The creation of new warehouse complexes is a natural step towards the development of a trading or trading and manufacturing company. It is convenient and profitable to have wholesale warehouses in those regions where your branches operate or where dealers work. Therefore, if you, as the head of a representative office opening somewhere, are entrusted by the company's management with organizing a warehouse, do not be surprised.
It is necessary
- - a detailed business plan for a new wholesale warehouse;
- - a building (which you can rent or build yourself);
- - warehouse equipment ordered in accordance with the calculations made;
- - staff (5-10 people);
- - a package of permits.
Instructions
Step 1
Collect all the information on sales in this region, understand the dynamics of their development. Be sure to check with your local dealer or your company representative. Before taking any steps to organize a warehouse, draw up a business plan with the most detailed financial information.
Step 2
Decide which location for the warehouse will be optimal, and only then look for a finished building for a warehouse complex or land for its construction. A supply chain with all the details should be in your head - only then can you understand the strategic rationale for this or that location. If you want to rent a space, make sure that it is suitable for the type of warehouse that you require, that is, a wholesale terminal.
Step 3
Hire the services of a warehouse logistics consultant if you are not a specialist yourself. Having a building (built or rented), start by organizing storage space - divide it into sections (loading and unloading section, receiving section, storage section and cargo picking section). Calculate what kind of warehouse equipment you need - for this, use the complete information about the range of goods and materials you are dealing with, and their weight and size characteristics.
Step 4
Recruit a team of warehouse workers who are not so few in the wholesale warehouse. However, the main thing is to find the head of the warehouse, who will then himself look for people for further work. According to the most conservative estimate, you will need five people, sometimes up to ten people serve the warehouse complex.
