Budgeting and planning are only two aspects of corporate relocation. Downtime is one of the primary problems of corporate relocation. To avoid excessive losses, downtime must be avoided throughout a successful corporate relocation. You lose money for every hour your resources are not productive.
During a corporate relocation, you must be prepared for downtime. It is impossible to completely prevent it. However, there are several things you can do to cut down on downtime and improve the efficiency of the relocation process.
Strategic Plan
Having to move for corporate reasons can sometimes be a lot to manage and hence creating a strategic plan for this can ease out any unplanned troubles. To begin, determine the timeline of moving expectations and take efforts by working on a to-do list. Check for public holidays or local festivals to avoid any delay.
Communicate
Any migration requires effective communication. Employees should be informed about the relocation ahead of time so that they may adjust their work schedules properly. To eliminate uncertainty, communicate relocation dates and timetables. To speed up the relocation process, you can form teams and assign specific tasks to your employees.
One of these tasks is sorting and labeling objects so that packers and movers can easily identify what has to be relocated. It will also save time for the moving staff, speeding up the process. This will assist to cut down on downtime.
Be strict with schedule
During a corporate move, defining your time frames can be critical and keep everyone involved in this process well aware of the timelines. This will enable you to cut down on wait time for your packers and movers to be at the destination and the boxes to move are all set too.
A time schedule will help you stay on track and avoid unnecessary delays. Timelines are crucial for a smooth organizational transition. It is one of the most effective techniques to reduce downtime.
Divide your relocation in stages
You might arrange your relocation in steps or phases rather than relocating everything in one day. It is a more convenient and practical option to relocate your office. It will allow your workers to stay productive.
One department can be moved at a time. The new facility will be operational by the time the last team or department relocates. Overall downtime will be decreased as a result of this.
Summing up
Any move is a big one and requires micro-attention to detail and planning. The above pointers will help you reduce your downtime during the move and help with packing as well. Hiring professional teams like Mega packers and movers in Mumbai will take care of your woes in the most comforting ways. From an end-to-end solution for your move and packing, they provide excellent services with their expert, trained team.
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Nitin O Mahipal - MD of Mega group
Nitin O Mahipal, CEO and MD of Mega Group providing Transportation, 3PL and packing and moving services has earned his MBA in Logistics and Finance from the Cardiff University, UK. He expanded MEGA's services to FMCG, Retail, Pharma, Textiles, rubber and tyre MNC’s revolutionizing customer experience with digital initiatives like the Mega App. Under his leadership, MEGA's warehouse foot print grew from 50,000 to over 12 lac square feet space, PAN India Network of branches and Fleet of trucks, with transit times slashed to hours.
