After talking with several WMS developers recently it seems like a trend right now that many companies are buying WMS from their existing ERP vendors. Companies don’t make a real procurement with a preliminary study and requirements specification etc. I find it very strange that companies take so easily in such an important system as […]
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I have worked in logistics for twenty years. During these years, I have encountered many colleagues who are frustrated because their boards have a reluctance to invest in logistics. Senior management has difficulties in understanding why the logistics cost as much as it does. Marketing and sales departments have a higher status because it naturally […]
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When you invest in a WMS you also need hardware, for example rugged tablets, often with Microsoft Windows as OS. The developer/supplier of WMS often have solution-approved hardware that they suggest you buy from them or partners to ensure operational safety, etc. The problem is that industrially adapted tablets and PC’s are extremely expensive. Most […]
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As a warehouse manager, you have many important tasks. However, a few tasks stand out. Motivate your staff is obviously important, and keeping quality at a good level. A third task is to work out an effectiveness in the warehouse. An important factor for efficiency is to standardize the tempo of all the warehouse tasks […]
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Leadership and organizational structure is often underestimated in warehouses. It is strange given that warehouses are often large to the surface with many subdivisions and different types of flows both in and out of the warehouse. Compared to production industry, it is often more blue collars per manager in a warehouse, it is not unusual […]
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Measure the activity of a warehouse is crucial to evaluate if warehouse production is developing positively or negatively. Especially when it comes to costs per process. To measure the relevant activity, you need a number of KPI in warehouse production that measures the efficiency and quality. It is very important to have KPI that you […]
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Two popular words in logistics, Lean and Agile. These words are also among the first mentioned by colleagues I meet in the logistics industry when they want to explain their logistics operations. Of course, I think Lean is a good philosophy, I use it myself and it sure is good to be agile. Actually if […]
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What kind of leadership do you have in your organization at the warehouse? Is there a leadership that encourages development and innovation? Or is it a leadership that prefers “business as usual”? If you have not thought about this before, it’s time to do that regardless of where in the organization you are. It definitely […]
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Unfortunately, warehouses is often given low priority when it comes to corporate allocation of HR resources. It often happens that I encounter warehouse operations without proper HR function. For some reason companies put all the resources to white collars. According to me and the experience I have, it is a big mistake. If you want […]
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