How to Create a Repackaging Area in a Warehouse
Companies repackage products for customers and bulk retail sellers. This repackaging may be done for several reasons. Workers may take a package and combine it with other similar products to offer it to customers. Or workers break down large product shipments into smaller packages for sale. A company may also engage in repackaging to meet certain new standards, such as relabeling the product so that it has the necessary consumer information. A company must provide required space for its repackaging operation.
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Things You'll Need
- Sanitation area
- Packaging materials
- Work tables
- Forklift
- Warehouse computer database and software applications
Instructions
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Develop a packaging area based on the types of products the workers will handle. Pull building plans for the warehouse department and choose an area that does not interfere with normal delivery and shipping operations.
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Install a sanitation area with proper ventilation for a repackaging area if workers will handle produce or other materials, such as repackaging medical waste and cleaning containers for further use. The sanitation area should have a hand sink or three-compartment sink.
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Equip the repackaging area with all the necessary materials. Supply packaging materials -- such as plastic wrap and required package labels -- to repackage products by hand, or install the necessary automatic packaging equipment. If repackaging bulk products for retail warehouse clubs, provide forklifts and shipping pallets to move the repackaged bulk products onto the delivery trucks.
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Link a computer system to the warehouse database to keep track of all repackaged shipments. Provide invoicing and inventory software for worker use.
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