Amazon.com just came out with a new device called the “AmazonKindle.” The device is supposed to be the iPod of books but I really have to wonder about the thought process that went into the design and price structure of the Kindle. The $399 price tag can be justifiable if the baseline content and overall…
Warehouse RF Network
It is becoming more and more common for warehouses to have an RF or wireless picking system. The advantages of the system outweigh the initial costs. Increases in productivity, inventory accuracy and order visibility reduce overall costs every single year as the warehouse becomes more adept at using the system. However the installation of the…
CAD Tech Turns 25
It was 25 years ago today that AutoCAD was first released upon the design world. That’s 25 years of increased design productivity, 25 years of better design drawing quality and 25 years of computer frustrations. No one will ever get past aggravating computer issues, but just imagine going back to drawing everything out by hand….
Greening the Warehouse
Helping the environment is the big push in business. We’ve talked about the advantages to the marketing side of the business before. Today I’d like to go over some of the options out there for making your warehouse more environmentally friendly and why it’s a good idea. Warehouses are typically looked upon as industrial and…
Forklifts, Order Pickers and Pallet Jacks…..Oh, My!
Sorry for the late post today and for the cheesy title. I simply go with pops into my head too often for that. Forbes.com has a great article today on Crown Lift Trucks. Crown is another company that we have worked with a lot when we deal with warehouse design and equipment. It seems like…
Changing the Supply Chain Game
Let’s take a look on the inside today and evaluate how well we are playing the game we are in. What I mean by this is that we need to look into the puzzle pieces of our company to make sure everything is still working the way it was intended. Seth Godin talked about “Changing…
How We Became Integrated Strategies
8 years ago our company began as a Project Management firm that helped companies manage their construction, renovation and relocation projects. Since then project management work has still been the one constant in the company. Project Management firms are a great case study in the current economy and the life cycle of service industry companies….
Integrated Strategies – What We Do
I’ve received a couple of comments recently that say the topics are a little too broad to develop a targeted audience. There is a reason for that. Remember that this is a company blog (still very young in terms of number of articles) and the goal is to try and cover as much of what…
Understanding the Long Tail
In sticking with the internet theme of the past two days, I want to introduce people to the fairly recent concept of the “Long Tail.” First pointed out on Wired.com by Chris Anderson, the long-tail concept has to do with the cost of search. The Pareto Principle says that, generally speaking, 20% of the products…
Advanced Web 2.0
Yesterday I discussed how to set yourself up to take advantage of blogs and their content. Today we’ll shift gears just a little bit and discuss some of the other tools out there for finding the information you need. There are sites out there in the world that have a mission of finding the popular…