{"id":4739,"date":"2022-01-13T07:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T07:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peruza.com\/?p=4739"},"modified":"2024-06-17T08:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T06:27:17","slug":"top-4-challenges-warehouses-face-in-parcel-sorting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peruza.com\/blog\/parcel-sorting\/top-4-challenges-warehouses-face-in-parcel-sorting\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Major Challenges Warehouses Face In Parcel Sortation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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During the past few years, we have all noticed an explosion in e-commerce sales and businesses. More and more people are consistently choosing to buy clothes, home accessories, and whatever else they can get their hands on through the web. This is down to the pure convenience of purchasing through the Internet, you don\u2019t have to go through the hassle of getting ready, going out, or walking around the shops for hours looking at items you wouldn\u2019t even buy. Nowadays, all you have to do is put your foot up on the couch, and with a few clicks you\u2019ve ordered the exact item you want.<\/span><\/p>

But because of the surge in demand from consumers, it poses challenges for warehouses and sellers all around the world. This is down to the sheer volume, price gauging, space and much, much more. In this article, we will discuss the top 4 challenges warehouses face when it comes to parcel sorting, as well as some solutions to make the parcel sortation process much more efficient.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Challenge #1: Package variety<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As mentioned previously, the world has gone e-commerce mad. Everyone wants to order any item possible from the comfort of their own homes \u2014 from smaller and larger devices to furniture and even houseplants. So it is only obvious that different types of items are packed in <\/span>different types of <\/span><\/a>packaging.<\/span><\/p>

Usually, items come in paperboard boxes, corrugated boxes, plastic or rigid boxes, as well as chipboard packaging, poly bags, and foil-sealed bags. As you can see, the variety of packaging types that need to be sorted is quite considerable.<\/span><\/p>

A mixture of many different packaging sizes and structures causes significant problems for the conveyor and other parcel sorting technologies in terms of the precision, speed, and quality of packaging sortation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Challenge #2: Package volume<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Additionally to a range of package kinds, warehouses with parcel sortation systems have to process major order volumes. These parcel sortation systems, when used efficiently will streamline sorting in the warehouse to keep up with the current demand.<\/span><\/p>

Even more so, a large number of retailers and parcel sorters globally have confirmed that over the past two years, there has been a growing tendency of consumers to place smaller orders, buying one or only a few items at a time, instead of making one bigger purchase. And these smaller orders are made more frequently.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

So now warehouses, distribution centers, and merchants need to figure out ways to make the sortation processes and handling different forms of parcels more efficient time and money-wise. It is important because any parcel sortation ineffectiveness can result in wasted time and effort, both of which can then cut into the business profits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

This means that to precisely sort larger volumes of parcels, warehouses, distribution centers, and retailers need to upgrade their existing sortation systems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Challenge #3: Customer expectation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As briefly mentioned above, next-day or even same-day delivery options are becoming more and more popular. Because of the large order amounts, it gets harder to keep up with all the order delivery timelines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

In the best-case scenario, distribution centers or warehouses should be working together with the retailers to provide delivery options such as click-and-collect, package lockers, and delivery time visibility into logistical systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

So, in order to keep up with the growing demand in the market for speed and transparency, warehouses that do the parcel sortation must adapt their logistical and IT systems to the latest standards.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Challenge #4: Laborer downtime<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It is no secret that nowadays it gets harder and harder to find trustworthy and professional employees that are ready to work long hours for relatively low wages. This is one of the main problems in the industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Companies that provide parcel sortation also have to keep in mind such human labor factors as:<\/span><\/p>