Packing and shipping are essential processes in the modern-day warehouse. The advent of Amazon Prime and other services has led to consumers expecting an ultra-fast service all the time, meaning companies have to fine-tune their shipping and logistics processes accordingly.
Logistics and streamlining exports is complex, but sometimes, small changes can make a big difference. Packaging stencils are one such alteration businesses use, helping warehousing and shipping without much effort.
Below, we’ll discuss how the warehouse shipping process benefits from packaging stencils and why you should think about using them.
Packaging Stencils: How They Work and How To Use Them
Packaging stencils allow you to spray paint information onto shipping boxes. Usually, these are used on wooden crates, but they can be used on many other packages.
You can get packaging stencil symbols that tell handlers essential information, such as:
- Fragile
- Centre of gravity
- Keep dry
- Do not use forklift
- Hand truck here
- No stopping
Whatever packaging symbol exists, stencils can cover it. These ensure that packages aren’t damaged in transit, allowing you to waste less time fixing mistakes during export.
Packaging stencils also allow you to tag packages quickly – the faster you can organise, the more streamlined your shipping process becomes.
How to Streamline Your Shipping
Using tools like packaging stencils is only one part of improving your shipping process. To improve your warehousing and shipping standards, you must change things across the board. Possible changes could include:
Invest in Good Order Tracking
If your customers have good order tracking, then you’re going to have better control of stock, returns and delivery standards. Whether you’re B2B or B2C, you don’t want to be wasting time answering calls and emails – a tracking system ensures you can spend more time exporting and less time discussing exports.
Of course, to do this, you need a good tracking system, complemented by an excellent inventory system. Asset labels and tags can help and we’ve discussed asset tracking in-depth with our blog post: What Are Asset Tags and the Benefits of Asset Tracking?
Invest in Good Warehouse Labels
An organised, efficient warehouse relies on labels. If your warehouse is organised, then so will your shipping and exports. We have a range of warehouse labels at Label Source including shelving labels and arrow labels.
We’ve covered how to use arrow labels and warehouse racking in previous blog posts.
Make Processing Returns Easier
Easier returns mean less time speaking to customers and more time focusing on exports and shipping. It makes the experience better for customers too, meaning they will be more likely to order in future.
Consider Our High-Quality Packaging Stencils Today
At Label Source, we stock a range of high-quality packaging stencils for your exporting needs. Each of our stencils is manufactured from scratch-resistant rigid PVC, with an anti-glare finish. This means you can get accurate, legible stencil messaging every time.
We have plenty of options for you, no matter what industry you work in. For everything else in the world of safety, be sure to follow our Twitter.
