PVF Forum: Reducing Operational Costs - A Primer For PVF Distributors
PVF distributors often focus attention on rising product cost and shipping costs, but overlook operational costs, assuming they are fixed. But there are numerous components of distribution operations that should be analyzed separately for cost savings, as follows:
Order writing: The format and sequence of writing sales orders influence the picking sequence, which directly affects the time spent in filling orders, as well as time spent checking and packing assembled orders. Writing sales orders by commodity and by size in increasing sequence contributes to simplified order filling and checking.