What to do with returns so they don’t slow down inventory
Returns almost never fail all at once. They start by occupying a corner, a temporary shelf, or a “temporary” table. For a while, they seem...
23 January, 2026
Order picking, batch picking or zone picking: how to tell which one is slowing you down
Most warehouses do not choose their picking method. They inherit it. They start preparing orders in a way that works at the beginning and, over...
16 January, 2026
Outsourcing fulfillment: what you gain and what you lose in the day-to-day warehouse operation.
The decision to outsource fulfillment is often presented as a strategic move: less internal management, more focus on sales, less operational friction. On paper, it...
09 January, 2026
Black Friday without hiring more staff: which adjustments really work.
Every year, as Black Friday approaches, many warehouses have the same conversation. Forecasts are reviewed, an order spike is anticipated, and someone eventually says the...
02 January, 2026
How to improve customer experience through picking?
When people talk about customer experience, they usually think about the website, sales support or the final delivery. However, many of the decisions that determine...
23 December, 2025
How to organize a warehouse for same-day shipping?
Promising same-day shipping is easy. Delivering on it consistently is another story. In many warehouses, same-day delivery doesn’t fail because of a lack of effort,...
19 December, 2025
Black Friday without chaos: a wave plan with multi-order carts
On Black Friday, warehouses jam for three reasons: routes are too long, consolidation is messy, and packing loses cadence. Multi-order carts cut meters walked (one...
07 November, 2025
Pick-to-Light vs Put-to-Light vs Put Wall: real differences and when to use each one
In operations with many order lines, performance hinges on three fronts: walking less, deciding less, and confirming better. Light-guided systems target exactly that: they show...
31 October, 2025
Design Your Picking System with Purpose: 10 Decisions That Prevent Bottlenecks
At Electrotec, we’ve developed a KPI-driven decision framework (accuracy, lines/hour, OTIF, cost per order) to design your picking system from the ground up. In this...
28 October, 2025
How to Improve Your Picking KPIs with Picking Carts or Pick-to-Light
When your KPIs start sending warnings — low accuracy, poor lines per hour, unstable OTIF, long walking routes — two tools can shift the balance...
21 October, 2025
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