Cal Petty of CIBER continued the discussion of thought leadership in the supply chain with a great presentation on apply best practice benchmarking in warehouse operations. In his presentation, Cal highlighted three required components in driving continuous improvement in warehousing.
1. A quality measure of current operational performance (baseline metrics)
2. An understanding of what is possible based on the nature of the warehouses involved (best practices benchmarks)
3. A roadmap for planned movement from baseline to best practices
How long after implementing a best practice can you expect to see savings? Cal says it’s best to be patient. It can take from one to three months to see changes.
Here are three resources Cal suggests for benchmarking data:
WERC: Warehousing Education and Research Council
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