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Savemart Wareshousing: Group 10

The document discusses issues and initiatives at SaveMart warehouses. The key issues are long inward and dispatch times of goods, high inventory and space shortage, low throughput, and erroneous records. Initiatives to address these include negotiating better vendor contracts, improving forecasting, optimizing warehouse layout, training staff, implementing stringent data checks, and using recyclable packaging.

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Savemart Wareshousing: Group 10

The document discusses issues and initiatives at SaveMart warehouses. The key issues are long inward and dispatch times of goods, high inventory and space shortage, low throughput, and erroneous records. Initiatives to address these include negotiating better vendor contracts, improving forecasting, optimizing warehouse layout, training staff, implementing stringent data checks, and using recyclable packaging.

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SAVEMART

WARESHOUSING
GROUP 10
ISSUES AT SAVEMART WAREHOUSES

Long time to inward and High Inventory and Space


Low Throughput Erroneous records
dispatch goods Shortage

• Discrepancy in recording
• Actual inventory in the • Follows piece-in and truck in-time in manual
warehouse exceeds the piece-out model and ERP system to
• Lack of visibility regarding target by 50-100% • Individual items were postpone unloading
the receipt of goods • Wrong forecasting by scanned twice – once • Discrepancy in book
• Warehouses could not category managers while receiving and once inventory and physical
plan well in advance to • Damaged goods, returns while out-warding to inventory
for receiving the goods from the stores occupied stores
• Wrong or no barcodes lot of space • Case-in case-out model High packaging costs
wasted time and • Inability to keep items in not possible without
manpower their earmarked location support from
• Excessive usage of carton
• Difficult picking process merchandise managers
boxes and damaged vendor
due to scattered items and store managers
cartons
INITIATIVES TO AVOID PROBLEMS

Long time to inward and High Inventory and Space


Low Throughput Erroneous records
dispatch goods Shortage

• Negotiate Better contract • Implement stringent


terms with Vendors to get checks while recording
timely delivery • Need to Invest in better data in the systems
• Ensure Vendors adhere to forecasting • Better warehouse layout • Regular auditing and
deadlines • Better training to • Training to Pickers survey of warehouses by
• Partial Orders Should not managers regarding • Fixing the Erroneous authourities
be accepted product demands Records
• Time sheets for trucks to • Disposal of damaged • Talking with store
be recorded correctly, and goods managers to implement
High packaging costs
existing company rules • Minimizing new store Case-in Case Out model
must be enforced properly opening delays
• Bar Coding can be replaced • Consider using recyclable
by RFID plastic crates

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