Skip to content
Search...

Distribute Knowledge

  • HOME
  • Forklift manuals
    • Get help to find a forklift manual
    • Manuals by brand
      • All brands
      • Allis Chalmers
      • Atlet
      • BT Prime Mover
      • CAT
      • Clark
      • Crown
      • Daewoo-Doosan
      • Hyster
      • Hyundai
      • Jungheinrich
      • Kalmar
      • Komatsu
      • Linde
      • Lull
      • Manitou
      • Mitsubishi
      • Nissan
      • TCM
      • Toyota
      • Yale
    • Find Printed Forklift Manuals
    • What is a forklift manual?
    • Free manuals
      • Clark C500 Forklift Manual
    • What do forklift manuals cost?
    • How to use a PDF manual
    • Get help to find a forklift manual
    • Manuals by brand
      • All brands
      • Allis Chalmers
      • Atlet
      • BT Prime Mover
      • CAT
      • Clark
      • Crown
      • Daewoo-Doosan
      • Hyster
      • Hyundai
      • Jungheinrich
      • Kalmar
      • Komatsu
      • Linde
      • Lull
      • Manitou
      • Mitsubishi
      • Nissan
      • TCM
      • Toyota
      • Yale
    • Find Printed Forklift Manuals
    • What is a forklift manual?
    • Free manuals
      • Clark C500 Forklift Manual
    • What do forklift manuals cost?
    • How to use a PDF manual
  • Forklift Parts
    • Get Help from our Parts Expert
    • Forklift Parts eBay
    • Forklift parts by brand
    • Get Help from our Parts Expert
    • Forklift Parts eBay
    • Forklift parts by brand
  • LEARN
    • Forklift batteries
    • How to…
    • Cost reduction strategies
    • Warehouse Equipment
    • Warehouse Dictionary
    • Forklift batteries
    • How to…
    • Cost reduction strategies
    • Warehouse Equipment
    • Warehouse Dictionary
  • Jacks, Rack & Parts
    • Pallet Jacks > Store
    • Racking and Shelving > Store
    • Forklift Parts > Store
    • Pallet Jacks > Store
    • Racking and Shelving > Store
    • Forklift Parts > Store
  • Calculators
    • Forklift Ramp Incline Calculator
    • Load Center Capacity Calculator
    • Forklift Battery Ampere Hour Calculator
    • Pallet Space Calculator
    • Warehouse Space Calculator
    • Forklift Lease Payment Calculator
    • Inhouse Maintenance Cost Calculator
    • Forklift Ramp Incline Calculator
    • Load Center Capacity Calculator
    • Forklift Battery Ampere Hour Calculator
    • Pallet Space Calculator
    • Warehouse Space Calculator
    • Forklift Lease Payment Calculator
    • Inhouse Maintenance Cost Calculator
  • Industry information
    • Top 20 Forklift Companies
    • Forklift Companies
      • CAT
      • Clark
      • Crown
      • Komatsu
      • Manitou
      • Mitsubishi
    • Top 20 Forklift Companies
    • Forklift Companies
      • CAT
      • Clark
      • Crown
      • Komatsu
      • Manitou
      • Mitsubishi
  • About Us
  • Contact
Warehouse IQ > Warehouse Planning Guide

Warehouse Planning Guide

Posted byd5admin April 23, 2011
Jump to Content
ad  
 
 
 
 
 

Suggested articles:

What is your plan for your warehouse or distribution center?

It is important to have a plan for your warehouse or distribution center.  It allows you to look forward and make decisions about the direction for your operation.  It also allows

Do you have a plan for your warehouse?

you to look back and remember why certain decisions were made and the conditions under which they were made.

A plan is a course of action you have decided upon for the future.   A simple plan would be to define what is being handled from where to where and when.  From there, you will be able to define who will and how it will be handled.

Is your warehouse plan collaborative?

Deciding on a way to handle product in your warehouse can be a team venture.  The people who will use equipment to store, move and handle products will have ideas that might be very valuable.  Suppliers, customers, supervisors, I.T., accounting, safety can all play a role in helping create your plan for your warehouse.

Questions to ask when building the warehousing and distribution plan:

  • Looking into the future, what are the strategic plans for the company?
    • How many SKUs will the company distribute this year, in 5 years?
    • How many customers will you service this year and in 5 years?
    • Will order sizes increase or decrease in the future?
    • What is the growth rate for sales this year and forecasted out 5 years?
    • Will the company grow through acquisition or incrementally?
  • How are you currently handling products?
    • What works?
    • What doesn’t work?
    • How many people pick product?
    • How many people in your warehouse replenish?
    • How many  people in your shipping/receiving  ship?
    • How many people in your shipping/receiving receive?
    • How many orders per day do you handle?
    • How many lines per order do you handle on average?
    • How many pieces per line do you pick?
    • How will that change over the next 5 years?

What other questions should we be asking to create a plan for a warehouse?  Please comment below.

Posted byd5adminApril 23, 2011Posted inDesign a Warehouse, How to..., Materials Handling, Materials Handling Ideas, New Warehouse Planning Guide, Storage, The Warehouse, Warehouse BasicsTags: Create a Warehouse Plan, Design warehouse, Growth Rate, Order Profile, Orderpicking, SKU, Warehouse Distribution Plan, Warehousing Guide

Post navigation

Previous Post Previous post:
Warehouse Sweepers and Scrubbers
Next Post Next post:
Forklift Driver Training Test #3

*Please note: Some links on this site lead to web pages operated by companies that we have affiliate relationships with. In some cases, we may receive compensation for referring traffic. These include eBay, Amazon, and others. As an Amazon Associate this site earns from qualifying purchases

Copyright © 2023 Warehouse IQ,