SAVEMART

WARESHOUSING
GROUP 10
 ISSUES AT SAVEMART WAREHOUSES
Long time to inward and
dispatch goods
• Lack of visibility regarding
the receipt of goods
• Warehouses could not
plan well in advance to
for receiving the goods
• Wrong or no barcodes
wasted time and
manpower
High Inventory and Space
Low Throughput Erroneous records
Shortage
• Discrepancy in recording
• Actual inventory in the • Follows piece-in and truck in-time in manual
warehouse exceeds the piece-out model and ERP system to
target by 50-100% • Individual items were postpone unloading
• Wrong forecasting by scanned twice – once • Discrepancy in book
category managers while receiving and once inventory and physical
• Damaged goods, returns while out-warding to inventory
from the stores occupied stores
lot of space • Case-in case-out model High packaging costs
• Inability to keep items in not possible without
their earmarked location support from
• Excessive usage of carton
• Difficult picking process merchandise managers
boxes and damaged vendor
due to scattered items and store managers
cartons
 INITIATIVES TO AVOID PROBLEMS

Long time to inward and High Inventory and Space

Low Throughput Erroneous records
dispatch goods Shortage

• Negotiate Better contract • Implement stringent

terms with Vendors to get checks while recording
timely delivery • Need to Invest in better data in the systems
• Ensure Vendors adhere to forecasting • Better warehouse layout • Regular auditing and
deadlines • Better training to • Training to Pickers survey of warehouses by
• Partial Orders Should not managers regarding • Fixing the Erroneous authourities
be accepted product demands Records
• Time sheets for trucks to • Disposal of damaged • Talking with store
be recorded correctly, and goods managers to implement
High packaging costs
existing company rules • Minimizing new store Case-in Case Out model
must be enforced properly opening delays
• Bar Coding can be replaced • Consider using recyclable
by RFID plastic crates