Solution
Organizing a small warehouse – order that lasts
A tidy warehouse is quickly done – a warehouse that STAYS tidy is the real art. The difference is not the big clean-up day but the system: fixed places, unambiguous labelling and postings that happen on the side. An electrical business with 800 items does not need a WMS project for that, just an afternoon and a label printer. Here is how.
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Sound familiar?
- Everyone puts material "somewhere" – and only one person knows where.
- Four weeks after the big clean-up it looks like before.
- Duplicate boxes with the same item in three places.
- New employees find nothing for months without asking around.
How Lavesy helps
Fixed bins
Every item has exactly one home – shelf, compartment, box.
QR labelling
Print labels from Lavesy: readable for people and phones.
ABC by pick frequency
Frequently used items at grab height, rarer ones further up.
Order through posting
Whoever picks by scan keeps the system current – no extra effort.
How it works
- 1Roughly review the stock once and merge duplicates.
- 2Define bins: frequent items within easy reach (ABC principle).
- 3Label bins and items with QR labels.
- 4Post withdrawals by phone scan from now on – order maintains itself.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I start if the warehouse is complete chaos?
Not everything at once: start with the 20 % of items that make up 80 % of the picks. Fixed places + labels for this group bring immediate calm.
What does software help with if the problem is order on the shelf?
Software makes the order durable: everyone sees where an item belongs, and every withdrawal is posted. Without a system, every tidy workshop tips back into chaos.
Do I need bin numbers like in a big warehouse?
A simple scheme is enough: shelf A, compartment 3 → "A-3". What matters is that the name is unambiguous and appears on the shelf AND in the system.