Best Practices Senior Warehouse Managers Swear By

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Senior warehouse managers have seen it all over the course of their careers. And when you’ve seen it all, you develop a set of best practices on top of existing rules and regulations meant to keep warehouse operations running as smoothly and safely as possible.

Workers move stacked beverage kegs through a warehouse aisle using a Magliner hand truck for safe and efficient transport

Every senior warehouse manager has their own set of best practices, both written and unwritten, ranging from the ideal moving equipment to use in limited warehouse space to inventory tracking methods.

Here are a few more best practices senior warehouse managers swear by.

Go Above and Beyond When It Comes to Tracking 

At this point, most businesses track inventory entering and leaving their warehouses. They may employ barcode, RFID, or any number of other systems. While tracking inventory is crucial (and always a must), what about everything else?

Warehouse worker tilts a Magliner hand truck while moving stacked boxes safely across an organized storage area

This includes warehouse equipment, tools, storage solutions, and anything that should be monitored. Yes, that includes the lightweight 2 wheel dolly the team uses every day. This allows you to know who used what and where things are. It’s efficient and saves time.

Using the Right Tool for the Job Makes a Difference 

If you’ve worked in warehousing for any length of time, you’ve probably seen someone use the wrong tool for a job (you may be guilty of that yourself). It can add time to a job, damage the product or equipment, and lead to injury.

Senior warehouse managers stress the importance of using the right tool for the job. If a warehouse doesn’t have the right tool, they acquire it for their team. Thankfully, it’s gotten easier to find the right hand truck cart online for any warehouse job.

Retail employee loads heavy product bags onto a Magliner hand truck in a store aisle for easier transport and restocking

Organize the Floor for Efficiency 

Senior warehouse managers have worked in warehouses with poor and inefficient floor organization, and everything in between. Where does your warehouse fall? If your warehouse(s) involve picking, packing, and shipping, the floor should be optimized for each of these processes.

Again, tracking everything is crucial, as is using a warehouse management system (WMS). But the literal placement of everything matters just as much. Organizing the floor in a logical, accessible way is a major boost to efficiency. 

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This article was originally published on magliner.com’s blog here.

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