Order picking has been identified by researchers as the most labor-intensive and costly activity for almost every warehouse, accounting for up to 55% of total warehouse operating expenses. So when it comes to increasing warehouse efficiency, optimizing the process should be seen as a high-priority task with the potential to deliver significant results. By optimizing…
Everything You Need to Know About Streamlining Warehouse Operations Do you know how to save time, reduce errors, and drive down costs in the warehouse management process? We do. In the warehousing industry, time is money and simple mistakes are both time-consuming and expensive to correct. But who’s to blame when inventory is lost during…
Reduce the Time it Takes to Fulfill Orders Without Losing Accuracy The pandemic has led to enormous growth for e-commerce since 2020, and warehouses and fulfillment centers need more labor than ever to ensure customers get the right order—and that they get it on time. Unfortunately, the labor shortage has forced many third-party logistics warehouses…
Scary things Can Come From Cobbled-Together Mobile Workstation Carts An 1818 novel by Mark Shelley tells the tale of a young scientist, Frankenstein, who creates his namesake monster by cobbling together parts in a science experiment gone awry. For any warehouse facilities manager who had to jerry-rig a cart to mobilize workstations across a site,…
The 3 Most Common Warehouse Receiving Challenges – And How to Solve Them Warehouse receiving impacts all aspects of operations, from inventory management to logistics. If not aligned with the changing needs of a growing business, picking, packing, and shipping can shrink its margins. In addition, with labor costs accounting for 50 to 70 percent…
How to Improve Your Warehouse Operations Using Lean Six Sigma Every industry faces pressure to increase outputs and profits. In an economic climate marked by labor shortages and supply chain disruptions, companies are taking a Lean Six Sigma approach to improve warehouse operations. While these proven processes are not new, their focus on identifying areas…
How to Optimize Warehouse Order Picking with Mobile Workstation Carts Order picking is a significant warehouse cost center, and order picking errors hurt profits. Every picking error adds cost and subtracts profit from your enterprise. Even with a well-trained workforce, numerous obstacles can get in the way of fast, efficient order picking. Picking errors pile…
How to Avoid Drift and Other Worker Strains in the Warehouse The rhythm and blues band, The Drifters, was before my time, but we’ve all heard of them (at least those of us over 40). The band was known for some blockbuster tunes back in the day, from Under the Boardwalk to This Magic Moment,…
Featured in Modern Materials Handling, our CEO discusses the benefits of mobile warehouse computer carts Providers of casters and automated carts aren’t entirely reinventing the wheel, but they are evolving to better support the move toward automation. That means evolution in terms of caster designs that are maintenance-free and easy to roll to support high…
Busting Six Myths From the Warehouse In many ways, the warehouse is a microcosm of society at large. There are those workers who conform to all the rules, those who break each and every one and then those who don’t even realize there are rules to begin with. From my observations helping e-commerce providers adjust…