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Send the right shipment

Turn shipment counts into a focused improvement test.

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Project timeline, actions for every S and checks before completion.

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Starting pointProposed concept
Generated illustrations. The concept shows a possibility, not a completed improvement or verified safety result.
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Two illustrated lessons with practical steps, a question to try and feedback. Read online or follow the teaching pages in the full report.

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Make the problem
small enough to work on.

Compare similar shipments before blaming the storage location.

Sample baseline4%shipments contain errors
Proposed goal1%error goal

Illustrative starting figures. The goal has not been achieved.

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Send the right shipment

Compare similar shipments before blaming the storage location.

Sample starting point4%shipments contain errors
Goal to work towards1%error goal
01

Define

Shipment content errors

02

Measure

120/3,000 contain errors

03

Analyze

Compare locations fairly

04

Improve

Try clearer storage

05

Control

Check errors and throughput

Define the missMeasure fairlyTest one changeControl the result

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Project completion timeline

Planned finish · Day 30
  1. Agree error countsNia · Quality

    Day 1–4 · Two reviewers classify the same sample consistently.

  2. Compare locationsOwen · Analysis

    Day 5–8 · Compare error rates for similar shipments, with the number shipped visible.

  3. Try clearer storageTess · Operations

    Day 9–17 · Compare similar shipments; record errors and work completed per hour.

  4. Verify and controlSam · Dispatch

    Day 18–30 · Reach the 1% error goal while maintaining work completed per hour.

Proposed timing and fictional owners. Close each action after its check is met; a date alone does not prove completion.

Actions for each S

Planned finish · Day 30
  1. SortRemove mixed-stock confusionNia · Quality

    Identify obsolete stock, loose returns and unassigned cartons; resolve each item through the inventory owner before relocation.

    Day 1–4 · Every moved item has a verified identity and destination; inventory balances reconcile.

  2. Set in orderSeparate look-alike picksOwen · Analysis

    Pilot clear locations for the selected SKU family while preserving traceability and approved stock support.

    Day 5–8 · A matched picking sample confirms item and location identity without extra unrecorded searching.

  3. ShineReset the pick facesOwen · Analysis

    Clean accessible shelves and floor areas through approved routines and log damaged packaging or recurring debris.

    Day 5–8 · The next shift checks recurrence and routes damaged racks or stock to the responsible owner.

  4. StandardizeAgree the scan and return ruleTess · Operations

    Write the tested pick, confirmation and return sequence for the pilot locations; train one shift before widening it.

    Day 9–12 · Operators demonstrate the same sequence; exceptions and unreadable labels have a response owner.

  5. SustainWatch errors and effortSam · Dispatch

    Track audited errors and confirmed lines per labour-hour in comparable work through the control review.

    Day 13–30 · Both the error denominator and throughput are visible; the improvement is not accepted by appearance alone.

  6. SafetyKeep access and loads checkedNia · Quality

    The competent warehouse lead reviews traffic, shelf loading and material-handling controls before layout changes.

    Day 1–30 · Approved routes and loading limits remain in place; concerns are resolved before the changed area is used.

Proposed timing and fictional owners. Close each action after its check is met; a date alone does not prove completion.

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