Seven Ways To Increase Office and Warehouse Efficiency
Whatever type of business you run and whatever market you operate in, growth is, ultimately, the goal for every organisation. Growing as a business means more turnover, more profit, more certainty and more longevity for your and your employees.
One of the very best ways to grow your business is to offer the best service possible to your customers at a price that they can afford and by offering them a solution to a problem. It’s vital that you nurture the customers you already have as well as look for further opportunities to grow with new customers. This can be done with a mix of both traditional and modern forms of marketing and promotion. For example, consider smart ways of using social media as well as traditional techniques like out of home advertising.
Although growth is, clearly, something that every business looks to achieve, it also comes with it’s own issues. One of the main issues is remaining efficient and productive – both in terms of the facilities used and the employees working. From how to use space efficiently to ensuring that your workforce remain working to their capacity, we’ve created a guide of seven ways to remain efficient.
First and foremost, as your business grows, so too will pressures on the space available at your commercial property. When effective storage solutions are not used at your work place, this can create a far more chaotic space to work in.
By improving this and creating as uncluttered workspace as possible, you can ensure that your employees are working to maximum productivity. You’ll also reduce the risk of any accidents or emergencies associated with trips and falls which will ensure that your workforce will be fit and capable to work for longer.
As well as reducing the risk of accidents and increasing productivity through organisation, effective storage solutions can also improve the operational efficiency of an organisation in which work can be completed as quickly as possible. By ensuring that all required tools and equipment is accessible by staff, you can reduce the operational time of general tasks.
Floor space can also be optimised with the addition of a mezzanine floor. If you’re beginning to run out of floor space, consider installing a mezzanine floor which helps to make the most of your vertical space and opens up the floor. This solution can help you organise your space more efficiently and effectively.
Update The Design Of Your Office
In addition to ensuring that the storage solutions you have available are fit for purpose, a similar idea is to redesign your office more generally. The impact of the physical environment for workers can often be underestimated and undervalued. However, it can have a huge impact on the productivity of your workforce.
Ensuring that your workspace is comfortable and conducive to productivity will have a positive impact. Consider upgrading the equipment available as well as all of the office furniture and food and drink facilities. You could also take a look at the layout to assess whether you would see a spike in productivity from a more open-plan working space.
Source Feedback From Your Employees
The most important people to source feedback from and communicate with when deciding on how you can improve workplace efficiency is your staff. Hold a meeting with all members of staff about what they think would help them to work more productively and efficiently. You may be surprised at what you hear.
For example, you may discover that there’s a problem with the speed of your internet connection and computers or with the intranet system. Alternatively, some members of staff might feel that they could work better in a more open-plan environment. Sourcing as much information from your staff as possible will ensure that you can make the right efficiency decisions.
Use Technology To Create Flexibility
In this day and age, with excellent technology options available, staff have never had the flexibility that they have available to them now. This can be a huge benefit for your business. If you are in a period of growth which has limited the office space you have available, you could now use technology to incentivise certain members of staff to work from home more often. Using communication services, you’ll be able to keep in touch and liaise with your staff without them being in the office.
Similarly, if you are growing and need to use freelancers as a crutch to manage the extra load, the technology available can help you achieve this with little friction.
One of the best ways to ensure that your workforce remain active and productive is to ensure that they remain fit and healthy. A way of doing this is to offer gym discounts through your work, provide free fruit at your office to your staff and support people with physical or mental health issues.
By promoting healthy working practices – like taking regular breaks and organising regular social activities – you can ensure that your staff are healthy enough to get to work every day and perform at their best ability.
As well as being healthy, it’s also important to crate a happy environment. Employees who feel happy and content about the work they do will be more efficient and productive in their jobs. When employees feel relaxed and incentivised to work, they tend to focus more wholeheartedly on their roles rather than being distracted.
You could include a games room – with a foosball table and arcade machine – available for use on lunch which can help to foster a sense of healthy competition and bring people together. Similarly, consider having a comfortable area so, if they so wish, some employees can work on a couch for the day if they’re doing administrative tasks and aren’t required to be on the phone.
Automation is another excellent way to improve efficiency at an organisation. There are a number ways in which automation can be instilled into many of the parts of your organisation. For example, are your marketing team finding it a difficult task to manage a number of social media channels as well as email marketing processes?
There are a number of organsaitons which provide services to automate much of this work. With their help, you can schedule your activity for it to take place automatically. You can also use technology to communicate automatically with customers for certain queries as well as automate much of the sale lead generation process.
Racking and Shelving: Intelligent Storage and Shelving Systems in Northern Ireland
Here at Racking and Shelving Ltd , we’ve been operating for more than 15 years to supply our clients with the design, supply, delivery and installation of storage solutions for offices, warehouses and factories. We have an excellent reputation for the quality of our products and level of customer service. We always endeavour to provide the very best storage solution for your particular requirement.
If your organisation is in a period of growth, you may have found that space efficiency and productivity has fallen with the pressure of more inventory and people. One of the best ways to solve these common problems is via intuitive storage solutions. Racking and Shelving are experts when it comes to providing these solutions. Whether you require a new mezzanine floor or traditional storage solutions, we can provide you with a suitable product or service.
We can come and visit you ar your site, take stock of the space you have available to you and offer insight into the best solution for your needs. We can help you boost workplace productivity and efficiency. When your organised, your workforce will also be organised.
To find out more about our services, please feel free to contact us today. You can find us at 10 Fergusons Way, Kilbegs Business Park, Kilbegs Road, Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT41 4LZ. Alternatively, please feel free to call us on 028 9442 9037 or email us at info@rslni.com.
