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The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Warehouse Travel

Say goodbye to long travel distances and hello to improved productivity with our guide to reducing warehouse travel.

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By Lucas Systems ·

Labor is the single largest operating cost in most DCs, and travel often accounts for half of all labor time, especially in order picking. In some DCs, pickers can travel upwards of 12 miles per shift.

To help address the warehouse travel challenge, we have put together this guide that walks through the most proven and popular warehouse travel reduction strategies distribution leaders have taken to reduce travel and improve productivity in their order picking and replenishment processes.

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