Parts ordering sequence?

reded wrote:

I operate a 3PL warehouse which is most likely where most of these companies warehouse their product. In order to be profitable we can't hire the...

I operate a 3PL warehouse which is most likely where most of these companies warehouse their product. In order to be profitable we can't hire the $15/hr worker, more like $9-$10/hr. The level of intelligence or "give a shit" for an individual who is willing to work for that wage is not on the same level as you or I. They're given X amount of minutes to fulfill the order which consists of receiving multiple "batch" orders, running through the warehouse with a cart searching for location,then SKU, then quantity. It's all thrown into the cart as quickly as possible and taken back to a sort area where it is sorted into separate orders, boxed up, processed through the ship station and placed on a pallet in either the FedEx or UPS zones according to shipping method. For warehouses with large volumes they'll be loaded onto a trailer which is picked up every night and taken to a sort/distribution center. Once it comes off of the truck/trailer at the D.C. it goes through literal hell before it arrives at your door. Since we make our money off of order fees, speed is key. The more orders we process per day, the more money we make. Some people care more than others and those are the types that you try to place at the ship station but even the ones who care don't understand that a gear puller laying on top of a plastic fender sealed in a bag is a bad idea.

You're on the right track, order hard parts with hard parts and cosmetic parts with like or soft parts. Self preservation when ordering will save both of us much frustration.