WHAT ARE ACTIVITY PROFILES?
Often in a murder mystery, detectives profile a killer based on the series of clues and facts. This profile gives them an idea as to the character they are looking for and enables them to predict his actions. Not that your warehouse is a suspect in any crime, but profiling its activities can be a great help in understanding its operations. A comprehensive profile based on historical and current data reveals characteristics that allow you to make decisions on storage and handling alternatives, slotting options, pick line requirements, system requirements, pick methods, and order releasing strategies.
Two main categories of profiles make up a basic warehouse profiling set: customer order profiles and item activity profiles. Customer order profiles represent the outbound activity, i.e., how the customers are ordering the products. Item activity profiles provide insight into viable storing and slotting options for each item within the warehouse.
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About the Authors
Steve Mulaik is a Director The Progress Group, a logistics consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Steve is a member of TPG's Warehouse Management System practice. If you would like to get in touch with him he may be reached at 770-438-8177 or smulaik@theprogressgroup.com.
The article above first appeared in Operations & Fulfillment magazine.
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