Order pickers spend about 60 percent of their time walking product or moving product around. Consider an automated solution, such as conveyance, to reduce their extensive travel time. Multi-level pick towers also save travel time and are quite innovative.
Evaluate your storage equipment to ensure proper application.
Placing slow-moving, low-cube items in bin shelving and fast-moving items in carton/pallet flow – or other appropriate storage options – improves storage density and picker productivity. This also allows you to better utilize the DC’s cube. Seasonal and other promotions can mess with this idea, so beware.