The year has only just begun but there is already a new hot topic that is flying around among our clients and it will probably be one of our focuses for the year: benchmarking. Interest in this topic is being driven by clients trying to get a handle on what they are doing right, what…
Automation vs. Manual
There are a lot of conveyor salesman that like to hoover around warehouses. They love to tout the productivity improvements that can be gained by installing their products. Throw in a nice little shoe sorter and you’ll be able to take 4 people out of your shipping process! Add in a Pick-to-Light forward pick zone…
RF Strategies
The most popular post on this blog is Warehouse RF Network. If you do a Google search for Warehouse RF it is the number 2 result. How we got to that spot I’m not sure, but there we are. A lot of the organic traffic that we get comes in through that post. Looking at…
Time Makes All Things Better
I’ve recently been buried in project work and have not had the time to update this blog as regularly as I’d promised myself that I would. A funny thing has happened in the time that I’ve been away though. Traffic has actually increased since I’ve been gone. Organic hits from Google, Yahoo and AOL have…
Environmental Outlook
The environment is one of those issues that has been around since earliest memory. Recently it has been given elevated status in the view of the world. It is now important to be environmentally conscious no matter who you are, what business you are in or what you sell. Utility companies have increased demand for…
Market Share versus Profit Motivations
Techdirt recently ran a comment on an article critiquing an article called “Wharton Prof Debunks Market Share Myth.” The comment and article got me thinking about the way different companies approach development and strategy of new products. I think the focus of the article is more on the R&D side of the business as opposed…
The Joys of Risk
Taking risks is one of those things in life that can really get the adrenaline flowing and make big things happen. There is a surprisingly high number of people afraid of risks that like to follow the proven paths until they reach the end. The issue becomes that success takes risk. Anyone who avoids risk…
Strategy for Building Owners
One of the more difficult tasks for building owners is knowing and keeping up with everything that is happening with their building(s). If you own multiple locations it can be nearly impossible to keep track of all the changes being made, keep track of leases, make sure operations and maintenance is consistent, and stay on…
Six Sigma and the Workplace
I am an active participant on LinkedIn and particularly LinkedIn Answers. One of the most frustrating topics I see come up again and again are various company managers asking if Six Sigma is right for their particular issue. Almost as soon as the question is posed there will be five or six responses from either…
Happy Thanksgiving
I know I’m a day early but I think it’s appropriate since quite a few people won’t be sitting at their computer over the next few days. I want to take this chance and say thank you to everyone who is reading this blog. The past two months that I’ve been writing here have been…