When colour coding causes packing mistakes
Mistakes arise when different departments assign different meanings to the same colour or when a shade is hard to distinguish. Use explicit labels and revise the warehouse colour rule if necessary. Check the effect of lighting and multiple film layers. Avoid relying on colour alone where operators cannot reliably distinguish the chosen shades.
Trace a mistaken bundle through its handovers. Ask whether the wrong roll was selected, the label was missing or the receiving team used a different colour chart. Correct the source of confusion rather than adding more colours.
Review look-alike shades together under the actual workplace lighting. If staff cannot reliably tell them apart, simplify the system and strengthen the written labels. Colour should make the decision easier, not introduce another ambiguous code.
Keep one current colour list under document control and remove superseded copies. Include temporary substitutions and their end dates in the handover record. After a change, check several routine bundles with both the packing and receiving teams.
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Product details are based on the GUDE catalogue and supplied photographs; operating guidance is general and must be verified on your equipment.
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