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