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The most commonly used shelf planning and overall layout methods for e-commerce warehouses

Jun,08,2023 << Return list

In today's increasingly accelerated pace of life, the transaction volume of e-commerce has greatly increased every day, and e-commerce such as JD.com and Amazon has become one of the main channels for people to purchase goods in their daily lives. The subsequent orders have filled e-commerce with surprises, but also brought equal pressure. How can we achieve the fastest speed by placing a wide variety of product types on warehouse shelves?

1、 E-commerce warehouse shelf planning

1. Shelf layout planning

The shelf layout planning should be in line with the degree of refinement of e-commerce customer logistics management, and the planning plan should be repeatedly communicated and demonstrated. For example, new product shelves should be listed first, best-selling shelves should be listed second, flat sales shelves should be listed last, and the farthest one should be unsold shelves. For quick access, detailed planning is required on how to adjust the storage location of goods to ensure efficient shipment when shelves are idle or heavily occupied.

And it is necessary to fully consider the operation flow and management process of e-commerce warehouses, try to keep the main and secondary channels of shelves unobstructed, and ensure the correct flow of goods to ensure that there is no blockage of channels when the warehouse workload is high.

2. Selection of shelf types

Shelves can be divided into numerous types based on their function and load capacity. The type of shelf used will be based on the size, type, weight, etc. of the specific product for reasonable use. For example, when storing heavy or bulky items, heavy-duty shelves are usually recommended, while attic shelves are recommended for a variety of items with small weight, or a combination of different types of shelves.

3. In terms of shelf design

E-commerce has a wide range of business operations, which may involve shoes and clothing, cosmetics, household appliances, etc. For example, for footwear products, design partition boards to prevent different brands and shoe sizes from shifting. Cosmetics can be classified by designing specific boxes, and in addition, a back net will be designed to prevent goods from falling off.

4. Regarding the shipment of goods

In combination with the demand of e-commerce enterprises for fast shipment, in addition to designing hydraulic lifting platforms, slides can also be added to avoid affecting the shipment speed during power outages.

2、 Optimization of e-commerce warehouse layout design

Warehouse layout planning is based on the needs of warehouse production and management, planning the use of all facilities in the entire warehouse, determining the distribution and determination of production, auxiliary production, administrative and other places, warehouses, operations, roads, gatekeepers, etc., and distinguishing various facilities and buildings. Such as warehouse yard number, road naming, administrative office area identification, etc. To ensure a reasonable overall layout of the warehouse.

The space utilization rate of warehouses, as well as factors such as goods storage and retrieval, sorting methods, and turnover efficiency, affect the order processing speed of e-commerce enterprises and the satisfaction level of consumers with their logistics services. Considering the wide variety of e-commerce warehouses and the varying weight and size of goods, the design and planning of multi story attic platform shelves are gradually developing from single access to multifunctional access, Developing from a single shelf category to a combination of multiple shelf categories to meet the diverse storage needs of e-commerce customers.

3、 Planning and Design of E-commerce Warehouse

Following the basic principle of "optimal utilization of warehouse space, maximum storage of goods, fast and convenient transportation paths, shortened operation time, and improved operation efficiency", according to the requirements of storing goods, reasonably plan the warehouse design layout, select suitable shelf structures, and the loading and unloading modes of goods.

1. Shelf layout planning

We need to repeatedly communicate and demonstrate the planning plan based on the degree of refinement of customer logistics management. We also need to classify storage items, such as best-selling products and sluggish products, in which location should they be placed appropriately to facilitate faster access; When the shelves are idle or heavily occupied, it is necessary to conduct detailed planning and design on how to adjust the storage location of goods to ensure efficient shipment. At the same time, it is necessary to choose the appropriate loading location and mode of the floor platform.

2. Shelf Type Selection

Reasonable selection based on the type, size, weight, etc. of stored items, such as shelves in various forms such as shelving, crossbeam, and gravity, can be used in combination with each other.

3. Shelf design

Adjustable baffles or divider plates should be considered to separate goods of different specifications. Because when the business volume of goods with different product specifications increases or decreases, there will be changes in the shelves' bursting 'or' gap '. At this point, these adjustable baffles or dividers can flexibly adjust the cargo space to adapt to changes.

4. Combining the needs of e-commerce enterprises for rapid shipment

When designing hydraulic lifting platforms for shipment, it is sometimes necessary to add slides. The advantage of this application is that when the business volume suddenly increases or there is a power outage, the goods can be manually shipped through the slide.

In fact, whether for customers in e-commerce or other industries, the planning of warehouse shelves is a significant investment. Therefore, when planning in the early stage, it is necessary to consider everything thoroughly to avoid unnecessary problems in the future use process.