Title:

Storage management
system proposal

By Low Yu Zheng (Production Trainee)

Storage management system

Problem:

1. Not enough space.

2. No proper segregation  non-reliable inventory values.
3. Low work efficiency.
4. Cleanliness.
5. Bad labelling.
6. Communication difficulties.
7. Workers do not have mobile phone to update the situation.
8. No proper standard is set to obey.
9. Workers slack off and lack of motivation.
10. Lack of light.
11. Lack of equipment and material.

Improvement:

1. Fully utilized all the available space with proper layout.

2. Do proper segregation based on the side, the type and the condition of the gloves.
3. Provide Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the workers.
4. Let the workers know the importance of cleanliness and supervisor must check
frequently to maintain the habit.
5. Design or provide a more detailed labelling form for the workers instead of letting them
to do their own labelling form.
6. Must at least allocate one worker who is capable of speaking English or Malay at one
department, to ensure all the commands given are properly conveyed.
7. Company can help to workers to buy first and the payment will be done by deducting
from the salary of the workers monthly.
8. All the checking of formers or holders are solely based on the experience of a worker.
While the new workers need very long time to learn. So, providing them some visual
illustration of the condition of formers can convey the message more efficiently.
9. Design a form to record down the workers performance, reward them when they
perform well, correspondingly, punish them when they make intolerable mistake.
10. Installation of light must be done at the working area to ensure quality work.
11. Provide sufficient of hand-jack machine, labelling forms, cartons and marker pens.
Sample of Labelling form:

Size:
Type: Shinko/
FT/ Others
Qty:
Date:
By:
Representation of form colour:

1. Green – Good
2. Orange – Stained
3. Pink – Pitted
4. White – Crack or can be anything.

Ideal Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in Warehouse for Former Checking:

1. Take out one size of former first, separate according to Left and Right. (2 side)
2. Do one side first, separate out according to manufacturer. (3 sides)
3. For one type of manufacturer, separate out according to the condition. (4 pellets)

(Remark: However, this plan only can be executed once all formers are being segregated
properly according to size, currently there are too many mixed up pellets.)

Current Operating Procedure in Warehouse for Former Checking:

1. Workers take out one pellet of formers, segregate accordingly to the size, the side, the
type and the condition.
2. Every carton is labelled properly using different type of colour which represent the
condition.
3. For HCT former, there are prepared pellets for the location of done carton from 6.5 L
and R until 8 L and R whereas for that of FT formers, available for 6.5 L and R until
7.5 L and R only. The remaining formers are located at the space available in the
store.
4. Since the segregation is made according to carton by carton, therefore all the cartons
of the same size are located together omitting the conditions. When certain number of
stacks of cartons is reached, the segregation will be made according to the condition,
which only requires very little time to do.
Layout of Storage House: