{"id":17473,"date":"2019-06-06T17:26:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T15:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redesign.leogistics.com\/uncategorized\/no-more-sore-muscles-when-picking\/"},"modified":"2021-04-07T17:00:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T15:00:19","slug":"no-more-sore-muscles-when-picking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leogistics.com\/en\/blog-en\/no-more-sore-muscles-when-picking\/","title":{"rendered":"No More Sore Muscles When Picking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How to better allocate your efforts with an automated warehouse reorganization in SAP EWM<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Complex supply chains, faster lead times and shorter product life cycles result in constantly changing inventory levels and shifting customer demand patterns. Warehouse managers must remain competitive on cost while maintaining high levels of product availability and customer service under these fluctuating conditions.<\/p>\n

A major cost driver is the picking process<\/a><\/strong>, which can account for more than half of a distribution center’s operating costs. The allocation of items to storage bins has a major impact on a warehouse’s performance, especially if the warehouse is operated by human pickers rather than automated.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fluctuating order situations can cause the picking performance in a warehouse to drop rapidly. For example, because a supposed fast-moving item cannot show high demand due to seasonal order situation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The storage unit blocks a valuable storage space for current fast-moving items and thus increases walking distances. For this reason, the storage bin allocation should be adapted to changed material flow requirements: Products whose withdrawal frequency has increased or decreased and therefore need to be stored closer to or further from the I\/O point should be relocated for this purpose.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Due to load and size limitations or special storage requirements of certain materials, not all storage bin allocations are possible.<\/p>\n

For cost reasons, warehouse managers prefer an inductive reorganization measure that focuses on identifying weak points and eliminating them. In this way, a continuous improvement of the storage bin allocation in relation to the target function takes place and can be carried out during working hours or through overtime.<\/p>\n

A small number of storage units are moved at short intervals, which already leads to an improvement of the target functions. This approach complicates warehouse reorganization immensely, since in addition to the restrictions mentioned above, the available resources must also be taken into account in order to ensure warehouse reorganization during ongoing operations.<\/p>\n

When deciding whether a stock transfer is considered appropriate as part of the reorganization, the selection of the stock transfer route plays an important role, as it has a considerable influence on the effectiveness of the measure.<\/p>\n

As a result, careful decisions must be made as to<\/p>\n