holes
- Mechanical power transmission
- Respiratory protection
- Lockout/tagout/LOTO
- Portable fire extinguishers
PPE Required in a Warehouse
OSHA requires employers to provide all employees in a warehouse with the appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Employers looking for a comprehensive guide to PPE can utilize OSHA’s Personal Protective Equipment brochure . OSHA requires employers to perform continuous hazard assessments to determine what types of PPE is needed. Each employer is also responsible for:
- Providing needed PPE for employees
- Training employees on proper use and care of PPE
- Maintaining PPE and replacing as needed
The onus for proper PPE use doesn’t just fall on the employer. Employees must properly wear PPE, attend training sessions, care for, clean and properly store PPE and inform supervisors when PPE needs to be replaced or repaired. Common types of PPE used in a warehouse include:
- High-visibility jackets
- Safety glasses or goggles
- Safety boots with steel toe caps
- Safety gloves
Mandatory Safety Signage
Each warehouse is also required to post mandatory safety signage . All of OSHA’s signage guidelines are found in 29 CFR 1910.145 . The signage guidelines tell employers what types of signage is needed, where it should be placed and exactly what it should look like.
Safety signs in warehouses fall into several different categories: notice, general safety, admittance, fire safety, and non-hazard. Within these categories, signs should have one of three levels of classification.
Danger signs alert to the most serious of hazards. Warning signs show areas that could be hazardous but do not need as much caution as danger areas. Finally, caution signs highlight areas that could cause minor injuries or damage but should still be taken seriously.
Here are some helpful resources to help determine what signage is needed for your warehouses:
- Graphic Products: Five Ways to Meet OSHA Requirements for Safety Signage
- ID Label: A Guide to Warehouse Signs
Required Training for Warehouse Workers
Other OSHA requirements include mandatory training for employees. Training requirements for general industry, maritime, construction, agriculture and federal employee programs are laid out in OSHA’s Training Requirements in OSHA Standards booklet. Companies should consult the booklet to see which requirements apply to their warehouses and overall business. For additional training, employers can utilize OTI Education Centers. These nonprofit organizations are authorized by OSHA to provide occupational safety and health training to workers, supervisors and employers. OSHA also offers educational materials to supplement training, including:
- Brochures and booklets
- Fact sheets
- Online safety and health topics pages
- Online newsletters
Warehouse Safety Management
Warehouse safety starts with a solid management plan that includes training, regular meetings with employees and strategies for safety.
How to Train Employees in Warehouse Safety
As mentioned before, well-trained and qualified workers are safer workers. While an employer cannot control the type of training an employee brings to the job, they can be sure that any continuing training is applicable, useful and comprehensive. It’s particularly important with today’s multi-ethnic workforce to provide training in the primary languages spoken by the workers.
When evaluating and considering which training programs to offer employees, look for programs that apply to all workers, as well as those that will help more specific warehouse roles. Everyone should learn proper procedures for hazardous material spills, while only certain workers who operate the forklift would need detailed forklift operation training.
OSHA’s Hazard Identification Training Tool helps companies identify hazards in their own warehouses. Using this information, employers can then develop and find training programs to match where it is most needed.
Test employees with pop quizzes to see what information the employees have mastered and what needs more review.
Warehouse Safety Meeting Topics
An extension of training, regularly scheduled meetings are integral to keeping safety at the forefront of employees’ minds.
Warehouse safety topics to cover:
- Loading docks
- Hand trucks
- Hazardous materials
- Material storage
- Charging stations for equipment
- Fire safety and evacuation plans
- Medical emergencies
- Heat illness prevention
The above safety meetings are available as free templates in Safesite . To access them, create a free account or download the Safesite app on Android or iOS . Then, search the meeting template library to find the one you want. Next, edit it to fit the needs of your organization. Finally, conduct your meeting, take attendance, and log your meeting — all using your mobile device.
Warehouse Safety Checklists
Keeping all the safety requirements straight can be a daunting task. Use checklists to ensure nothing slips through the cracks. Here are a few examples from our article on essential warehouse checklists:
- The Worker Safety Series: Warehousing includes safety checklists covering general safety, materials handling, hazard communication, and forklift safety .
- Walkthrough: Meant to be checked once a month, this list covers general warehouse areas, interior and exterior docks, equipment, sanitation, and general safety.
- Forklifts: Because forklifts are part of a warehouse worker’s daily job, it’s important they are well-maintained and workers receive proper training. Parts of this checklist can be used daily.
- Ergonomics: Protect your employee’s bodies by assuring that they use proper ergonomics during their daily duties.
Each of these checklists is available as a template in Safesite . To access them, create a free account or download the Safesite app on Android or iOS . Then, search the template library to find the checklist you want. Next, edit it to fit the needs of your organization or use the checklist as-is and immediately conduct an inspection with your mobile device.
Standard Operating Procedures
Every warehouse safety plan should also include Standard Operating Procedures. These SOPs outline in detail how to perform various warehouse jobs and duties, so that everyone who needs to do those can follow the same protocols. SOPs should incorporate safety checklists, everything covered in training and emergency procedures.
Safety Observations, Inspections, and Audits
With over 7 million workplaces under its jurisdiction, OSHA does not have the capacity to inspect all workplaces unless a report of unsafe conditions or illness/injury occurs.
Avoid OSHA inspections by remaining in compliance. Warehouse owners and managers should conduct their own audits and inspections. Basic high-level inspections should be done daily or weekly, while a detailed audit should be done at least once a year.
Warehouse Safety Rules and Tips
Below are warehouse safety tips covering different areas that can help get you started as you put together your own safety management plan.
General/OSHA
- Rope off, chain off or block any open docks where an employee could fall 4 or more feet.
- All floors and aisles should be clear of anything that employees could trip on or over.
- Give plenty of rest breaks and assign employees attainable and realistic goals.
- New employees should receive ergonomic training.
- Warehouses should be well ventilated.
- Employees should be trained in working in extreme hot or cold conditions.
- All facilities should have lockout/tagout procedures.
- Keep emergency buttons or pull cords for conveyors at each employee workstation.
- Instruct and train on how to handle fire, natural disaster and other hazard emergencies.
- Train all employees on safety vernacular and terminology.
Stacking/Loading/Unloading
- Stack loads straight and keep items as even as possible.
- Put heavier loads on lower shelves.
- Remove tripping hazards from storage areas.
- Keep hazardous materials that could lead to fire, explosion or pest infestations in designated storage areas.
- Keep safe clearances for aisles where mechanical handling equipment is used.
- Center loads as close to the forklift mast and centered on the forks.
- Cross-tier loads when stacking for greater stability.
- Separate non-compatible goods to keep storage stabile.
- Paint walls or posts to show maximum stacking height.
- Adhere to height limitations when stacking materials.
- Operators must be trained and licensed by the company.
- Inspect the forklift before each use.
- Always look every direction before moving the forklift.
- Wear a seatbelt at all times.
- Only operate the forklift in a well-lit area clear of any hazards.
- Do not allow anyone but the operator to be on any part of the forklift during operation.
- Workers not operating the forklift should always be aware of where it is operating.
- Do not overload the forklift or lift the load above unsafe heights.
- Create designated paths for forklifts to travel safely.
- Sound forklift horn at intersections, crosswalks and in other busy areas.
Cold Storage
- Give employees proper cold environment work attire.
- Remove ice buildup regularly and keep all areas clean.
- Install safety features like doors that can unlock from inside and alarms in case of lock-ins.
- Regularly check on employee’s health and physical fitness to make sure they can handle the rigors of cold storage.
- Provide regular training on what to do in case of a lock-in or other type of emergency.
Signage and Tape
- Create an organizational system that works best for your warehouse and label accordingly.
- Identify potentially hazardous areas like docks, entrances and exits, etc. and clearly mark emergency exits.
- Follow OSHA guidelines for signage colors: red for danger, yellow for caution, and orange for warning.
