{"id":2401,"date":"2019-02-20T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2021-12-10T16:25:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T16:25:58","slug":"optimise-your-packing-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/optimise-your-packing-speed","title":{"rendered":"Optimise your packing speed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OptimiseTime is money! This is certainly true in the world of logistics. It’s vital that you optimise the number of orders prepared per hour and shift. At each step of the order preparation process, our experts will provide you with advice to save those precious seconds and conserve the energy of your warehouse operations, so you can pack, protect and seal your parcels more efficiently.<\/p>\n

This guide will cover the packing topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Choose the appropriate packaging materials<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Protect effectively, where less is more<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Seal your parcels quickly and correctly<\/a><\/p>\n

4. The centralised packing platform, the packing bench<\/a><\/p>\n

Before we get started, think of your own packing operations, read our 2 discussion topics: \u201cThe delivery promise, the important issue\u201d <\/em>and \u201c<\/strong>Does seasonality affect your business?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Thought topic: The delivery promise, the important issue<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A disappointed customer is a customer, who potentially does not return and buys from you again. All your sales and marketing efforts go to waste if your customer expectations are not met at this crucial step; so you need to deliver quickly and do it well. This guide will offer you advice at each stage of the packing process, providing you with a number of solutions depending on your business and cost.<\/p>\n

The customer has taken that step and come in contact with your brand, their journey has begun, they experience your company at the various touch points, gone through the buying decision process to finally (and hopefully!) make that purchase. And then you will fall at the last hurdle if delivery expectations are not met.<\/p>\n

A disappointed customer means that for whatever reason, they had a poor experience with you, and because of this will unlikely to return and buy again. Their journey up till the point of purchase, despite how smooth and seamless it was, has now unfortunately been forgotten, because the promised delivery expectation has not been met.<\/p>\n

Delivery is as important as the purchase.<\/p>\n

Thought topic: Does seasonality affect your business?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the B2B as well as B2C sectors, the Christmas season means that our customers have to prepare differently than at other times of the year. For example, rapidly expanding board game manufacturer, IELLO, has two key periods which have to be precisely planned by its logistics team.<\/p>\n

From May to June they distribute their bestselling products in anticipation of the Christmas peak in sales. They send pallets and large boxes in big quantities over a short period to retailers in preparation for this busy period.<\/p>\n

The other substantial amount of stock is for direct selling on their ecommerce website at the end of the year. This is pure B2C logistics with an emphasis on fast delivery to the consumer. They must deliver quickly and ensure the parcel gets to its destination, and in good condition, otherwise the customer could be lost to another board game manufacturer.<\/p>\n

Depending on the seasonality of your business, you’ll need to gear up your workforce and do your profitability calculations during and outside your peak sales periods.<\/p>\n

Packing speed affects delivery times<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pack, protect and seal your parcels. If you improve efficiencies in your packing team, multiply those efficiencies by the number of orders, the savings and overall gains for your team and business\u00a0 become fairly significant.<\/p>\n

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        <\/a>Choose the appropriate packaging materials<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The choice of packaging impacts the speed of your order preparation. Certain choices might seem trivial but for the packing team, it can save seconds meaning more orders packed per hour whilst requiring less effort. With the energy saved, more time can be channelled into other areas of the packing process for each delivery, such as the quality of each parcel and reducing any packing errors.<\/p>\n

        Swap your boxes for envelopes and mailing bags<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Where possible, think of how you can optimise your packing materials, if changing your boxes to envelopes or mailing bags is an option, here are 2 advantages why you\u2019ll be on to a winner:<\/p>\n