Our warehouse consultants can tell you that racking inspections are one of the most important things you can do in your warehouse. Without proper inspections, you aren't just putting your inventory at risk, but you are putting your staff's health and safety at risk as well. Racking inspections should be taking place on a regular and frequent basis in your warehouse. Otherwise, you could end [...]
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 [...]
Human error is all around us. Mistakes happen every day in every office, warehouse, manufacturing plant, hospital, etc. Most of the time, these “operator errors” are completely unintentional. Nonetheless, they happen, and they can have significant consequences. For those of us in the manufacturing sector, mistakes lead to product recalls that cost us a lot of money and time. At [...]
One of the easiest ways to save money on your warehouse equipment is to buy used. A lot of warehouse equipment that's no longer being used by warehouse has a lot of life left in it. They may simply be changing their equipment to accommodate new automation, upgrade their facilities, or make sure for a change in inventory. You can cash in on their changes by [...]
Narrow aisles, even very narrow aisles, are becoming more and more the norm in warehouses across the United States. As demand for faster shipping of single items increases, the need to stock a lot of items that can be quickly accessed increases, too. Most warehouses (at least those that weren't built in the last five years or so) haven't been built to manage this kind [...]
When it comes to creating a warehouse plan that makes optimal use of your warehouse equipment, some managers think their retrieval method should dictate how their warehouse is laid out. That's a tempting way to approach things since you'll be using your lift equipment on what's most likely a daily basis. But when it comes to warehouse planning, while it's important to keep your lift [...]
Replace manual repetitive-motion tasks to save money, time, and energy. Many customers we meet with are struggling with the same issues: How do I find consistent, effective labor? How do I maximize the performance of my staff? What do I need to do to improve productivity while keeping things safe? These are very common issues in warehouses across the country. Luckily, [...]
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 [...]
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