- All equipment (forklifts, manual lifting machines, etc.) should have directions for operations as well as hazard warnings printed on them.
- Charging stations should be well labeled and include instructions on what to do in case of a fire in that area.
- Use Caution or Danger tape to temporarily isolate areas where pedestrians would be at risk when motorized machinery is in use.
Ergonomics/Lifting Tips
- Whenever possible, use powered equipment instead of manual lifting.
- Train workers when and how to use manual lifting equipment.
- Assure all areas of the warehouse have proper overhead lighting.
- Teach and reinforce proper lifting techniques.
- Always use legs when lifting and keep your back in a natural position.
- Test the load weight, size and bulk before lifting to determine the best way to lift.
- Ask for help if a load is too heavy or bulky for manual lifting.
- Don’t twist while carrying a load; shift your feet in small steps to move directions.
- Make sure workers have proper safety gear including gloves, safety glasses, hard hats and steel-toe boots.
- Give employees with injuries plenty of time to rest and recoup before returning to normal work activities.
Warehouse Management Solutions for Safety Challenges
All these tips and resources are helpful for general safety concerns in a warehouse. What do you do with special situations or when especially tough problems arise?
Behavior-Based Warehouse Safety Program
A relatively new concept in the safety and risk management sphere, Behavior-Based Safety programs start by changing behaviors to increase safety. These programs are a collaboration between employer and employee and require cooperation on both sides.
With BBS , employees are observed in various work situations. Employers then use that data to determine ways they should train employees to react, behave or act differently in a safety situation.
Work with HR to Develop Safety-Related Policies
Work with your human resources department to develop policies, expectations, and accountability plans related to safety behavior. Work safe behavior into your job descriptions and leadership development plans.
Create a Positive Safety Culture
Safety in the workplace should also be part of the company’s culture. From the top managers down to the employees, everyone needs to buy into an atmosphere of safety. Here are several ways companies can create a positive safety culture:
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
Always keep the lines of communication open between management and employees, among co-workers and from the company to the public. This transparent atmosphere assures that everyone is on the same page safety-wise and can move toward common goals. Open communication also assures that when problems do arise, they can be solved quickly and efficiently.
Talk about safety at every company meeting, mention it in employee newsletters and other publications and provide plenty of opportunities for training. When communication is encouraged and expected, it allows for better accountability across the board.
Care About Worker Wellbeing
Developing safe workers and a safe work environment starts with management and top leaders caring for their workers and their wellbeing. This begins from the time a manager hires an employee and continues throughout that employee’s time with the company.
When an employee feels like those in management roles actually care about them, they often perform better with better output. Employees who feel valued at work also tend to remain loyal to that employer.
Pay Attention to Risky Behaviors
Even if it’s done in jest or a joking manner, risky behaviors are a red flag for other unsafe actions. If an employer sees workers engaging in horseplay, pranking, teasing and/or bullying, they should address the situation. These types of actions can lead to more serious unsafe behaviors and disregard your culture of safety.
Reward Safety
Positive reinforcement is another effective way to encourage safety in the workplace. Industry Week offers several easy ways to reward safety including:
- Setting both long-term and short-term goals that are reasonable and attainable. Some examples include “lowering the minor injury rate by 10% for next year” and “100% attendance at the next safety meeting”.
- Combine different types of programs, using recognition rewards along with monetary and merchandise rewards.
- Recognize workers’ efforts publicly and often. Seeing their co-workers working hard and getting rewarded for it can motivate other employees. Recognizing positive behaviors also reinforces your culture of safety.
- Give out frequent, small rewards rather than just a few big rewards. This keeps the rewards attainable to more people and makes workers more likely to want to earn them.
Invest in Leadership Development
A company can assure their culture of safety continues by raising up leaders well versed in those ideas and beliefs. Company leaders should invest in leadership development programs to raise up the next generation of leaders in the company.
Even if those workers don’t move into higher roles in the company, leadership development gives them a sense of ownership in the company, making them more likely to work hard and be loyal. When company leaders lead by example, this helps employees understand the importance of safety and why the company places it in such a high category.
Creating a safe and productive warehouse setting starts with a culture of safety. This culture should be reinforced by the managers at all levels, especially executives and owners.
Creating a safe working environment begins with a safety plan that covers all parts of the warehouse and applies to all employees. Owners and managers should expect to put resources of time and money toward safety and willingly build these costs into the overall budget. Employers should always remember that safe employees are more productive and more likely to remain loyal to the company. If employers take care of their employees, their employees will take care of their jobs.
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David Paoletta, MS, MBA, CSP, CUSP, is a research analyst and subject matter expert for Safesite, a safety management software company based in San Francisco, CA. He is also a principal consultant with New Dimensions in Safety in Alameda, CA. David has extensive utility field safety experience with PG&E and PNM New Mexico. He is a Past NM ASSE SPY Award winner and a Past President of the San Francisco Chapter ASSE.
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WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT. Industrial Logistics (BPT 3123) Industrial Technology Management Programme Faculty of Technology. Chapter Outline. Introduction Need for Warehousing Management Primary Functions of Warehouse Types of Warehouse Warehousing Strategies Warehousing Functions.
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WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT Industrial Logistics (BPT 3123) Industrial Technology Management Programme Faculty of Technology
Chapter Outline • Introduction • Need for Warehousing Management • Primary Functions of Warehouse • Types of Warehouse • Warehousing Strategies • Warehousing Functions
Lesson Outcomes • Understand warehouse management concept or approach • Explain the role and major activities of warehouses and distribution centers
Introduction • Nowadays, warehouse are more properly viewed as places where products may be stored and assortments of products created in accordance with customer requirements • Distribution Center term are being used to emphasize the difference between the storage activity and the strategic role of warehouses • For an ideal logistics system – storage is held to a minimum and inventory moves continuously throughout the supply chain on its destination to fill customer needs
Warehousing Management • Primary purpose of a warehousing management is to control the movement and storage of materials within an operation and process the associated transactions. • Warehousing is viewed as a place to store inventory as well as a facility for switching the inventory. • Need for warehousing management: • Reduce inventory • Reduce labor cost • Increase storage capacity • Increase customer service • Increase inventory accuracy
Warehouse Management Primary Functions of Warehousing • Trans-Shipment Point • A facility where products are received, sorted, sequenced and selected into loads consistent with the customers’ needs • Stockpiling • The storage of inventories in warehouses to protect against seasonality either in supply or demand • Production Support • A warehouse dedicated to storing parts and components needed to support a plant’s operations
Warehouse Management • Break-Bulk • Splitting a large shipment into individual orders and arranging for local delivery to customers • Warehouse Consolidation • Combining shipments from a number of sources into one larger shipment going to a single location • Cross-Docking • Combines break-bulk and consolidation warehouse activities
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Warehouse Management • Reverse Logistics Support • The logistics needed to send products or packaging materials back to disassembly, reclamation or disposal sites • Returned products can be remanufactured or updated for resale • Value-Added Services • Any work that creates greater value for customers • Services may change the physical features or configuration of products so they are presented to customers in a unique or customized manner
Warehouse Management Warehouse Functions • Receiving and Unloading • Inbound shipments must be received and unloaded from the transportation vehicles • Part of this activity may also involve checking the shipment for the correct quantities and for potential damage to products • In-Storage Handling • Once unloaded the goods must be moved to the desired destination within the facility, whether this is an actual storage location or a shipping area in the case of a cross-dock facility
Warehouse Management • Storage • Products are held, even if for only a few minutes in a storage area • Order-Picking • The products are removed from storage and assembled into appropriate quantities and assortments to fill customer orders • Staging • The assembled orders are moved to an area in the warehouse in readiness for loading into a transportation vehicle bound for customer locations • Shipping • Involves verifying that the assembled orders are correct and the actual loading of the transportation vehicles
Warehouse Management Types of Warehouse • Private Warehouse • Facility that is owned and operated by the firm that own the products • Public Warehouse • A firm that offers warehouse services to the public for a fee based on the amount of spaced used and the number of shipments into or out of the facility • Contract Warehouse • Companies offer to build, own and operate warehouse facilities for the benefit of clients who do not want to undertake those responsibilities themselves
Warehouse Strategies • A private or contract facility may be used to cover basic year round requirements • Public facilities are used to handle peak seasons • Public and contract warehouse have demonstrated more responsiveness as they offer location flexibility • Public and contract warehousing increases the potential for industry synergy • Public and contract warehouses are able to design operations and facilities to meet higher volumes of multiple clients • Public warehousing facility can provide complete logistical support ......
