Genesta's Productivity Blog

Everybody Has Them

Genesta — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:26 +0000

It sounds an old Schoolyard riddle: Everybody has them; nobody wants them; we all have to deal with them. What are they? For the sake of this note, let’s answer Customer Returns. Yeah, we all have them: from Live Refusals, to Credit Pickups, Product Recalls or “Just come and get it”, we all have goods [...]

Inventory Control Part 2

Genesta — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:59:38 +0000

Product is ready to receive; it was packed and labeled by Manufacturing, a Co-Packer, or a Vendor and it’s at the door, waiting. The next step is to match it against the Purchase Order and put it in a good Location, where you can easily find it. The PO match is pretty straightforward, after your [...]

Inventory Control

Genesta — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:53 +0000

A smart man told me that the three most important elements in Distribution are Item, Quantity and Location. Everything else flows from there. He tells me that all the time; I’m a little slow. He’s right though, once you have a handle on the what, how many and where, you will have an efficient operation. [...]