Thursday, October 17, 2013

The electronic world has decreased the hassle of buying office supplies with ease of selection, order placement, discounted prices, and fast delivery. The discounts and offers on online stores tempt the users to buy them. This can be looked at as good thing or bad thing. This is good because you get the product at reasonable rates and bad because sometimes you don’t need anything at that moment. Unnecessary products will only accumulate and eat up your office or home space.  In order to get better benefits, businesses often buy complete office supplies in bulk which puts more pressure on the suppliers to lower the sales price. Purchasing your supplies in bulk is a great way to save money because you get a price break; the only problem is storage. You have to keep in mind how and where you plan to store all of your supplies. Here are some pointers that can assist you in proper management of your office supply warehouse.

1)    For larger companies, stocking space is not a problem because they have a large amount of space. However, small companies or companies that are on their first few years of business tend to have a smaller work area which can be a problem when it comes to storage space. Usually, emerging businesses start with small office spaces and equip them with furniture, computers, etc. When they see a good deal over the internet, they order in bulk without thinking ahead in the amount of space they would consume. Never order in large quantities if you are not sure how much space it would occupy.

2)    If you have a large business, you can hire a warehouse manager that has good knowledge of warehousing systems, effective loading unloading techniques, inventory measurement and its control, etc. The warehouse management seems to be an easy task but it is not that simple either. It is better handled by an expert that works deliberately and has knowledge of the system. Your increasing sales and decreasing burden reflect the work of the warehouse management expert.

3)    Besides the storage and delivery of products, warehouse management has now extended to domains like accounting, transport management, order manufacturing, etc. You can take advantage of your warehouse manager’s experience and extract more out of him.

4)    A properly managed warehouse results in less confusion of what products are in stock and what products need to be purchased. The systematic arrangement assists in easy identification among the pool of products stored.

5)    If your office space is low, you might have a little trouble in figuring out where to store your products. Storage cabinets and lockers are probably the best option. You can put them against walls or corners of the office that are not being used. You can also install shelves above the desks to keep the products your employees need at reach.

These were some of the ways through which you can efficiently store office supplies in your organization.

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