Summary • Warehouse are more properly viewed as places where products may be stored and assortments of products created in accordance with customer requirements • Warehouses perform several functions over and above storage. It also provide benefits through consolidation, break-bulk, cross-docking and assortment activities
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A warehousing is a location where goods can be stored. Goods could be stored for several reasons, such as for storage, distribution, manufacturing, assembly or testing. Warehousing has become a popular career choice for those who are interested in industrial careers. The profession of warehousing is still a small part of the global industrial sector, but the need for warehouses will grow exponentially in the future. One of the main reasons why warehousing is important to modern industry is because companies need a way to store their finished goods and their raw materials. The storage facilities can range from small units to massive facilities that take up large tracts of land. Warehouses can be used for either commercial or non-commercial purposes. In recent years there has been an increased focus on lean manufacturing which requires that materials and finished goods are stored in a central location so that they can be moved into production as needed. In order to accomplish this process efficiently, companies have invested heavily in warehouse management systems (WMS) which allows them to optimize their warehouse operations by tracking all of the inventory and monitoring shipments as they leave the warehouse. A warehouse is a structure that is specifically designed to store goods and materials. Warehouses are usually owned by business organizations that are engaged in manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing or importing. These warehouses are typically storage locations for items that have been purchased by a customer or client and will eventually be sold to another customer or client. It is very common for these warehouses to have multiple levels or rooms where the different items are stored. To prevent theft and other criminal activities it is very common for the warehouse to have surveillance equipment as well as a security guard on duty at all times when the warehouse is open. It is also common for these warehouses to have special air conditioning and fire suppression systems in place to protect against any potential damage from extreme temperatures or fires. The most common form of warehousing involves storage space located within a structure with a forklift inside of it to transport items from one side of the warehouse to another side of the warehouse as needed. However there are also times when a forklift will not be necessary and it will just be possible to drive around the warehouse and load items directly into a truck without any assistance from forklifts or other similar equipment. These warehouses can come in many different sizes and shapes depending on what type of items they will be storing. It is also common for these warehouses to be divided into different areas that will hold certain types of items while keeping other types of items separate from each other within the same warehouse structure. This separation of certain types of items within a single warehouse structure is most commonly done by using shelving units with barcodes on them where each different type of item has its own designated spot on the shelving unit where it belongs according to the barcode associated with it.
How to write a Warehouse Operative CV
This guide will tell you everything you need to know to create an impressive Warehouse Operative CV.
We’ll help you to identify your transferable skills and experience and present it in an appealing and professional way.
We’ve even included a Warehouse Operative CV sample to show you exactly what’s required.
Writing a CV can seem overwhelming.
Our top Warehouse Operative CV tips are:
- Triple-check spelling and grammar.
- Emphasise your transferable skills and achievements.
- Write in the third person, using active verbs.
- Don’t use graphics and keep fonts simple.
- Focus on relevant experience.
To learn more about the Warehouse Operative job role, read our Warehouse Operative job description .
Warehouse Operative CV layout and presentation
We strongly advise creating your CV in a Word (Microsoft Word) document. That’s because many employers and recruiters use an Applicant Tracking System, or ATS for short. These systems receive and sort applications. Some of them have difficulty reading other types of documents, including PDFs. Worst case scenario: the system introduces formatting errors in your CV, and the recruiter thinks you made them.
Your CV format should be professional and easy to read. Use black text on a white background, in 10 or 11 point font. Don’t use colour fonts, or a colour background.
The CV structure should be logical, with the most recent information presented first and clear headers for each section.
Begin with your contact details:
- Location and postcode.
- Telephone number.
- LinkedIn URL.
Below we describe the sections required for your CV. Throughout, use a professional tone include facts, not opinions.
Basic Warehouse Operative CV structure
- Professional profile
- Qualifications and professional development
- Further Details
Warehouse Operative professional profile
The ‘Professional profile’ section introduces you to a recruiter or potential employer. It should include a high-level, high-impact overview of what you do, how you meet the requirements of the role and why you’re a good fit.
Write between four and eight lines.
Write impersonally, for example, “Complies with health and safety policies”, rather than “I comply with health and safety policies”.
What to include in a Warehouse Operative professional profile
- Amount of previous warehousing experience.
- The qualities that make you suited to this role.
- Your experiences that would transfer well into a warehousing role.
- What sets you apart from other candidates.
- Your particular area of expertise or primary skill.
What to exclude from a Warehouse Operative professional profile
- Information that is irrelevant to working as a Warehouse Operative, for example sales experience.
- A summary of your career.
- Excessive detail – the profile is just a brief introduction.
- Anything negative, for example unemployment, or a dismissal.
- Mention of salary (current or expected).
- Clichés such as ‘hardworking’ or ‘team player’.
Warehouse Operative professional profile example
A Warehouse Operative with three years’ relevant experience and a proven ability to work quickly and efficiently. Enjoys contributing to team efforts and has a reputation for meticulous attention to detail. Thrives in pressured environments and consistently works in line with health and safety policies. Takes pride in delivering high quality work to ensure customer satisfaction and possesses a forklift licence.
Warehouse Operative key skills on CV
A ‘Key skills’ section will enable a recruiter to quickly see your main Warehouse Operative skills.
By positioning this section early in the CV, you’re immediately highlighting your value to the recruiter and giving them a reason to continue reading.
To identify which warehouse operator competencies are most in demand, go through some adverts for Warehouse Operative jobs and pick out as many keywords as you can. If you can honestly say that you have that skill, include it in your ‘Key skills’ section.
Warehouse Operative CV keywords
- Record keeping.
- Picking and packing.
- Forklift driving.
- Stock management
- Equipment maintenance.
- Health and safety.
- Meeting targets.
- Manual handling.
Warehouse Operative experience on CV
In the ‘Experience’ section, include any role relevant to warehousing, whether paid or voluntary.
List your roles in reverse chronological order.
For each relevant role you’ve held in the last 10 years, include:
- Your job title.
- Employer name.
- Start and end date.
- Responsibilities.
- Achievements for every role.
For each role, add a maximum of six or seven bullet points describing your experience in the following areas:
- Loading, unloading, checking, moving, storing, palletising, picking or packing products.
- Managing received goods or goods for despatch.
- Using equipment, such as barcode scanners.
If you’ve never worked in a warehouse environment before, don’t panic. You’ll have transferable skills that you can include instead. For example, if you’ve worked in a supermarket, you can demonstrate customer service skills – ensuring each customer gets what they ordered is essential in warehousing operations. If you play in a football team you can show teamworking skills – working with colleagues is vital to the smooth running of a warehouse.
When you’ve outlined your responsibilities for each position, think about your achievements: How have you exceeded the requirements of your role? How have you added value to the company or had a positive impact?
Ideally, you have at least three examples for each of your previous roles. Examples include:
- Meeting or exceeding targets for items picked.
- Improving the efficiency of a packing line.
- Solving a stock problem which improved customer satisfaction.
Warehouse Operative qualifications on CV
There are no formal qualification requirements for an entry-level warehousing role, although English, Maths and IT qualifications will be looked on favourably.
List your qualifications in terms of level, subject and year completed.
Experience is generally valued above qualifications in the warehousing industry. So, your ‘Qualifications’ section should be positioned towards the end of your CV.
