There are too many warehouses in the country that aren't taking forklift safety training seriously. Our warehouse consultants work with warehouses every day who have seen the damage that a forklift can do when the correct safety precautions and best-use practices aren't put in place. Unfortunately, all too often this negligence can lead to serious injuries and even death for warehouse workers. Here are some [...]
The morale of your employees has a lot to do with the productivity of your warehouse. The happier your employees are, the harder and more efficiently they are going to work. A lot of companies have poured a lot of time and money into studies about how to raise employee morale, and a lot of it comes to down this: pay them a fair wage [...]
For the most part, warehouse safety regulations don't change much on a month-to-month basis. Many of the rules that you follow in your warehouse today are the same rules that warehouses have been subject to for decades. However, you can't take that for granted. As soon as you decide the rules are never going to change, they will. Not staying up-to-date on safety regulations can [...]
Safety training in the warehouse environment isn't just a good idea, it's mandatory. There are rules and regulations that you need to provide safety training to your team in order to ensure your warehouse is a safe place for them to work. If you neglect to do this training, it can result in injuries, accidents, and potentially leave you vulnerable to a negligence lawsuit or [...]
There is something especially satisfying about being able to mark off an item on a checklist. Most of us in the warehousing and materials handling industry are fans of the checklist. These simple to-do lists help us keep track of what's coming next, make our priorities clear, and keep track of items to buy and sell. If you work in the warehousing industry, you probably [...]
Even if you've been managing warehouses for the better part of your lifetime doesn't mean you couldn't benefit from some outside help. Our warehouse consultants work with warehouse managers across the country to optimize their warehouse. We do this through a variety of services, including: Layout optimization. Are you using the space and the equipment that you have to the best of its abilities? We [...]
If you are getting ready for your warehouse's annual physical inventory count, your blood pressure probably just went up. It's no one's favorite thing to do in a warehouse, but it's a necessary evil. Fortunately, our warehouse consultants have some great tips to make the process less stressful. Count in your off hours. Don't try to count your inventory during working hours. You'll just be [...]
How did your warehouse make it through the Christmas season? If you had the majority of your packages delivered on time, congratulations! You did way better than the industry did a couple years ago. In December of 2013, a package delivery crisis hit the United States just before Christmas. FedEx and UPS dropped the ball and nearly 2,000,000 packages were delivered late, leaving a lot [...]
The sharing economy has exploded in the last decade, and chances are you've been a part of it even if you didn't realize it. The sharing economy is a market that has grown out of the Great Recession where people are pooling and sharing their resources with others. Examples of the sharing economy include: Airbnb. You can list a spare bedroom on this website and [...]
In our last blog, we discussed some of the practical things you can do to keep your warehouse organized. One of those things was making designated spaces within your warehouse. Let's take a closer look at why our warehouse consultants recommend this and how it can benefit your warehouse. Why Should You Designate Spaces Within Your Warehouse? It can help you stay organized. Keeping your [...]
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