In our previous blog, we focused on optimising inbound processes to create a solid foundation for warehouse operations. Now, let’s move to the next critical step in the supply chain: picking and outbound processes. These processes ensure that goods move seamlessly from storage to the customer, maintaining speed, accuracy, and efficiency at every stage.
Here’s how THINK Inventory Solutions can help you master picking and outbound workflows to deliver exceptional results:
- Picking Strategies Tailored to Your Needs
Efficient picking is the backbone of fast order fulfilment. THINK’s Warehouse Management System (WMS) offers multiple picking methods. Pick faces can be configured to speed the picking process with auto-replenishment of stock. This prompts the warehouse operator to decant bulk stock to fill a pick-face once a pre-defined level is reached.
By tailoring these strategies to your operations, THINK WMS ensures optimal efficiency and resource allocation.
- Error-Reduction Through Automation
Manual processes often lead to picking errors, which can erode customer trust and increase costs. THINK WMS integrates barcode scanning and real-time data validation to ensure the right items are picked every time. This minimises costly returns and re-picks, boosting overall accuracy.
- Packing and Labelling for Speed and Compliance
Once items are picked, they move to packing stations where THINK WMS streamlines the process. Automated tools guide workers through proper packaging and label generation, including regulatory-compliant shipping labels. This ensures both speed and accuracy while meeting customer and carrier requirements.
- Outbound Scheduling and Sequencing
Outbound logistics require precise coordination to prevent bottlenecks. THINK WMS enables efficient scheduling of shipments by prioritising orders based on deadlines or delivery routes. Dock management tools streamline the loading process, ensuring the right goods are loaded onto the correct trucks at the right time. Taking this one stage further, the THINK WMS outbound sequencing process takes the demand from your customers and then presents their required sequence to the pick and despatch operative.
- Tracking and Customer Communication
In today’s competitive landscape, real-time tracking isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. THINK WMS integrates with carrier systems to provide live updates on shipment status. It is also able to generate ASNs (Advance Shipping Notifications) in a wide range of formats and methods to meet your customers’ requirements. This transparency enhances customer satisfaction and reduces the workload on your support teams.
Why Outbound Optimisation Matters
An optimised outbound process ensures faster deliveries, fewer errors, and happier customers—all of which drive loyalty and repeat business. With THINK WMS, your warehouse becomes a well-oiled machine capable of meeting even the most demanding customer expectations.
Ready to take your warehouse operations to the next level? Let’s start a conversation about how THINK Inventory Solutions can help your business achieve faster, error-free outbound processes.
Stay tuned for the next blog in this series, where we’ll discuss leveraging real-time data to unlock new efficiencies in warehouse operations!
Are you worried that a warehouse management solution will be too expensive, or that you will be trapped in a long contract? To arrange a demo or discuss your requirements, give THINK a call on 0330 350 0715, email enquiries@tkinv.com or complete the Quick Quote form below. We can work with your business to help save you money and drive down costs.
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