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COVER STORY

Clean & Efficient

Warehousing Maintenance

Efficient warehousing plays a crucial role in modern
supply chains, serving as the backbone for storing
and distributing goods. By optimizing warehousing
operations, companies can achieve better inventory
management, reduce costs, and enhance customer
satisfaction through faster deliveries. The foundation

of efficient warehousing, says Raghunandana
Tangirala, Managing Director-Updater Services
Ltd, lies in maintaining a clean, organized, and
safe environment, leveraging new technologies, and
addressing common challenges and pain points.

Maintaining a Clean and Leveraging New of equipment, alerting maintenance
Organized Environment Technologies and teams to potential issues before they
become problems. This proactive
A clean and organized warehouse Innovations approach optimizes cleaning
is essential for smooth operations. Innovations in cleaning technology schedules and ensures that equipment
Establishing a routine cleaning can significantly enhance the efficiency is always in top condition, preventing
schedule is the first step towards and effectiveness of warehouse costly downtimes.
achieving this. Regular tasks such maintenance. Robotic cleaning Addressing Challenges
as daily sweeping, weekly deep assistants are one such advancement.
cleaning, and monthly equipment These advanced systems can automate and Pain Points
maintenance ensure that the the cleaning of hard-to-reach areas Despite the benefits of efficient
warehouse remains orderly and safe. and delicate machinery, ensuring a warehousing, several challenges
Utilizing specialized equipment like thorough and consistent clean without can hinder its implementation.
high-powered industrial vacuums and the risk of human error. This not only Accessibility issues, for instance,
floor scrubbers can efficiently handle saves time but also reduces the physical make it difficult for cleaning staff to
strain on employees.
dirt, dust, and grime, contributing to a reach high shelves and tight spaces,
cleaner environment. Self-cleaning coatings represent potentially leading to incomplete
another innovative solution. These cleaning. Investing in proper
Empowering employees is also coatings use advanced materials to repel equipment and tools that address
crucial in maintaining a clean dirt and grime from machinery and these physical demands is essential.
warehouse. Training staff on proper surfaces, reducing the need for frequent Equipment downtime is another
cleaning techniques and assigning manual cleaning. This can lead to significant challenge. Malfunctioning
specific responsibilities fosters a significant time and cost savings while or outdated cleaning equipment
culture of cleanliness and ownership maintaining high cleanliness standards. can disrupt schedules and impact
over the work environment. When IoT-enabled monitoring is also overall warehouse efficiency. Regular
employees take pride in their transforming warehouse maintenance. maintenance and timely upgrades of
workplace, it translates into better Internet of Things (IoT) sensors can cleaning tools are necessary to avoid
upkeep and organization. continuously monitor the condition prolonged downtime.

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