Engineered Labor Standards for Different Replenishment Methods

[SHEHRIYAD]

Are there industry averages to processing of Merchandise in a large Distribution Center, namely: Receieving, Putaway, Replenishment, Picking and Shipping? What is the best, or most popular method of calculating and maintaining these Standards? I would like to use an easy to implement software to calculate and track employee labor productivity in a new large capacity Distribution Center. Thanks for the help.

 

[AuditKen]

The only way I can think of calculating labor standards to track effciencies for the dist. center is to do time studies.

The way my companies track parts distribution centers effeciences is by the following metrics:

-PO Lines shipped per hour
-PO lines received per hour

This can be used for the whole center or even tracked to each employee. A substancial investment in an RF system or something simliar will increase the visablity of the centers effciencies.

I hope this helps

Ken

 

[PennStateIE]

What type of picking/replenishment are you doing? Full case? Each pick? what automation are you using?

In receiving, how is your merchandise being processed? Is merchandise shipped from vendors on pallets or floor loaded? At the dock, are your employees receiving via RF or paper?

In shipping, are you floor loading or palletizing?

There are a lot of questions that you need to answer before implementing standards. There are some general "rules of thumb" out there, but they may be useless to you depending on your scenario.

 

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