Ok, first day on the logistics, stocking, inventory thing at the circus. Still need to learn stuff on the inventory system side but wanted to see what a daily routine is for getting stuff off the trucks and out onto the floor - where the rubber meets the road.
My goal is to do this daily routine for about a month then try to improve on our current process. I'd love to have some impact on improvement, but I first need to know the current state at the grass roots (how the facility runs this part of the area now) before making recommendations for a future state - areas where we can improve and streamline $hit. I'd love to inject some principles of lean manufacturing and value stream mapping into how we do things but that may be too idealistic.
Told the guy in charge of the warehouse, just point me to where you need help... me strong like a bull. Unloaded probably a metric ton each of cat litter, big bags of dog food, cases after cases of canned goods, laundry detergent, cleaning supplies... Franking back is sore. The warehouse guy probably did it intentionally as an initiation. I'm good with that.
First thought is he's pretty well organized. He runs the back end of things pretty smooth and is easy to get along with from top to bottom. From the grunts that unload trucks, to the folks that stock shelves, to the management levels... they all seem to respect him and it seems he's got a good grasp on what needs to be done.
Side note: pallets after pallets of stuff is coming in for Christmas already. WTF?
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