SOP (StandardOperatingProcedure three words in the first letter of the capital letters) that is, the standard operating procedures, is the standard operating steps and requirements of an event described in a uniform format, used to guide and standardize the daily work.
From the above basic definition of SOP, SOP has some of the following inherent characteristics:
SOP is a standard operating procedure. The so-called standard, where there is the concept of optimization, that is, not casually written out of the operating procedures can be called SOP, but must be summarized after continuous practice in the current conditions can be achieved under the optimal design of the operating procedures.
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Case Study:
SOPs for Logistics and Distribution Centers Logistics distribution center in the implementation of the issues that should be noted Different modes of distribution center operation content is different, in general the distribution center to implement the following operational processes inbound, inbound acceptance, warehousing and storage, picking or sorting, circulation processing, packaging, shipping inspection, loading and distribution, and so on.
Many of these links need to be manually operated or manually assisted operations, so you can use the SOP method to analyze the content of each link of the operation, optimize the operating procedures, the formation of standard operating procedures. Because of the differences in the operational processes and work methods of each logistics distribution center, the specific SOP development should be based on the characteristics of their respective operations.
The distribution center of the various aspects of the operation, although simple, does not require workers to have a high level of technical skills, but due to the distribution center of the workload, the operation is frequent, to a worker a working day to deal with 10,000 pieces of products, for example.
With the help of scientific SOP development, an action to save a day is like 10,000 times, so down to a month, a year, the entire logistics distribution center savings is very considerable. SOP in the application of logistics distribution centers in the significance of the specific performance:
1, to improve the operational efficiency of logistics distribution centers
SOP is the practice of continuous summary, optimization and refinement of the product. The product of optimization and improvement, in the process of accumulating, for example, systematic scientific analysis and many people's **** the same wisdom, so it can significantly improve the sales of the work. Through the improvement of the sales of each work, will inevitably improve the overall operational efficiency.
2, to provide uniform guidance for the operation of the logistics and distribution center
If the enterprise does not have a unified operation in the operation of the regulations, it will lead to different operators at different times of the operation is not the same, which affects the overall operational efficiency and quality of operation.
Because of the frequent changes in many positions in the logistics enterprise, the good workers will take away some of the good ways of operation when they leave, and the newly hired workers will have to start from scratch to find a better way of operation, which wastes a lot of time and energy. Therefore, the establishment and implementation of SOPs in logistics and distribution centers can continuously optimize the processes and operations. At the same time, it can also provide guidance for the newly hired workers to provide operational training.
3, to ensure the quality of the operation of the logistics and distribution center
If each worker carries out the operation in their own way. It will be difficult to determine exactly which worker is at fault in which part of the process when a problem arises.
SOP is the optimization of the operation of the control points of each operating procedure, each employee follows the relevant provisions of the SOP, there will be no big mistakes. Even if there is a mistake can be quickly checked through the SOP to find the problem, and to improve to ensure the quality of the entire distribution center operations.
4, reduce the operating costs of the logistics distribution center
Because of the SOP operation optimization to achieve operational sales and quality assurance, which can make the logistics distribution center to reduce the number of personnel employed, will be less quality assurance costs and less hardware investment costs to get a great deal of improvement, so as to reduce the overall operating costs of the logistics distribution center to ensure that the logistics distribution center's competitive edge. Advantage.
The development of SOPs is a huge task for enterprises, and there will be a large investment in the initial stage of development, but the implementation of SOPs will bring great benefits to enterprises.
So as a job-intensive, cost control has a very high demand for logistics companies should be combined with the actual situation of the enterprise early development of SOP, for the optimization of the business process to do a major reform, and in the future operation of the continuous improvement, to achieve higher efficiency and lower costs, so as to obtain a competitive advantage.