OPTIMISE THE SPEED OF PREPARATION OF YOUR ORDERS

Above all, optimise the speed in preparing your business’ orders because, undeniably, time is gold! And this is perfectly known by those who manage a warehouse on a daily basis. So, in this sense, it is necessary to optimise the number of orders that are prepared per hour and per job. For example: packing, filling, closing packages, among others. In the following, we will explain step by step how you can save time in the process of preparing your orders.

On-time delivery is of vital importance to your customer

Above all, a disappointed customer may be a customer who will never buy any product from your business again. Therefore, correct and fast delivery is a crucial step in ensuring their satisfaction.

Introduction: what is the seasonality of your products?

In both B2B and B2C, there are products best sellers in every season, especially when it comes to, for example, Christmas or Black Friday.

What is your seasonality? Depending on the seasonality of your products, you should organise your resources and make profitability calculations during your sales peaks.

Quick order preparation for fast delivery

By storing, packing and dispatching an order, our experts advise you to save time and energy. As a result, you will be able to multiply your number of orders, helping to contribute to company profits.

1. The choice of packaging

Principally, the choice of packaging directly affects the speed at which an order is prepared. Some choices seem obvious, but for those who are managing orders, a few seconds less per order makes their work much easier. So that effort you will save can be used to pay more attention to the quality of the packaging and therefore make fewer mistakes.

Consider replacing your boxes with envelopes

If your product requires it, you can, for example, replace boxes with envelopes for shipping. By making this simple change you can gain 2 main advantages:

• Speed in preparation: The time taken to assemble a box is saved;
• Reduced transport costs: Transport is saved because there are more packages per route and their weight is lower.

The use of double fluted boxes, or higher, is certainly recommended if your products are high value or if you export daily.

Our goal is primarily to get your orders ready as quickly as possible. However, what is the best box for this? Undeniably it is the instant mounting boxes.

• Fast assembly: The box is assembled 2.5 times faster than a standard box;
• More productivity: 2.5 times faster, but also at least 2.5 times easier to assemble. This will allow order pickers to concentrate on other tasks and make fewer mistakes;
• Savings in logistics space: The same person is responsible for the entire order preparation, from start to finish. With normal boxes, in the same order, several people are involved (one prepares the box, another prepares the order, another closes the box, etc).

2. Protect effectively: use the right filling

Surely protecting a package is essential if the product is to reach the customer in optimum condition. Here we give you some solutions to reduce time in the task of protecting your products.

Pre-cut bubble film in distribution box

Pre-cut bubble film in distribution box is a very effective way of gaining speed: the necessary gestures and tools are no longer required.

Bubble film bag with adhesive closure

2 in 1: Protect your products and close the bag without additional material with the bubble bag with adhesive closure.

Depending on the format of your products, this can be quite a significant time-saver.

Recurring orders are a good source of optimisation

If most of your orders are recurring, use personalised packaging. You will save not only the amount of storage, but also preparation time.

System the closing of boxes

Improve assembly line productivity with specialised machines. Case closing machines will help order pickers prepare more cases/hour.

3. Close your packaging correctly and quickly

The final stage is crucial to ensure the tamper-proofness of your shipments. Here you will find some ideas to further secure your parcels and reduce operation time.

What happens if you remove the packing tape?

You will save money and you will no longer have to worry about the supply of adhesive. To do this, simply choose boxes with integrated adhesive tape.

Optimise your gummed paper

Gummed paper is one of the most effective ways to ensure the tamper-proofness of your packaging. And therefore, the fastest option for its use is with a dispenser.

4. The preparation table must be thought out and always optimised

Optimise the packing station so that the handling of orders is comfortable and efficient.

Impress with your packaging!

Choosing a creative packaging design for your e-commerce will mark a before and after in your customer loyalty strategy.

If you need advice from our packaging specialists, contact them by e-mail: contacto@rajapack.pt or by telephone: 707 788 088.