Failure
scenarios at a glance
Experts
differentiate the whorehouse failures on the basis of two causes
i.e. Internal and External threats. Internal threats include THE
scenarios where failures are caused by a company’s own IT
infrastructure, utilities, or employee error. Whereas External
threats, are deliberate external attacks or unpredictable events
such as accidents or disasters.
Internal
hazards include:
- Fire
in the computer center
- Power
outage in the computer center
- Hardware
failure (hard drive crash, overload, overheating)
- Software
error (database failure, Network issues etc)
External
hazards include:
- Infiltration
(man-in-the-middle attack, phishing, social engineering)
- Sabotage
(attacks on SCADA systems)
- Viruses
- Distributed
denial of service attack (DDoS)
- Hardware
theft
- Natural
disasters (earthquakes, lightning, flooding)
- Accidents
etc
Accuracy,
cost control, efficiency, cleanliness, safety and security are the
6 basic tenets on which the warehouse management depends upon.
Companies find it easier to prepare for internal security risks
than external threats. The reason for this is that hackers always
adapt their attack patterns to current security standards and
continually attack corporate networks with new malicious programs
or infiltration strategies. Companies can reduce the risk of
internal dangers, through an uninterrupted power supply, fire
protection measures, highly available servers, and comprehensive
security training.
General
problems that every warehouse faces
Managing
Warehouse Space/Layout
Disorganized
warehouse spaces can cause unnecessary labor costs and the
incorrect use of storage systems and racking arrangements can
result in full warehouse shelves, with no space to receive new
inventory. It becomes really difficult to manage space when there
is increase in the inventory in any sector and Providing an
adequate amount of storage space and the correct planning of a
warehouse is vital for smooth running of a business.
Communication
Lack
of communication can be a serious issue in any business. In a
warehouse, a lack of communication can lead to disjointed
operations, causing mistakes and inefficient processes. In real
terms, this could mean that stock is misplaced or delayed,
ultimately leading to a poor experience for your clients. Lack of
communication is a huge challenge within the logistical chain.
Effective communication maximizes productivity.
Customer
Expectations
Today,customers
have learned to expect more than ever before, including shorter
shipping times, perfect order accuracy, and amazing customer
service. Hence keeping customers expectations becomes the priority
of any warehouse manager.
Product
Diversification
- Product Picking Optimization
- Handling Product Damages
- Inaccurate Purchase Orders
- Slow Picking Processes
- Managing Fluctuations in Demand
Consequently, the warehousing industry
is becoming the key role player in the logistics service center.
If your inventory isn’t accurate, that could lead to shortages,
delays in fulfillment, and out-of-stocks that are going to
diminish the satisfaction of your customers. An effective
warehouse is going to account for individual customer
preferences by automatically creating the right type of labels.
How ISOURSE provides
solution !
As warehouse manager needs to perform
several crucial functions such as overseeing and recording
deliveries and pickups, loading and unloading materials and
supplies, maintaining inventory records and tracking system,
determining appropriate places for storage, rotating stock as
needed and adjusting inventory levels to reflect receipts and
disbursements. If everyone involved in making supply chain
decisions is on the same page, a warehouse is going to be able
to plan and execute shipments that much more faster. This can be
achieved through using the right applications, software, and
other tools. Hence ISOURSE provides a perfect solution to any
problem related to warehouse management , we provide you with a
software that sums up your every problem at a single place .
All the 5 main processes of a warehouse
management system are taken care off ,
First comes the Inbound process
1.
Pre Receipt Notification, Recording and Tracking:
Receipts have name of item, their
quantity, Its UOM (Unit of Measurement) and all the information
related to that specific item. Serial no, Lot no, manufacturing
and expiration dates, statuses of various inventory statuses,
rules of default receipt status these elements should be
tracked. For getting speedy inbound process we need to reduce
entering the information manually. Pre receipt process is
regarding automation
2.
Goods Arrival
When the goods are arrived , we tally
the delivery challan with the ASN or PO we verify weather the
quantity is same , if it varies further updation takes place
after this a unique serial number is allotted to every good and
then they are processed for quality check .
3.
Quality check
Quality of the good received in the
warehouse is checked and if the quality of the goods fails they
are rejected and submitted in the damaged zone
4.
Put Away
Put away is finally moving the goods to
their respected bins. It includes barcoded information about the
SKU (stock keeping unit).
Storage Process
This keeps the record of all the
inventories and hence is used for viewing inventory.
Outbound Process:
1.
Quality Check:
This is one of the most important
process in inbound as well as outbound. Some products have their
expiry dates. Hence this is one of the crucial part of outbound
process so that customer would be able to get best product in
case of its quality.
2.
Sales Order:
Sales order is an indication for the
customer that he is ready to purchase products.
3.
Pick and Pack:
The picking process starts by allotting
a picker with a pick list who then goes to the respective bin
and pick the particular USN as mentioned in the list, then that
good is moved further to the packaging area with invoice.
However in packaging area items are prepared for shipment by
packing them .
4.
Shipping:
The final step includes the
transportation of the good which provides a tracking number
which is further used for tracking the shipment.
RTO (return to office)
The RTO process comes when the product
is returned by the customer , at this stage when the product is
received at the warehouse the quality check is taken place and
at this stage if the product is damaged it is send to the
damaged zone else it is restocked in the inventory bins
RTV (return to vendor)
The return to vendor process comes when
at inbound process the quality process takes place and the goods
doesn't match the ASN or PO ie. there might be change in
quality, quantity or at any other platform . then the same
product Is filed for returning it back to the vendor.