If you’ve completed any industry-related courses, whether internal training or recognised certificates, they should also be mentioned in this section. Forklift licences are particularly sought-after, but soft-skills courses such as teamwork or time management will also boost your credibility.
Don’t forget to include the year you completed the training or qualification, so the recruiter can see how relevant and up-to-date it is.
Further details on Warehouse Operative CV
As warehousing becomes increasingly automated, there’s an expectation that you’ll be confident with technology. That’s not to say a recruiter will expect you to have experience or knowledge of the specific systems they use, although that always helps, but they will want someone who’s IT literate.
Include previous experience using headsets, iPads, bar-coders, scanners and inventory management systems.
You can also strengthen your application with further details relevant to the warehousing sector. For example, physical fitness is usually very important, so say that you’re fit and healthy. If you’re a non-smoker, it’s also relevant to include that.
Recruiters will appreciate it if you to state your availability, including whether you’d be willing to work shifts, weekends or seasonally.
Finally, state how the length of your current notice period.
There’s no need to include details of referees, as employers will generally request these further along in the recruitment process.
What to exclude from a Warehouse Operative CV
- Hobbies and interests.
- Details of referees.
- Personal details such as date of birth, marital status and nationality.
- Your photograph.
- Qualifications and courses not related to warehousing.
Warehouse Operative CV template
Download our free Warehouse Operative CV sample for ideas on layout, structure and content. If you base your CV on the template, be sure to tailor it with your your personal skills and experience. A generic CV won’t impress anyone.
Warehouse Operative CV do’s and don’ts
- Start with your contact details.
- Write a hard-hitting profile section to introduce yourself.
- Add 9-12 key skills that are relevant to warehouse work.
- Include relevant work experience to prove transferable skills and responsibilities.
- Add achievements for each role.
- Detail the level, title and year of each relevant qualification and course.
- Show your technical skills.
- Mention your availability.
- Ensure the document is presented professionally and clearly.
- Check your spelling and grammar.
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The Warehouse space type is designed to store goods and materials, as well as to allow for the regular circulation of occupants, vehicles, and machinery that are typically associated with the handling of these goods and materials. Essential to this space type is the capacity to accommodate vertical storage, space for vehicle material movement, and anticipated high floor loads.
See also WBDG Warehouse Building Type .
A wide range of storage alternatives, picking alternatives, material handling equipment and software exist to meet the physical and operational requirements of a warehouse space type, and proper integration of these features is essential. Warehouse spaces must also be flexible enough to adapt to future operations and storage needs. Typical features of Warehouse space types include the list of applicable design objectives elements as outlined below. For a complete list and definitions of the design objectives within the context of whole building design , click on the titles below.
- Company/Organization Image : Provide an aesthetically pleasing work environment through the use of company symbols, logos, artwork, and other features that also make the work environment feel clean and safe.
- Sense of Place : Create a 'sense of place' so the warehouse has a unique character that engenders a sense of pride, purpose, and dedication for individual workers and the workplace community.
- ADA Requirements : Warehouses must meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards. Provide accessible parking, entrances, aisles, and restrooms, etc.
- Access to Goods and Materials : Design the warehouse space with appropriate storage systems that allow ease of access by workers and equipment to goods and materials. Plan for appropriate systems to reach items at low and high levels within the space and goods and materials with different shelf lives.
Cost-Effective
When warehouse productivity and efficiency are increased, operational costs decrease. Incorporate these strategies to make the warehouse space more cost-effective.
- Visible Inventory : Ensure that the inventory is accessible and visible, allowing for ease of inventory and fulfillment to reduce costs.
- Storage Optimization : A fully optimized warehouse will improve traffic flow, reduce loss of stock, and boost productivity, all resulting in overall improved efficiency and reduced costs.
- Technologies : Incorporate warehouse management systems (WMS) to improve inventory management and visibility. Benchmarking can also be incorporated in order identify the key processes and ways to improve or refine them.
Functional / Operational
- Efficient Use of Space : Warehouse space types are often designed with higher bays to take advantage of vertical storage. Utilization of space is maximized while providing adequate circulation paths for personnel and material handling equipment such as forklift trucks.
- Design for Live Loads : Designs should anticipate the loads of stored materials and associated handling equipment, typically 250 LB/SF. Snow, wind, and seismic loads shall be considered where they are applicable. Racking in seismic areas must be built stronger and be better braced.
- Power and Utility Requirements : Differentiate between spaces that require power and utilities, and those that are for storage only. Depending on the goods being stored and handling equipment required, there may be a need for well-distributed power and utility lines throughout the space. Attempt energy efficient lighting when possible. Warehouse spaces typically include one floor drain for every two bays of storage, as well as sand and oil traps on waste lines.
- Energy-Efficient Lighting : Incorporate energy efficient lighting into all spaces.
- Proper Drainage : Warehouse spaces typically include one floor drain for every two bays of storage, as well as sand and oil traps on waste lines.
- Loading Dock : Warehouse space types are typically designed with one electro-hydraulic dock leveler per every five truck bays.
- Occupancy : Occupancy Group Classification is Storage Group S in Group S-1 or S-2 classifications with sprinklered construction. See also WBDG Secure/Safe—Fire Protection
- Personnel : Know the number of employees required, their current levels of training and shift timings, and other related factors to help design the warehouse layout in a way that does not limit the workforce's productivity. Also, the layout must be planned to safely accommodate new employees and future needs.
- Optimize the Warehouse Processes : Utilize planning and technology to optimize the warehouse processes of receiving, putaway, storage, picking, packing, and shipping. Optimizing these six processes will streamline the warehouse operations, reduce costs and errors, and achieve a higher level of efficiency.
Secure / Safe
- Life-Safety and Health Concerns : Address traditional life-safety and health concerns including measures to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses (work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD), trips, falls, etc.), ensure electrical safety, and eliminate exposure to hazardous materials. The following operations have historically contributed to significant numbers of warehouse injuries and are considered to be the most hazardous: docks , powered industrial trucks, conveyors, materials storage, manual lifting/handling, roof ladders and hatches, and charging stations. Other serious operational safety problems include inadequate fire safety provisions, improper blocking of exits and egress paths, chemical exposure, improper use of lockout procedures, lack of ergonomics, and failure to wear personal protective equipment.
- Signage : Incorporate proper signage to clearly warn of hazards or to direct personnel to take precautions. The specific strategy for the warehouses signs must be determined early in the facility design process.
- Surfaces : Possess non-slip surface treatments on floors subject to wetting, such as outdoor docks, to eliminate slips and falls to personnel.
- Fire Safety : Design with fire sprinkler systems engineered to cover the specific commodity classification in the specific storage configuration for the planned warehouse. The adequacy of the sprinkler system must be evaluated when changes occur that can increase the hazard classification, such as introducing a new product line, using a different packaging material, or changing from wood pallets to plastic pallets.
- Security Systems : Include appropriate security systems in the overall warehouse design including physical access controls, cameras and sensors, cybersecurity measures, and also provide security training.
Sustainable
- Special HVAC : Provide proper ventilation under all circumstances. Plan for 100% exhaust from storage areas with paint, petroleum, aerosol, or other minor amounts posing moderate hazard storage conditions. Plan and provide for regular maintenance of the HVAC systems to improve efficiency and reduce maintenance and replacement costs. For more information, see High-Performance HVAC and Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality .
- Comfort : Use ceiling mounted fans to reduce heat stratification and provide air movement, thus increasing worker comfort in both summer and winter. Mount fans above highest forklift level for worker safety.
- Energy Efficiency : Include energy-efficient fixtures, windows, systems, and appliances , e.g., motion sensor instant-on lighting systems, wherever feasible.
- Insulation : Incorporate wall and roof insulation that meet codes and guidelines for the particular climate zone and operating conditions to achieve maximum temperature regulation and occupant comfort.
- Water Efficiency : Incorporate water saving fixtures and equipment to protect and conserve water .
