Three Post-Peak Projects To Improve DC Operations

Now that the peak season dust has completely settled, it’s the perfect time for a tune-up in your warehouses and DCs. Here, are some DC improvement ideas.

Operations
The  holiday season puts your DC infrastructure—and associates—to the ultimate test. Now’s the time to assess the results of that test by analyzing DC operations during the peak season.

Let’s assume your infrastructure—the hardware, software, technology and fixtures that facilitate your DC operations—fared well at face value. Regardless of whether you’re running forklifts and conveyor belts or goods-to-person robotics, lets’ say nothing significant broke down or imploded midstream during the season’s peak, and order volume was managed in a satisfactory way. It’s time for a right-angle check, but not of your systems. It’s time to check in with your DC associates.