Enhancing Inventory Storage Efficiency: A Case Study of a Private Company’s Warehouse

Abstract

This research aims to provide guidelines for improving warehouse management efficiency, with a focus on reducing the volume of deteriorated inventory, minimizing the time spent searching for products, and enhancing the efficiency of the product retrieval process. The study involved collecting data on various product types within the warehouse and categorizing them systematically for optimized storage. Additionally, the FIFO (First In, First Out) principle was implemented to mitigate inventory deterioration, while the Visual Control concept was applied to facilitate product identification. These approaches contributed to a significant reduction in search time and improved the overall efficiency of the product retrieval process.

        The findings revealed that improvements in storage and inventory issuing processes substantially enhanced warehouse management efficiency. The quantity of deteriorated products was reduced from 534 units to 165 units—a 69.10% reduction. Additionally, the time spent searching for products decreased from 2,580 minutes to 1,600 minutes, representing a 37.98% reduction. These results indicate that the implemented improvement measures have significantly optimized the overall efficiency of inventory storage and distribution processes.