A medida que el comercio electrónico sigue aprovechando la fama posterior a la pandemia, el marcador popular de la temporada navideña siguen siendo los ampliamente conocidos Black Friday y Cyber Monday. Durante este periodo tan ocupado, los gestores de logística y operaciones desempeñan un rol crucial a la hora de garantizar procesos fluidos, desde la recepción de pedidos a la gestión de devoluciones. Aquí tiene una guía para lograr que el funcionamiento de su almacén sea perfecto.
Esta es su lista de verificación:
1. Revise la maquinaria
La automatización es pieza esencial en momentos con altos volúmenes de pedidos. Es necesario revisar la maquinaria, sobre todo antes de entrar en temporada alta. Some of the most important things to consider are checking the last maintenance data and noting any potential problems. Hay problemas que pueden aparecer con producciones más altas, así que tómese el tiempo que necesite para realizar una inspección visual a conciencia si la máquina realiza todas las funciones necesarias.
2. Actualice el inventario de maquinaria y productos
Cuando sabe que su equipo estará sacando pedidos con rapidez, necesita asegurarse de contar con todas las máquinas, sistemas y consumibles a su disposición. For example, your conveyor system could endure various wear and tear type situations, so it might be good to check the spare conveyor belts, rollers, sensors, drives and related accessories. Further on, the packaging area needs to be set up properly and correspond with the ergonomic standards. ¿Habrá necesidad de contar con estaciones de embalaje adicionales con más máquinas de embalaje? Do you have enough consumables – carton boxes to mailing bags, in-the-box protection, and other materials?
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3. Asegúrese de que sus existencias estén listas
Load your stock prior to the peak season and plan with your suppliers in case of unexpected situations. Collaborate with your order management and data teams to forecast depending on previous years’ sales. You could monitor trends and reports for your industry to know what to expect in terms of volume orders. Make sure the items are in stock, and in case they go out and the demand is still high, have a quick action plan to load the stock as well as communicate to your customers that there might be potential shipping delays.
4. Optimice la seguridad y la ergonomía
Higher order volumes mean more attention to packer ergonomics and safety. Increased throughput means more people moving around. Make sure that each packing station is well equipped with packing materials and that the setup supports the ergonomic handling of the packing machines.
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5. Tenga suficiente personal de apoyo
As busier operations mean more people, it is important to think about staff shortages and potential output consequences. Consider hiring extra contractors, part-time workers, or students to help handle the increased need for picking, sorting, and packing. Ofrezca incentivos a los empleados existentes para animarles en caso de tener que trabajar horas extra. Each team member needs to be properly trained, aware of safety instructions and know their tasks.
6. Mantenga estable su plataforma de ventas en línea
You probably experienced this yourself as a consumer – websites being down or lagging due to high traffic caused by Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Update your website and resolve bugs while leaving enough time for testing before the peak season. Be prepared and have your IT team on standby. Also, make sure your order management systems are updated and that your whole supply chain is well integrated in all its parts.
Idealmente, podría empezar a planearlo con antelación usando datos existentes y anotaciones de temporadas altas de otros años. Pero siempre puede haber un elemento sorpresa. Mantenga listo a su equipo de mantenimiento por si aparecen problemas en alguna parte del sistema. Y ponga siempre la seguridad en primer plano: sus empleados son igual de importantes que sus clientes.
We can help you stay prepared for the busiest E-Commerce season of the year – contact us today!
