Everyone seems to be preaching about the heed to improve slotting in the warehouse these days, myself included. The more I study companies' specific situations, the more it becomes clear that improving slotting practices is a complicated process. One reason it's so complicated is that there are several different reasons for improving those practices. Most commonly, we think of slotting as the process we use to optimize picking. But we may also use slotting and pick-face sizing to optimize space utilization or, increasingly, to minimize the time and effort required for receiving and storing incoming products.
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