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Warehouse work for humans is physically demanding. It can leave employees stressed and worn out, often requiring downtime to heal physically and mentally. Warehouse workers are prone to injuries, burnout, and mistakes. There is notoriously high turnover in these positions, and recruiting warehouse staff can be one of a company’s biggest challenges.

Supply chains have continued to recover after the turbulence and shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (as well as the ongoing US-China trade war and the Russian siege on Ukraine). Manufacturers and retailers must focus on building resilience in 2024 as they manage a vulnerable but slowly improving supply chain. Here are some risks that still exist in the supply chain and what we can expect as we head into 2024 and beyond.

The product that’s stored in your warehouses and fulfillment centers is essential to keeping your business thriving—but this only makes smart financial sense if you have what you need and not much more. Otherwise, your product will go to waste, and you will spend too much on warehousing space.

Working in a warehouse environment poses unique safety challenges. With heavy machinery, tall racks, dangerous tools, and hazardous materials, warehouses need safety-focused policies and procedures to protect workers. While the definition of “safety” took on a much broader meaning at the start of the pandemic and led to many precautions that are no longer as critical as they were, it did help jump-start conversations on the broader role and need for a more structured and deliberate approach to safety enforcement.

Warehousing, distribution, and order fulfillment must continue to evolve to meet various challenges and changing consumer demands. Faced with expanding omnichannel options and the ability to leverage technology to address different inefficiencies, businesses in these industries have many opportunities for unprecedented gains. Here are some of the challenges still facing the warehousing industry and some top predictions for order fulfillment in 2024 and beyond.

From sweltering summer temperatures and frigid winters to powerful storms, flooding, and even wildfires, there are certain precautions (like having an emergency action plan) that can help keep everyone safe during a storm. Because of factors like scaffolding, large, open indoor spaces, electrical equipment, and heavy machinery, proper protocols during severe weather may be a matter of life and death.

From enabling charting at the point of care to extending the battery life of computers and other devices, mobile workstations are helping busy healthcare professionals manage full workloads, spend more time with patients, support a cleaner, more sterile environment to limit the spread of infection, and even provide better care to their patients. Here’s how these workstations are making an impact in the medical field.

Farm-to-table is a popular concept for restaurants. But it doesn’t carry across to every type of food and beverage we consume. There’s a larger movement in the industry underway.

When the leadership of McCollister Global Services – a New Jersey-based national provider of transportation services known in the industry as “an employer of choice” - looked for help with process improvement and equipment upgrades, they got more than they asked for while working with Integrated Productivity Systems (IPSi) in nearby Lansdale, PA.

eCommerce fulfillment was very different in 2023 than it was just a few short years ago. Businesses have learned valuable lessons from the pandemic and the related supply chain crises, and many are continuing to make improvements to processes, partnerships, and technology solutions. Here are eight upcoming eCommerce fulfillment trends to watch in the coming year as these positive changes continue to unfold.