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Let’s Talk About Freight Transportation Theft

If you run a warehouse or distribution center or work in the logistics industry, freight theft deserves close attention. Crime rates are known to spike for over-the-road transportation during the holidays and busy periods, having a significant impact on businesses and consumers.

Topics: Supply Chain Shipping warehouse safety

5 Disadvantages of Automated Warehouse Robots

 

There is a continued fear of robotic warehouse automation and its ability to take warehouse jobs from employees. While we understand the fear, we don’t necessarily share it.

Topics: Mobile Workstation Automation Robots Hybrid Warehouse

Top 5 Considerations for Warehouse Ergonomics

It’s true that 20% of products in a facility are picked 80% of the time. This means that keeping the most frequently picked items in a convenient location is a no-brainer right?

Topics: Mobile Workstation

Essential Strategies to Keep Your Warehouse a Safe Place to Work

Warehouses, fulfillment centers, and distribution centers are fast-paced, busy places with lots of activity--which can also make them a magnet for safety issues. Learn about the strategies you and your team should be implementing to avoid injuries and maintain your positive business reputation.

Topics: Warehouse Management safety protocols warehouse safety

Automation Trends — Ushering in a New Era in Warehousing and Fulfillment in 2024

Warehouse construction boomed alongside eCommerce during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic but slowed shortly after. Now, we’re witnessing new, more sustainable growth and higher spending in warehouse automation that is expected to carry into 2024--here’s what’s happening.

Topics: Warehouse Management ECommerce Automation

10 Ideas for Customizing Mobile Workstations to Suit Your Fulfillment Needs

Adding logos and branded colors to your mobile workstation is one thing--but there are so many ways to make a mobile workstation your own! When you run a warehouse or distribution center, order fulfillment is one of your primary functions. Storing inventory, picking and packing orders, shipping, and handling other functions must be done efficiently and safely. Enter mobile workstations.

Topics: Mobile Workstation Portable Power Order Fulfillment

What to Consider When Building or Renovating a Warehouse Ceiling

The storage and warehousing industry is vital in today’s fast-paced, growing business environment. Consumers and organizations of all sizes and shapes depend on warehouse facilities to keep their supply chains running smoothly.

Topics: Warehouse Efficiency warehouse design warehouse layout

The Future of Retail Careers

Technology continues to innovate various industries, but it doesn't come without a mixture of enthusiasm and fear. Businesses are understandably excited about the prospect of greater efficiency, while some workers worry they'll be replaced by robots.

Topics: Retail Trends Automation

Discover the Best Clothes for a Warehouse Job

Most warehouse jobs will require that workers be on their feet for long periods and do some repetitive lifting. So it's important to dress in comfortable clothing that allows movement. But many warehouses also have dress codes and value safety. Some even require employees to wear uniforms. Here are some tips for appropriate clothes for a warehouse job, whether you decide everyone should wear the same thing or not.

Topics: Warehouse Management warehouse workers warehouse safety

5 Ways the Retail Industry Can Use Mobile Carts

The retail industry took some big hits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumers were forced to remain at home, and most focused their attention on eCommerce alternatives. While those remain popular, people still like to shop in brick-and-mortar stores for a variety of things like clothing and household goods.

Topics: Mobile Workstation Retail ECommerce