In: Operations Management
Please explain the downsides of not attaching the packing list to the outside of the shoe master cartons in the packing with an example.
What are the effects on warehouse shipping dock and on the retail end?
A packing list gives full details of what is being shipped, features of the product like weight, material, date of dispatch,etc. It helps in tallying by the buyer and seller what is being shipped and recieved. It is an important thing in the shoe master cartons as these are handled in large units. These cartons are packed with pairs of shoes of same size design and quantity. Packing list is essential for each carton to provide the contents summary for the retailers use. It helped the warehouse packing system as each carton could be packed systematically according to the feature of the shoes and it is useful to the retailer as they can know the contents of the cartons easily and they dont need to search for a size or style in a number of cartons. The cartons could be stocked in less space and only the packing list can be reffered to know the contents by both the warehousing and retailing staff. A systematic and hassle free packing is only possible with a detailed packing list on the master cartons of shoes.