Like many products, dealers are selling forklifts on a good, better, best strategy. Of course, the mid-range lift truck market will account for most of the sales. The larger warehouses favor the upper tier premium trucks that feature the bells and whistles including data capturing ability and integration ability with warehouse management software. The … Read more
If you are a warehouse manager, then you are well aware of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. government agency responsible for the safe use of powered industrial trucks also known as forklifts. The actual regulation that covers powered industrial truck use is OSHA Rule 1910.178, which provides a detailed explanation of … Read more
So far we have discussed identifying and measuring waste in the battery room, how proper battery rotation can help to reduce waste, and properly watering batteries. In this article we will discuss right sizing of the battery room. When we refer to “right sizing of the battery room,” we are not referring to the actual … Read more
In the story entitled Tackling Waste In the Battery Room I discussed how warehouse managers can limit or eliminate waste in the battery room by identifying the waste, creating a plan to alleviate it, measure progress and evaluate performance and make adjustments in the plan. One specific action that can be taken is to create … Read more
All businesses want to be “lean and mean.” That is, they want to minimize waste in the operation of their business. In the world of warehouse management, one sector that has been ignored in the battle against waste is the battery room. No doubt, many of you believe that battery room activity is subordinate to … Read more
Last holiday season, drones were one of the most popular gifts. Now businesses are discovering new uses for the remotely piloted flying machines. Online retail giant Amazon already has said it wants to use robotic drones to support its proposed same-day package delivery. Now Wal-Mart — the world’s largest real-world retailer — says it plans … Read more
No doubt you have heard the phrase, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” And no doubt you understand the point of the quote is that difficult situations lead to ingenious solutions. Some have attributed the quote to Plato, who wrote in The Republic, “Necessity, who is the mother of invention.” Regardless who first said it; … Read more
Warehouse inventory managers are well aware of excessive inventory issues. Someone was too excited over the prospect of selling a particular product so he or she ended up ordering too many of them. Although there may be more reasons for excessive inventory, whatever the reasons the inventory manager needs to come up with ways to … Read more
Does it seem like there are a lot more drones buzzing around overhead lately? Well, get ready because there’s about to be a lot more. Thanks to improved technology and lower prices, pilot-less drones were one of the most popular gifts last holiday season. Go to YouTube or any other video-sharing site and you are … Read more
All businesses, not just the warehouse business, are always looking for ways to save money. An inspection of their operations can help good logistics managers to determine where a business operation can be more cost effective. Places where a warehouse can reduce costs include: · Logistics Facilities and Fixed Equipment · Labor Costs · Stock … Read more