Considered to be the world's most sustainable logistics warehouse, this project incorporates building materials which reduce pollutants to air, water, and soil. Healthy, safe materials were specified to enhance the comfort and well-being of all building users. Sensors and smart meters monitor air and water quality, internal noise, lighting, humidity and temperature, occupancy, and occupancy patterns. Optimal thermal comfort maximizes productivity. Photo Credit: Chetwoods
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The following building program is representative of Warehouse space types.
Example Plans
The following diagram is representative of typical tenant plans.
Example Construction Criteria
For GSA, the unit costs for Warehouse space types are based on the construction quality and design features in the following table . This information is based on GSA's benchmark interpretation and could be different for other owners.
Warehouses must be designed to meet all local building, fire, and life-safety codes. When in doubt, consult with the local building official. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) also provides guidance for warehouse safety.
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.)
- 29 C.F.R. Part 1903.1 et seq.—Inspections, Citations, and Proposed Penalties of Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
The following agencies and organizations have developed codes and standards affecting the design of Warehouse space types. Note that the codes and standards are minimum requirements. Architects , engineers , and consultants should consider exceeding the applicable requirements whenever possible.
- UFC 4-440-01 Warehouses and Storage Facilities
- UFC 4-451-10N Design: Hazardous Waste Storage
- NFPA 230 Standard for the Fire Protection of Storage
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- PBS-P100 Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service
- Veterans Health Administration – Warehouse – Acquisition and Materiel Management Service (291)
Organizations
- American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
- Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE)
- International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW)
- International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- The International Society of Logistics (SOLE)
- Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)
Publications
- Architectural Graphic Standards , 12th Edition by The American Institute of Architects, Dennis J. Hall. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016.
- " Guide to Sizing Warehouse Aisles for Various Types of Lift Trucks " by Edward Brown. WarehouseIQ.com , October 8, 2011.
- Rules of Thumb: Warehousing and Distribution Guidelines, 11th edition by TranSystems, 2010.
- The Time, Space & Cost Guide to Better Warehouse Design , Second Edition by Maida Napolitano and Gross & Associates. August 24, 2017.
- Warehouse Safety: A Practical Guide to Preventing Warehouse Incidents and Injuries by George Swartz. 1999. ISBN: 0865876479
- Warehousing Profitably , Third Edition by Kenneth Ackerman. The Distribution Group, 2011.
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Warehouse Management System Features, Functional Requirements and Best Practices
Warehouse management software , also known as warehouse management systems (WMS), represents one of today’s broader enterprise software categories. They often include specialized tools like inventory, supply chain and transportation management to tackle unique distribution niches. However, thanks to the broad capabilities of warehouse management system features, most companies adopt these solutions to cover their bases.
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Think about warehouse management software as tools that provide an overarching “facility, packages and people” approach to warehouse operations. These software platforms manage several steps of the supply chain management process, including everything from shipping to employee scheduling.
They also integrate various types of analytics and business intelligence . Company leaders can use this valuable data to help fine-tune or revamp their warehouse operations (or even their entire supply chain). Data visibility is key to achieving a fully optimized warehousing operation; make sure these tools are part of your warehouse management system requirements!
What This Article Covers:
Warehousing Functions
Inventory Management
- Cartonization
- Warehouse Automation
- Labor Management
- Order Picking
- Reports and Analytics
- Returns Management
- Order and Billing Management
Best Practices
- Choosing the Right Software
Warehousing is a critical aspect of a profitable and efficient business. It allows you to manage your inventory while maintaining and controlling items before they ship. Here’s a list of warehouse management functions that will not only solve your business challenges but give you a systematic process to follow:
You need to have a clear objective about your warehouse’s purpose, inventory, lifespan and storage space before starting. Items you don’t need right away can be kept in storage and removed as needed. This strategy reduces stock wastage while ensuring that items are safe.
Storage plays a critical role part of warehouse management functions. For example, you’ll probably require additional storage during the holiday season and when goods sell at lower rates. You can remove these items from storage when prices increase or demand is high.
Minimize Risks
Items stored in warehouses are most likely insured from theft, fire or damage. Although most warehouses minimize risks, it is still advisable to install surveillance systems to capture criminal activity and avoid product loss. Such systems can boost warehouse security by allowing managers to remotely monitor every activity in and around the warehouse.
Installing alarm systems and placing sensors in locations that need close monitoring will automatically send signals and notifications about potential break-ins.
Value-added Services
Packing and grading are value-added services warehouses offer on behalf of the manufacturer of goods or wholesalers. They also include customization, re-packaging, re-branding, bundling and processing. Such services provide efficient product delivery, generate higher value and optimize the supply chain.
Barcode printing, stamping, labeling, invoice printing, order fulfillment, goods disposal and quality checks are other value-added services provided by warehouses.
Price Stability
Maintaining a stabilized pricing option is another important aspect that warehouses control. They help manage price fluctuations by storing goods when there is excess demand in the market while releasing goods when the demand is under control. This strategy lets warehouses make sure there’s enough inventory/goods to match supply and demand, leading to price stability.
Goods Movement
Upgraded infrastructure and robust warehouse management system features are key to moving goods smoothly in and around your warehouse. The movement of goods includes inbound and outbound activity, order selection and storage transfer. These activities involve unloading goods, transferring them to the storage area and choosing items for shipping.
Thus, WMS software helps you solve challenges that are likely to happen in day-to-day operations.
Easy movement of goods includes inbound and outbound activity, order selection and transfer to storage. This function is one major reason you should regularly use upgraded infrastructure and warehouse management system features.
Similarly, to run a successful business, you must consider choosing WMS software with features and requirements that best suit your needs.
Features and Requirements
Some warehouse management software solutions look a lot like inventory management software , but most are oriented more toward warehouse management’s physical and logistical aspects. When considering a WMS, keep your business’s unique warehouse management system functional requirements in mind and include the features you need.
Keeping your WMS requirements and functionality checklist on hand when selecting a solution can also help keep must-have features from being forgotten. Here are some warehouse management software features to consider:
1. Inventory Management
Inventory management is one of the most significant warehouse management system features. This WMS feature is a must-have if you want to maintain your inventory levels. Some major components of robust inventory management include inventory visibility, forecasting, purchasing history, tracking, analysis and accounting.
Dashboard demonstrating inventory management features. Source
At some point in time, handling your inventory manually isn’t going to work. Some operations can get out of control while processing multiple orders from different sales channels and checking stocks across different platforms.
For warehouses handling specialized types of products and materials, warehouse management solutions often include specific inventory management tools such as perishable goods tracking and FIFO/LIFO protocols . These protocols, properly backed up by digital planning tools, keep products fresh and decrease waste.
Having a good inventory management system benefits a warehouse in many ways. It improves customer experiences and cash flow, optimizes fulfillment and prevents shrinkage. Make sure to watch out for these warehouse management software features:
- Barcode Scanning
- Cross Docking
- Cycle Counting
- Inventory Reordering
- Physical Inventory Count
- Rules Engine
- Slotting Techniques
- Task Interleaving
2. Cartonization
This feature evaluates items based on the number and size of cartons. You can select standalone applications or modules that are part of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) or warehouse management system to manage cartonization. It’s best used in warehouses that involve multiple distribution operations.
Manage all resources from a centralized platform. Source
Algorithms analyze the best way to pack cartons and minimize labor costs. These algorithms select items according to weight, height, width and length to pack them as efficiently as possible. Besides analysis, this feature also improves traditional shipping methods via automation.
With cartonization, warehouses can run their distribution operations efficiently while reducing overall shipping costs. However, there are certain factors to watch out for when choosing containers or cartons before shipping.
- Item Type: For example, food items might not go well with cleaning supplies. Hence, you can’t use the same container to ship both items.
- Size: This aspect determines whether the order should go in a single package or split into two smaller boxes.
- Shape and Nature: For example, a pointed item might compromise the packaging, while heavier ones might damage smaller and lighter objects.
