Harness Technology to Improve Warehouse Management
– By Pushpa Sathish, Staff Writer
Technology is playing a lead role in improving efficiency at warehouses, according to The Warehouse Productivity Benchmark Report compiled by the Aberdeen Group after a survey of 180 warehouse managers. The companies with best warehouse management practices were those who were able to cut logistics costs, enhance productivity and reduce cycle times. How were they able to achieve these objectives? By harnessing the right technology, of course!
Research analyst at Aberdeen, Jeff O’Neill, says that the differentiating factors between the success stories and the also-rans are RFID support systems, warehouse management systems, warehouse invisibility infrastructures that permit information sharing across the enterprise, and the ability of employees to be well-versed in various tasks.
The report revealed that 60 percent of those surveyed had not been able to cut down on costs, while 56 percent struggled to reduce order fulfillment times.
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