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to help workers understand the best practices for maximising efficiency . Workers must be trained on proper equipment usage , safety protocols , and process optimisation .
Moreover , warehouse managers should empower workers to make decisions and suggest improvements . By empowering workers , managers create a culture of ownership and continuous improvement . This culture drives efficiency and productivity . inventory management , order picking , and shipping . This also helps to improve organisation and cleanliness in the warehouse , leading to increased efficiency and productivity .
By implementing the “ 5S ” system to optimise warehouse efficiency , warehouse managers can identify and eliminate nonvalue-added activities and reduce waste in the warehouse .
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Implement Lean Principles Eliminating waste , optimising processes , and maximising value are factors that critically improve warehouse efficiency . Lean principles are a set of strategies that seek to achieve this goal .
Lean principles centre around the “ 5S ” system . This is a set of five warehousing principles , which are : sort and organise , streamline and set in order , shine and clean , standardize processes , and sustain through the process .
Lean principles can optimise various processes , such as
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