Make sure you select a WMS that includes these features as well:
- Container Loading
- Packing Workbench
- Single Level Cartonization
- Container Splitting
- Multi-level Cartonization
- Container Management
3. Warehouse Automation
One of the key factors fueling significant industry growth is warehouse automation . It offers a wide range of benefits, including enhanced productivity, minimized labor risks, reduced human error, increased efficiency and better accuracy.
As automation integration continues to rise in popularity, warehouse managers can do away with time-intensive manual tasks. Speaking of automation, incorporating robotics, AI and machine learning into warehouse management systems can drastically increase efficiency and speed. Picking robots can find and transport materials without requiring employees to run back and forth from products to shipping areas.
With autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) taking over non-productive walking times, automation significantly improves efficiency and productivity. AMRs aren’t just for large organizations, even smaller companies can deploy them for scalability and flexibility.
Implementing AMRs or automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRs) with an automated warehouse system can significantly improve overall processes. These modern technologies facilitate accuracy and safer operations, from tripling order fulfillment productivity to faster deployment and improved picking accuracy.
An automated warehouse system can automate multiple repetitive tasks like inventory management, picking and packing, back-office management and more. Although most WMSs offer basic features, you’ll need to dive deep into solutions that comply with your warehouse management system requirements to ensure they offer the right tools, like:
- Pick-to-Light
- Automated Storage and Retrieval
- Warehouse Simulation
- Maintenance and Inspection
According to Acumen Research and Consulting, the global warehouse automation market could reach a value of $64,639 million by 2030. Integrating the right warehouse management system requirements and innovative technologies can solidify a competitive edge.
4. Labor Management
Apart from the many unique features that identify and monitor physical materials and packages, other warehouse management software features include labor management. Proper labor management can keep employees on task and discover processes that waste valuable resources. Employees can maintain online attendance using QR or pin codes to track timing.
These features also give employees a way to track hours, look at paid time off and see how much overtime they have.
Workforce planning software has come a long way in just a few years. Most companies use enterprise automation as part of their warehousing solution by integrating labor management systems with robust WMS platforms. Labor management tools can identify staff and maintain schedules while matching individual staff members to tasks.
The labor side of the equation is critically important in ensuring vital warehouse management functions happen as planned. Make sure some of these features are present in the warehouse management system you choose:
- Labor Planning and Scheduling
- Warehouse Safety Control
- Labor Allocation
- Employee Engagement
- Labor Cost Optimization
A preview of labor management in Oracle WMS. Source
5. Order Picking
Order picking is time-consuming and takes up over half of picking operation costs. While warehouse order picking is crucial for smooth order-fulfillment processes, selecting the right picking method is a must-have.
Picking isn’t something you can manage through purely manual means. There’s a lot of activity involved, like receiving and storing inventory, moving items across the warehouse and picking orders for shipments. All of these operations are important. If one falters, the entire supply chain can suffer.
The benefits of obtaining the right warehouse order picking system include reduced warehouse costs, improved customer satisfaction and better accuracy.
Selecting the right warehouse management software features can be challenging without guidance. Check out popular vendors like Manhattan Supply Chain , SAP Warehouse Management and Logiwa when looking for:
- Batch and Cluster Picking
- Partial Picking
- Directed Voice Picking
- Vision Picking
- Zone Picking
- Wave Picking
Most warehouse managers define putaway as an inefficient warehouse process. However, this isn’t true. Strong putaway is necessary to increase efficiency and optimize warehouse operations. This process starts when the warehouse receives and stores items in the right location.
Proper putaway reduces the chances of misplaced items, speeds up picking processes and leads pickers to exactly where an item is stored.
There are four putaway methods to choose from according to the product type, SKUs, purchase order and storage location. Selecting a system that supports different kinds of putaway is a game changer. Look out for a system that offers:
- Putaway Rules
- System Directed Putaway
- Bin Search Rules for Bin Selection
- Putaway Zone List
7. Reports and Analytics
Many of the best warehouse management solutions provide features that aggregate business intelligence from warehouse operations. Real-time tracking is a major asset, particularly in maintaining inventory. It lets you view your inventory levels in real time, so you always know when you’re low on certain items or if you have more stock than necessary.
Other tools may filter data for KPI analysis and highlight improvement areas. Workflow management tools identify what’s happening within a warehouse and where attention is needed. Collecting high-quality data helps decision-makers change key business processes while also helping them prepare for the future.
In addition, many of the premier warehouse management software vendors offer multi-location tracking to work with multiple warehouses. Language, tax and multi-currency features are important for businesses that operate globally.
Keep an eye out for these helpful features:
- Inventory Analytics
- Consignment Reports
- Performance Metrics
- Total Landed Cost
- Procurement Analytics
- Discrepancy Reports
- Replenishment Planning Analytics
8. Returns Management
Managing product returns is something every warehouse wants to avoid. Though it’s a lengthy process, prioritizing returns management eventually boosts customer satisfaction and is integral to maintaining a healthy supply chain.
Most companies prefer to partner with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) to manage and handle product returns. The only downside of partnering with 3PLs is the upfront costs. Another option could be using robust warehouse management systems to control your supply chain and handle fulfillment processes, including returns.
With WMS, you can automate and streamline these processes at every step: creating returns, updating stocks, generating reports, or issuing partial and full refunds. Check out the below warehouse management software features:
- Refund Management
- Returns Processing
- Returned Products Management
- Returns Status Tracking in Real Time
9. Order and Billing Management
A WMS can enhance order management by controlling the flow of products through your warehouse. Re-order features allow you to order parts or products that routinely need re-supply automatically.
An example of cycle counting in Fishbowl WMS. Source
Billing management tracks and captures client metrics like costs and billable services across multiple levels. This information includes cost data across activities such as inbound and outbound logistics, receiving, distribution and warehousing.
Look for some of these key features when selecting a warehouse management system:
- Order History
- Multichannel Orders
- Snapshot Management
- Wholesale Orders
- Activity-based Billing
- Order Lifecycle Management
10. Shipping
Shipping is a core function that all WMSs must support. You’ll also find specific features, like transportation management systems (TMS), that optimize shipments, handle planning and strengthen execution to improve shipping efficiency.
A broader goal of efficient shipping management is to boost customer satisfaction, reduce costs and gain real-time visibility. While most systems support multimodal and intermodal transportation, others focus on a single mode of transportation.
However, for a TMS to work efficiently, users need to integrate it with a WMS. TMS software can directly affect and improve warehouse management as an integral part of supply chain management. It helps manage multiple tasks simultaneously, including labor scheduling, load building, cross-docking and goods palletization.
If you’re looking for transport management functionalities in-built into a WMS solution, here are a few to keep in mind:
- Freight Procurement
- Cold Chain Management
- Goods Check-in
- Picking and Putaway
- Packing and Dispatch
- Goods Arrival
- Digital Assistants
- IoT Fleet Monitoring
- Default Carriers and Services
With a host of warehouse management tasks to keep track of, it can be easy to lose your way. Now that we’ve covered some vital warehouse management system requirements let’s go over some best practices. Even if you already have a running warehouse system, see if you can implement a few. The savings in time, work and money are well worth it.
Organize, Organize, Organize
An unorganized warehouse costs your company extra time and money when picking and shipping orders. Do you have a strategy for goods placement? Are multiple SKUs separated or in bins with one another? Another thing you can do to improve organization is to look at the warehouse’s floor plan and draw out common paths workers take when loading, picking or packing.
Do they end up retracing their steps? Are commonly picked items nearby, or do they have to walk the length of the warehouse? If you can eliminate some of that extra time finding items, that alone will improve your warehouse’s efficiency.
Avoid Manual Data Entry
Are you still writing SKUs on a notepad or entering them manually into a computer? The potential to mistype and the time needed to write or type each number by hand adds up to a lot of extra overhead.
Many products have barcodes or SKUs that a scanner can pick up. Scanning a barcode and having it automatically entered into the system is a lot more reliable than doing it by hand, and it will get products off the dock and into your system quicker.
