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WAREHOUSE MANPOWER COST ANALYSIS


Manpower cost in a manual warehouse is huge. Manpower is a complex thing to handle. 

Not only cost, but safety & security, ability to do the work, skill, motive, attendance , regularity ...... many more.

To make a proper shift wise break up of manpower is important. For Ex :- Night shift output is less fatigue plays a role. Early morning fatigue and late night hurry is a common.

In shift proper handover is also a criticality.

So plan manpower mainly on general shift as output is more. Ideally warehouse need to start from 8 am to 9 pm. Overlapping of the shift is necessary as handover timing get reduced. If not necessary avoid night shift.

In a warehouse if I consider a FMCG warehouse the ability of the manpower to load or unload didn't depend on the tonnage handling, as for a particular SKU selling more in a month of less weight will showcase a wrong fig on avg " Tonnage handle by per manpower ".

Ideally the concept need to be on per car ( Cartoon) handing.

Total cartoon getting handle by 1 set of manpower , the reqd data need to analysis.

Another important aspect as every human being is different, so rate of work for any particular person will be different. Manage your team with mix and match. As 1 person in a set is too fast but that is bad the speed need to match with the team. Proper training reqd.

Manage men tactfully and technologically is important. As the space mapping need to done to get optimize utilization. For Ex :- A category materials should be located on ground floor of multistoried warehouse and must be near to loading bay.

Things to remember 

1. Workers are the key player
2. They are human beings not machine.
3. Proper rest and working environment reqd.
4. Safety & security need to ensure.
5. Treat the workforce properly and proper behavior reqd.

1 worker means 2 hand , Its double benefit , Resource need to nourish properly . A healthy workforce will get benefitted in long run .

Sumit Chatterjee
Senior Supply Chain Manager
Dream Bake Pvt Ltd ( Brand Winkies , Mainly into package Cakes division )

Faculty member for Management Subject under Techno India University .
More than 10 + years’ experience in FMCG Supply Chain
CII Certified Supply Chain Management Professional
MBA Marketing & Finance from Future Business School
Post Graduate Diploma in Logistic & Supply Chain from St Xavier’s
Post Graduate Diploma in Export & Import Management from ICFAI University
Certified Industrial Computerized Accountant 





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