ASRS in the Cold Chain
Work in cold-chain warehousing is not for everyone—it’s a tough environment to sell to potential employees. This is on top of a labor shortage that is hitting warehousing particularly high. Most employers admit that their number one challenge is finding ...
Creating a Flexible Order Fulfillment Operation
If warehouse managers have a goal, it’s to create and manage a flexible, agile order fulfillment operation. While that goal had been out of reach for years, today’s technology makes it more feasible. That’s important because today’s rapid-paced operations require ...
ASRS is Perfect for Social Distancing
When the pandemic hit in 2020, many front-line workers were put in the vulnerable position of working in crowded spaces with little PPE. Their exposure rates and illness rates trended ahead of employees in other lines of work who could ...
Supply Chain Lessons Learned During the Pandemic
When the pandemic first hit back in March 2020, the assumption was that it would be a quick blip on the timeline. More than two years on, however, and all companies know better. Unfortunately for the supply chain, there were ...
ASRS as a Solution to the Labor Shortage
As the labor pool dwindles, automation like ASRS becomes the smart solution. Roughly 11 million employees have exited the workforce over the past couple years, according to some estimates. In many cases, these employees said they were seeking safer, more ...
Using ASRS to Offset the Labor Shortage
Labor Shortage: When the pandemic broke out in 2020, one of the hardest-hit populations were front-line workers, like warehouse employees. Warehouse employees worked long hours to keep up with customer demands and faced Covid exposure at a higher level than ...
Offsetting Labor Shortages with SLAM
The labor shortage isn’t going anywhere soon and the costs to attract reliable labor continue to rise. In some cases, warehouses and manufacturers are paying $30 an hour and higher to entice employees. Even then, reliability of those high-paid workers ...
Robotics – The Buyer’s Journey, Part II
Robotics systems can be one of the most daunting investments you’ll make, and the buying journey includes critical steps to reach a successful integration. You’ll want to find the right partner with the right solutions to create a well-prepared contract—one ...
The CSS Member Value Committee-Podcast
The CSS Member Value Committee Podcast: In this episode, guests Mike Drolet, Industry Development Manager- Logistics & Packaging at Murrelektronik Dennis Katterheinrich, Global Business Development – Logistics with Sumitomo Drive Technologies dive into the member value of one of MHI’s ...
Lights Out: The Role of ASRS
The concept of lights-out warehousing has been circulating in the material handling world for years. Yet, the exact concept varies depending on who you ask, as does the certainty that true lights-out operations is achievable. But one thing most material ...