This idea goes for accounting tasks as well. Manually entering numerical data and doing calculations by hand is a recipe for disaster and a frustrated accounting team.
Prioritize Safety
Safety is of the utmost importance to anyone in warehouse operations management. Why? Aside from the obvious impact an injured employee faces, an accident on the job site can drastically harm an operation’s bottom line and affect your workplace’s reputation. A safe warehouse is an efficient warehouse, so make sure you are following these guidelines laid out by Camcode , a leading barcode provider:
- Ensure all aisles are clear and spills are cleaned immediately.
- Use safety equipment at all times, like eye protection and hard hats.
- Ensure emergency exits and sprinklers aren’t blocked.
- Provide appropriate ladders and train employees on which ladders are best for what job.
- Have an emergency response plan.
- Post safety expectations in highly visible locations.?
Train Employees
Employee training goes hand in hand with workplace safety. Injuries are more likely to occur if your employees aren’t up to date with warehouse procedures. To mitigate this risk, ensure only trained employees operate machines like forklifts or cranes. It’s also important for employees to renew necessary credentials ASAP.
Choose the Right Software
At the end of the day, your team is only as good as its software. Make sure you do the proper research and take time to evaluate vendors and your own WMS requirements before implementing a warehouse operations management solution. Finding the best-fit software for your business can turn headaches into an efficient and optimized warehouse.
Consider a few of these questions when beginning your search for the perfect warehouse management system:
- How big is your operation?
- How much room is in the budget for a new system?
- Does your business prefer a cloud-based or on-premise solution?
- What are your must-have features?
- Is there time to train employees to use a new platform?
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A traditional, white chef’s coat is recognizable and lets customers and other employees know who belongs in the kitchen. It also serves as an important tool. Chef’s coats are made from heavy cotton, which protects the chef from the heat of kitchen appliances, such as ovens and stoves. The knotted buttons slip off easily, but do not melt or potentially pop off and land in food. White is the preferred color because it may be bleached if it gets stained by food, typically a daily occurrence.
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Here are 10 important factors to take into account regarding whether a potential warehouse will work for your company.
1. SKU and Sales Growth
One of the first questions that should be asked is what will happen with SKU growth. Companies often think about where they are currently, and how many SKU’s they have added recently. But you must take into account changes in the business and answer some of the following questions:
- Will you be adding new SKUs at a higher rather than previous years?
- Will these new SKUs be in new product lines that bring about other challenges from a functional perspective that may require space such as kitting or not be conyeable
- Will the new SKUs be a different cubic dimension than the current product mix? Will they be larger, smaller, heavier, longer, wider etc.
- How might a change in the cubic dimensions affect storage requirements, and other material handling equipment including pick carts and conveyors?
- How many SKUs will become obsolete within that same time frame, opening up space potentially?
- What is the sales plan for the new 3 to 5 years? Will the sales be from an increase in the average price point, or from more units per order? This will affect the space requirements over time.
All of these factors figure into warehouse planning, specifically calculating the number of pallet positions and forward pick locations. It’s key to collaborate with the merchants to plan this accurately.
2. Inventory Turnover
Better management of inventory is critical so to not continually require more storage space to house dead inventory. This is an area that can be a challenge to many businesses as they may not have sufficient KPIs and analytics to support aged inventory reporting or excess stock on hand. Typically, we find that efficient businesses run around a 5% to 7% of inventory dollars that are deemed excess or aged – anything above 8% to 10% begins to lead to inefficiencies in the warehouse etc. Here are some of the questions that must be asked as part of this process:
- How much dead or excess inventory are you carrying currently?
- How does your company define excess inventory? Excess inventory is where you are carrying more days, weeks, months or years of stock than it takes you to reasonably get back in stock and still meet minimum order quantities etc. An example of this is a product that can easily be back in stock within 4 weeks without paying expedited freight, but yet the company is carrying a 6 month supply instead of something more reasonable like 6 or 7 weeks of supply.
If you remove excess and aged inventory from the inventory, how will that affect storage requirements if it is managed better?
Inventory turnover ratio has a huge effect on how much space you need. It’s important to understand the turnover by product and category. The merchants again need to be brought into the planning process so that excess and slow moving stock can be liquidated.
3. Think “cubic feet of the space” rather than just the building’s footprint
It’s surprising how many times management looks at space first in terms of its cost rather than the potential capacity in terms of cubic feet. Will your clear stack height be different in a new building? If so, how much vertical storage will this give you? Going from a building that’s 20’ clear stack height to 26’ is substantial in that you will be able to store an additional level of pallets. But translating how much space you currently have and what it equates to in a new facility with a higher clear stack is often times miscalculated. Think in terms of how many pallet locations are required and the other DC functions required.
4. Warehouse shape matters
We have consulted with clients on multi-floor facilities; a V shaped building; a building 1,000 ft. long and 200 ft. wide with expansion that would make the space 400 feet longer. All buildings can work but they may have serious efficiency downsides. Additionally, in vacant warehouses without racking, column positions can break up the pallet rack configuration and sprinkler systems have to be installed too. My point here is to consider doing the layout for the product workflow and the racking before committing to the building. Oddities can add costs, especially for picking.
5. Number and position of dock doors
Especially in a smaller distribution center, there often aren’t enough dock doors. How many do you need? Adding them later is generally prohibitive. Will you be loading outbound trailers while receiving inbound shipments? The number of doors and how the space is configured for inbound and outbound is key.
6. Material Handling Solutions and Automation
In the new building what types of material handling solutions and automation can your business afford to invest in and get a reasonable ROI? Will you go from a wider racking aisle to narrow aisle? Considering the automation aspects being considered and how does the footprint of the potential building measure up?
7. Warehouse Layout and Processes
All of this leads to the warehouse layout for the new space in terms of work and product flow, MHE use and automation to be employed. Three areas that typically need more consideration are: inbound receiving, QA and staging; returns processing and refurbishment; and forward pick configuration for the shortest pick path. Will you support new functions in the warehouse such as kitting or value added services? As you review your warehouse layout and process, how flexible is this warehouse to changes in size of products, their conveyability, growth, etc,?
8. Expansion of the building for growth
As your business grows, how can the new facility be expanded to meet your needs? How many years does this space have to last? Collaborate with the merchants on growth of the business in terms of sales and SKUs.
9. Some key metrics you’ll need for warehouse planning
To calculate bulk and forward picking storage locations: the number of SKUs, dollar inventory average and peak, inventory turnover ratio, planned SKU growth and obsolescence;
- For inbound receiving space: the profile of the incoming shipments, average and peak, number of cases, pallets and containers received; space for QA tasks and space to stage product awaiting put away;
- For outbound shipping: the number of shipments per month (peak and average), types of shipment (small package, pallet, LTL, etc.) and carrier. What space is needed to aggregate for specific carriers?
- For store shipments and type (e.g. small package versus pallet), the outbound shipment frequency and volumes – to size staging to stores.
All of these will help you plan the new distribution center accordingly.
10. Consider professional warehouse planning assistance
Selecting the right warehouse has long term consequences in terms of efficiency and service to the customers. Many require 10 year leases or are purchase decisions. Consider hiring a consultant that can guide your decision and help you with these critical decisions. Many of these are critical calculations of space that are dependent on good planning by merchants and other senior management. Another set of eyes can help make a difference. These are just a few of the items that companies overlook when trying to estimate the required distribution center space. Be sure to spend the upfront time analyzing all facets of the business before buying or leasing a new building.
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February 20, 2018
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Some of the most overlooked hazards in the workplace are caused by improper storage of materials. While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not have a standard dedicated to the handling and storage of materials, they have a pamphlet for warehouses to follow.
This article highlights some of the most important guidelines in OSHA’s pamphlet for safe stacking and storage of materials. You'll also want to follow some essential warehouse safety tips to better improve workplace safety.
