About Larry Willett Expertise Specialist in 3rd Party Warehousing and eCommerce Fulfillment, Generalist in handling, storage and distribution of most products and commodities including Retail Goods, Food Products, and HazMat
Experience 25 years in retail distribution, both private and 3rd party. President of 3rd party logistics provider in Los Angeles for 10 years
Organizations Warehouse Education Research Council, Council of Logistics Management, International Warehouse Logistics Assn.
Expert: Larry Willett Date: 11/5/2007 Subject: shorts
Question I am new in warehousing and was wondering if you could help. In our warehouse if a selctor goes to a pick slot and no product is there it is shorted, then after all the bills are completed the shorts are then ran wich adds hours to the shift. Any ideas on how to better handle the shorted items during the shift versues running them at the end?
Answer The best answer is to improve your inventory accuracy so that you only have the pickers going to slots with product. You may still have an occasional shortage but they will be drastically reduced. Second, have your pickers note shorts and periodically give them to a supervisor they can be worked on during the shift instead of the end.
