Market trends are driving for reduced lead-time and increased service levels, putting even more pressure on businesses to get materials into and products out of the door as efficiently as possible. As the cost of floor space is high and holding vast quantities of stock isn’t feasible, it is important to balance the needs of the customer with the needs of the business.

Picme has worked within the supply chain using techniques such as Value Stream Mapping to deliver improvements to:

• reduce inventory
• increase floor space utilisation
• improve delivery schedule adherence
• improve ‘on time in full’
• improve right first time picking
• reduce picking movements through warehouse layout
• improve equipment reliability