It is quite simple, use what you have effectively and you will cover the shortfall, in that the hours wasted in many, many RDC`s over the entire UK will if streamlined and serviced expediently cover the hours they THINK they need.
Just get people to do the job properly and these people are the planners, the loaders, the unloaders, the people who do the ordering…Forecasts, I used to do this as an occupation, to ensure that people worked smarter, not harder and to increase profit by increasing output with the same amount of personnel, usually by 35% and also by decreasing working hours required…Forecast, flow and profit for no extra outlay, it was very popular and paid very well…Staff happy, customers happy, owners happy.
No rockets were ever harmed in it`s application.