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THE QUESTION

Why are deliveries late?

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The error rate fell for six weeks after a visit, then went back
Scope: our site specifically, not the whole company.
Nothing said yet.
CLUSTER 1
New staff copy bad habits from old hands
11 votesdiscuss
Training is one-off, never refreshed
0 votes
↳ nominated for a seat: https://example.org/ops-incident-review.pdf could not read it (HTTPError) 1 of 2 behind it
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CLUSTER 2
Data lives in three systems that disagree
I mean this happens weekly, not once in a while.
8 votesdiscuss
Handovers between shifts lose key details
0 votesdiscuss
CLUSTER 3
Schedules change too late to adapt
8 votesdiscuss
Peak-hour load exceeds planned capacity
9 votesdiscuss
CLUSTER 4
Equipment failures go unreported for days
1 votesdiscuss
Small errors are hidden to avoid blame
14 votesdiscuss
CLUSTER 5
The lighting in aisle 7 is bad enough that codes are read wrong
I mean this happens weekly, not once in a while.
2 votesdiscuss
Picks are wrong often enough that customers now check every pallet
14 votesdiscuss
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We measure errors per order, so a bigger order hides more mistakes
1 votesdiscuss
The pick list order does not match the aisle order
9 votesdiscuss
The best pickers are moved to whatever is late, so nobody learns a zone
To be precise: this is about the process, not any person.
The warehouse map in the system is a year out of date
0 votesdiscuss
The forecast is made by people who never see a peak
To be precise: this is about the process, not any person.
3 votesdiscuss
Nobody checks a pallet before it is wrapped
3 votesdiscuss
The busiest picker is the one who never reports an error
0 votesdiscuss
No one owns the problem end to end
0 votesdiscuss
We spend more time fixing errors than we would preventing them
Meaning the recurring case, not one-off incidents.
5 votesdiscuss
Sales promise delivery windows before the warehouse is asked
To be precise: this is about the process, not any person.
1 votesdiscuss
The clock on the wall is four minutes fast, so every shift starts rushed
0 votesdiscuss
Stock counts are corrected in the system but not on the shelf
0 votesdiscuss
Everyone knows which customer complains, and their orders are checked twice
1 votesdiscuss
Agency staff are on site for three days and never see the layout twice
To be precise: this is about the process, not any person.
0 votesdiscuss
The handheld takes four seconds to confirm, so people batch their scans
Not blaming anyone — the incentive does this on its own.
5 votesdiscuss
Targets reward speed over accuracy
15 votesdiscuss
Fixes are patched locally and never shared
6 votesdiscuss
The site was designed for half the volume it now handles
0 votesdiscuss
Overtime is the normal way we finish a week, not the exception
7 votesdiscuss
The person who finds an error is the person who gets asked why
Scope: our site specifically, not the whole company.
0 votesdiscuss
Supervisors are measured on dispatch time and nothing else
1 votesdiscuss
The error rate fell for six weeks after a visit, then went back
Scope: our site specifically, not the whole company.
The people who designed the process have never picked an order
0 votesdiscuss
People are afraid to say a target is impossible
To be precise: this is about the process, not any person.
0 votesdiscuss
There is no way to stop the line without explaining yourself to two managers
0 votesdiscuss
Suppliers change packaging without telling anyone here
0 votesdiscuss
We have never once asked a customer what an error costs them
0 votesdiscuss
Rent went up, so a third of the aisle width went to more racking
0 votesdiscuss
A short pick is recorded as complete so the line keeps moving
6 votesdiscuss
The scanner logs out every hour and people stop scanning
To be precise: this is about the process, not any person.
0 votesdiscuss
Replenishment runs when it suits the forklift, not the pickers
Meaning the recurring case, not one-off incidents.
0 votesdiscuss
Two products with almost the same code sit on the same rack
Not blaming anyone — the incentive does this on its own.
7 votesdiscuss