Stow It for Less

Unfortunately, there isn’t a fail-safe, textbook approach to an operations audit. Many companies employ an independent resource to conduct the audit for an unbiased and independent perspective. (For more, see “How to Select a Fulfillment Consultant,” below)

The audit should consist of a method for evaluating your own operation against a set of internal expectations, as well as external, industry-accepted, best practices and averages (outlined below). Remember, you can’t improve something if you don’t measure it.