Safe Stacking Height
It should be no surprise that there are height limitations for stacking and storing materials in a warehouse. When a stack of pallets becomes too tall, it has less stability and is more likely to cause an injury when it falls.
The answer to “how high can you stack pallets in a warehouse?” is no more than 16 feet high if you are piling each piece on top of the other without the help of a machine. If you are using equipment such as a forklift truck, that number increases to 20 feet.
When it comes to the safety stacking height for boxes, a lot depends on different variables such as the contents of the box, its weight and size. Each warehouse will have its own height restrictions, which should be posted clearly and visibly around the warehouse.
As a general rule, all materials stored in tiers shall be stacked in blocks, interlocked and secured to prevent sliding or falling. Remember the higher items are stored, the more dangerous they become, so it’s always best to keep stacks short whenever possible.
Safe Stacking Techniques
There are a multitude of storage methods and techniques to safely stack materials in a warehouse.
Using block storage for warehouses tends to result in the safest stacks, provided weight and height limits are followed. This means stacking items in “blocks” using wood or plastic pallets one on top of each other.
Other safety tips may differ depending on the stacking method; whether you are stacking manually or with a forklift.
Manual Stacking
Items should be handled manually whenever possible in order to avoid the greater risk of injury that can come with powered industrial trucks. However, that doesn’t mean handling materials manually is free of hazards.
Workers should ensure that they have the proper training on safe lifting techniques and training on personal protective equipment (PPE) prior to moving materials manually. The age old “life with your legs, not your back” cannot be stressed enough. Proper warehouse safety training will help workers understand the dangers of improper lifting.
Employees should also be equipped with the right tools and PPE for manually lifting materials. This may include handles that attach to loads, and forearm protection, such as gloves, for loads with sharp or rough edges.
Forklift Stacking
Forklifts are an excellent way to avoid the potential injuries from manual stacking, but of course introduce their own (more dangerous) hazards. Much like manual stacking, it is critical forklift operators are properly trained. Only certified employees are allowed to operate forklifts.
Through training employees will know to place the load on the forklift as close to the mast as possible. This will help reduce the likelihood that the equipment will tip over and the items will fall off.
Employees will also have to meet OSHA's forklift inspection requirements before operating a forklift. Once in moving anywhere, such as across the warehouse floor, it’s important the load is adjusted to the lowest position possible.
Track Safe Stacking Progress
Warehouse safety goes beyond stacking and storage hazards. It’s important to track the successes, as well as the hazards, to get the full picture. It should be clear that multiple factors, particularly training, play an important role in the safety of employees.
It’s best to track the progress of employee safety through different safety metrics, such as number of training sessions, hazards reported, and incidents. This may seem like an overwhelming task, but safety management software is available to assist. When you’re able to see the full picture, you may notice safe stacking become a regular occurrence on the floor!
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Good personal presentation therefore requires good self-esteem and self-confidence. It means that you have to learn about yourself, and understand and accept who you are, both your positives and your negatives, and be comfortable with yourself.
Warehouse Safety Rules - includes OSHA requirements such as appropriate PPE, mandatory safety signages, HazCom program, fire prevention plan, and emergency action plan. You can also take advantage of a warehouse safety checklist to do regular safety observation checks to ensure safety protocols are being followed by employees in the warehouse.
Warehousing Workers' Rights Related Topics Ergonomics Powered Industrial Trucks COVID-19 Temporary Workers Holiday Workplace Safety Overview The warehousing and storage industry includes establishments operating facilities for general merchandise, refrigerated goods, and other products.
appearance and personal presentation but the expects all employees to CCG dress appropriately, safely andprofessional ly at all times so that employees are able to demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of service users, visitors and other employees. 1.7. This policy and procedureaccommodates personal and cultural diversity where
Three key tips we like from Greg's Top Tips for Warehouse Accuracy: Ensure the legibility of barcodes by considering font size, and consider using optical cues such as punctuation, font changes, underlines, and boxes, in long codes Keep your technology as simple as possible for data entry
9. Establish a Personal Connection With Your Audience A connected audience is an engaged audience. (Image source: Envato Elements) A personal connection with your audience will make them trust you more and remember you and your all about myself PowerPoint presentation. A few ways to establish a personal connection include:
This warehouse management PPT deck lets you make required variations to icons and colors. Choose this inventory administration PowerPoint design to showcase organization and assurance. Download this PPT slide to explore true perfection. « » These PPT Slides are compatible with Google Slides Want Changes to This PPT Slide?
OSHA recognizes 10 warehouse standards when assessing properties and companies for safety. These safety standards include: Forklifts Hazard communication Electrical, wiring methods Electrical, system design Guarding floor & wall openings and holes Exits Mechanical power transmission Respiratory protection Lockout/tagout/LOTO
Warehouse operations need a lockout/tagout program to prevent equipment from being accidentally energized and injuring employees. Employees required to perform these opera-tions should be trained and all employees should have a working knowledge of the program. Finally, management at warehouse operations needs to conduct a site hazard assessment to
You also must keep in mind local code requirements as most municipalities require at least 18" to 36" of clearance from the sprinkler heads. According to recent industry research, warehouses built in the 1960s average 24 ft. Today's warehouses are now approaching 40 ft high, allowing far more product storage capacity.
Warehouse Strategies • A private or contract facility may be used to cover basic year round requirements • Public facilities are used to handle peak seasons • Public and contract warehouse have demonstrated more responsiveness as they offer location flexibility • Public and contract warehousing increases the potential for industry synergy • …
The Warehouse presentations are visual illustrations of retail, supply chain, and logistics concepts. Warehouse are storage buildings for manufacturing, imports, exports, wholesale, and transportation businesses. These graphics add visual interest to business formal and informal presentations. The warehouse templates display operations of supply and change management with the help of eye ...
Proposal example warehousing. This template for warehousing is the starting point for your perfect and convincing proposal. Quality, price, advice, experience, knowledge and good service are important parts of your proposal. And when you put it back in your proposal, it determines your success. Companies can use this proposal sample template to ...
Writing a CV can seem overwhelming. Our top Warehouse Operative CV tips are: Triple-check spelling and grammar. Emphasise your transferable skills and achievements. Write in the third person, using active verbs. Don't use graphics and keep fonts simple. Focus on relevant experience.
Warehouses must be designed to meet all local building, fire, and life-safety codes. When in doubt, consult with the local building official. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) also provides guidance for warehouse safety. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.)
You need to have a clear objective about your warehouse's purpose, inventory, lifespan and storage space before starting. Items you don't need right away can be kept in storage and removed as needed. This strategy reduces stock wastage while ensuring that items are safe. Storage plays a critical role part of warehouse management functions.
In the same way that you might reference resume samples, the following Warehouse cover letter example will help you to write a cover letter that best highlights your experience and qualifications. If you're ready to apply for your next role, upload your resume to Indeed Resume to get started. Malik Rabb. (123) 456-7891.
Cover cuts, sores and wounds with waterproof bandages and single-use, food-safe gloves. Chefs with stomach flu-like symptoms - vomiting, diarrhea or high fever - are not permitted to work....
Inventory turnover ratio has a huge effect on how much space you need. It's important to understand the turnover by product and category. The merchants again need to be brought into the planning process so that excess and slow moving stock can be liquidated. 3. Think "cubic feet of the space" rather than just the building's footprint.
Some of the most overlooked hazards in the workplace are caused by improper storage of materials. While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not have a standard dedicated to the handling and storage of materials, they have a pamphlet for warehouses to follow.. This article highlights some of the most important guidelines in OSHA's pamphlet for safe stacking and ...
[Company Name] requires that employees dress neatly and appropriately at all times and that they maintain adequate personal hygiene. The success of any company is reliant on the support and goodwill of its customers. For this reason, it is important that [Company Name] maintains a professional image.
Outbound and Inbound® is a warehouse distribution business that offers vital services such as storage, pallet services, pool distribution, logistics solutions, inventory services, and creating and packing services, among many others. In addition to the storage of shipments, we also provide distribution services.