What are the 12 Principles of High Performance Warehousing?

Here they are without explanation which will come out in a weekly post over the next 12 weeks.

1. Align business & warehouse strategy
2. Design your processes around value chains
3. Match storage systems with inventory and order profile
4. Match materials handling equipment with storage systems
5. Optimise warehouse layout for minimum travel path
6. Organise receiving processes for continuous flow
7. Create storage strategies to minimise travel
8. Select the right picking strategies
9. Integrate picking, packing and despatch processes
10. Invest in technology
11. Measure performance
12. Drive continuous improvement & innovation

OK, if you really can't wait you can find out all about them if you join the High Performance Warehouse Network, which if you are working in warehousing you really should do anyway (if you are a business owner or senior manager with a warehouse in your business then get your minions to join, this is way too detailed and logisticky for you).  There is some great free stuff available already and once it builds up a bit more it is going to be "insanely great"

(wow I can't believe I actually wrote that, apologies to Apple and the late Steve J for stealing his line, once I have a burst of imagination I'll come up with something better - I promise).

Andrew

The 7th ELSC in Mumbai & the state of logistics in India

I went to Mumbai this week to speak at the 7th Express Logistics and Supply Chain Conclave.  It was in fact the world premier of my new platform of concepts "The 12 Principles of High Performance Warehousing".  I have decided to write everything I know about warehousing and put it into a book.  I make no promises on the release date but sometime 2014 is likely.  For those who were at the conference and keen to get hold of a copy of the eBook that gives an introduction to all of the 12 Principles, it is now available on my website if you join the High Performance Warehouse Network and go to the resources page.

I recorded a short video this morning of my observations on logistics on India.