{"id":12283,"date":"2018-02-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/news-insights\/articles\/slotting-a-warehouse-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T17:05:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T17:05:18","slug":"slotting-a-warehouse-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/slotting-a-warehouse-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Slotting a warehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can fin<\/strong>ally buy the secret ingredient\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slotting a warehouse is similar to fake news\u2026 a few people are pitching it, but a huge number of people don\u2019t believe in it. While there are many definitions for slotting, the most common is the idea that you can group your most popular items together and then reduce picker travel times. However, this model is also the one with the most disbelievers.<\/p>\n

Over the years, I have visited dozens of distribution centers that have acquired slotting software that they simply don\u2019t use. A few brave souls have tried, but many have given up or didn\u2019t even bother. It\u2019s not that the software isn\u2019t good.<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s modern slotting software is excellent! Yet when queried, these warehouse managers believe in slotting in theory; <\/em>they just don\u2019t believe in it in practice<\/em>. This is largely because they can\u2019t find a practical way to implement it.<\/p>\n

For slotting software to work, you must have a cooperative warehouse management system (WMS). This is because in most WMSs, you cannot move something that has picks allocated against it. <\/em>I like to say \u00a0\u201cThe picks won\u2019t chase the invent<\/em>ory in most WMS products.\u201d \u00a0<\/em>This creates huge headaches for the warehouse manager who wishes to slot his warehouse.\u00a0 To move fast movers from bad locations to good ones, he or she must wait for lulls in activity. But this is rare for fast movers because, by definition, they are always in high demand. So the only way to create these \u201cquiet periods\u201d is to open a smaller second or weekend shift. This becomes expensive at most sites, and for many it extinguishes their interest in slotting.<\/p>\n

I am excited to say this limitation at last may be in retreat. During a recent WMS selection project, I ran across my first Tier-1 WMS, which will reallocate picks when the original target inventory moves.\u00a0The picks really will chase the inventory!<\/em>\u00a0You don\u2019t need a second shift to slot! For some of you, this could equate to large savings in picking labor (20% or more) if your order profile and pick methods are suitable to slotting.<\/p>\n

So check it out, or at least spread the word. Slotting now may deserve a second look. Be patient. If your WMS doesn\u2019t support this feature, I suspect it might soon. This \u201creally good news\u201d will be too important for most WMS companies to ignore.<\/p>\n

As of September 8, 2020, Crimson & Co (formerly The Progress Group\/TPG) has rebranded as Argon & Co following the successful merger with Argon Consulting in April 2018.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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