What is voice-directed warehousing? It’s the use of voice direction and speech recognition software in warehouses and distribution centers whereas workers wear headsets connected to small, wearable computers. The software essentially tells them where to go and what to do (using verbal prompts). Then the workers confirm their tasks to let their computers know they’ve… Read more »
Keeping your customers happy should be one of your top concerns when you’re running a business. If your customers aren’t satisfied with the products and services you’re providing to them, there’s a chance you may lose their business for good. As such, customer satisfaction should be near the top of the priority list for businesses…. Read more »
Many warehouses seem to be in the middle of nowhere. For a long time, companies built these warehouses in places that had plenty of open space. They also situated them as close as they could to nearby ports and railways to make it easy for sending and receiving shipments. Nowadays however, there are more warehouses… Read more »
Wearable technology is all the rage right now among consumers. From fitness trackers to smartwatches, people are putting technology onto their bodies and wearing it around almost all day at an ever increasing rate. Soon, wearable technology might be able to help those people who work in warehouses every day. Here are some of the… Read more »
Regardless of what type of company you run, there is a good chance you have quite a bit of money tied up in the inventory you keep in your warehouse. Therefore, it’s very important for you to take security seriously and to put whatever security measures you can into place. It could prevent you from… Read more »
So you’re thinking of choosing a potential warehousing partner. What are some key questions to ask them before doing business with them? Put Your Warehousing Needs First First of all, are they going to care about you and your product? You want to feel confident that your potential warehousing partner will take a strong interest… Read more »
The automated solutions being incorporated into many warehouses these days are, in theory, supposed to make those operations run more efficiently. However, one of the things that some warehouses are finding is that these automated solutions sometimes cause downtime and adversely affecting the bottom line. If your company is going to be using automation in… Read more »
Does it seem like your business is always in need of more warehouse space? You could build a warehouse from the ground up and stock it with everything that you’ll need to store your products. But it can be extremely expensive to take this approach. Rather than going this route, you should consider going with… Read more »
There has been a proliferation of robots showing up in warehouses across the country in recent years. They’re used to make warehouses more efficient overall. However, the one thing that’s stopping all warehouses from utilizing robots is the cost associated with them. It costs quite a bit of money to invest in just one robot… Read more »
In order to work in a warehouse, a person needs to be in great shape. There is usually a lot of walking around involved with working in a warehouse day in and day out. There is also at least some heavy lifting that will need to be done. There are many other skills that a… Read more »
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