Stores and warehouses can be defined as two different intensities of the same work, both handling the same job but the only difference is in the size and amount.
As per Google, there is a huge difference between a warehouse and a store. A store is a place where things are kept for retail purposes whereas a warehouse is a place where things are just stocked and then moved to their point of sale which might be a store, a mall or a supermarket.
The key purpose of both is storage and proper preservation of goods, whereas stores are not heavily bound to follow all the safety and preservation protocols as much as warehouses. That is the reason warehousing has turned out to be a very fruitful business over the years.
The reason why warehouses have to be well-equipped and stores not as much is, the number of time products and goods spend at warehouses is comparatively longer than it is kept in stores. In stores, it’s mostly in and out.
Another reason for warehouses to be more up to date is the quantity in which products and goods are kept in it, which is a lot more than it is kept in stores. You enter a warehouse, Islamabad might feel smaller in front of it.
These are the reasons you also need professional staff working at warehouses and it runs under a proper system.
Talking about warehouses in Pakistan, being an agricultural and mineral-rich country, warehouses are a key requirement for the business industry of Pakistan. Not only that, Pakistan having direct sea access is also one of the reasons to have a well-equipped state of the art warehouses.
It won’t be wrong if we say, the city of lights Karachi is the hub of warehouses in the country and have the most number of warehouses in the country.
You will find the best warehousing service in Karachi as compared to other cities since it has direct sea access which is not only used by Pakistan but also by other countries like China as well.
Due to international exposure, the warehouse business has seemingly expended over the last couple of years. It can also be predicted that this business might see another boost shortly because of the “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)”.
So under the circumstances, warehouse owners should make sure to deliver recommendable services and locals should try to benefit most out of it.
Some of the practices one must incorporate in warehouses are as following.
- AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION
- HANDS-FREE ORDER SELECTION
- RECORD EVERY MOVEMENT AS A TRANSACTION
- STREAMLINE PROCESSES WITH DATA SYNCHRONIZATION
- USE UNIQUE TRACKING NUMBERS
- IMPLEMENT AN EFFICIENT RETURNS PROCESS
- PRACTICE ONGOING CYCLE COUNT
- SCHEDULE SIMULTANEOUS SHIPMENTS
- MINIMIZE UNNECESSARY STEPS
- INTRODUCE DYNAMIC SLOTTING
- IMPLEMENT WAREHOUSE SAFETY PROTOCOLS
These practices make sure the smooth run and effective maintenance of your warehouse. With time, as the world is digitalizing, we also find new time saving and effective tactics that one should always try to incorporate.