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How to Prevent Theft in the Warehouse
11 MIN READ
11 MIN READ
Theft is not a new problem for the warehouse. Its negative implications not only place you, your staff, and your expensive goods in danger, but they also expose security loopholes that endanger the...
Best Practices to Keep Your Warehouse Clean
6 MIN READ
6 MIN READ
Warehouse cleaning can be an overwhelming task solely due to the size of modern-day warehouses. If not regularly maintained, warehouses can quickly become messy and unorganized, which can hamper the...
Warehouse safety is one of the biggest concern faced by warehouse managers and their employees. This worry stems from warehouse industry workers sustaining many injuries and fatalities, with an...
According to Tony Scarriota, Executive Director of Reverse Logistics Association, “Consumers feel entitled to return goods when they realize that they don’t want or need them.” Consequently,...
In the logistics and supply chain industry, customers are demanding more technological capabilities from their service providers. The annual Third-Party Logistics Study analyzes the gap in what customers deem necessary in the IT capabilities of services providers compared to their satisfaction with current capabilities. As you’ll see in the figure below, the gap has decreased over time, but logistics businesses are still not satisfying customer needs. Source: 2020 Third-Party Logistics...
In warehousing, as in every other organization, it’s the people who make or break the business. At a time when warehouse workers are swift to move from one warehouse to another, retaining them may seem to be a daunting task. There are a lot of challenges that managers face when it comes to attracting, recruiting, and retaining workforce for warehouses. This holds true for lower as well as middle levels of warehouse employees. Warehouse managers need to be smart in their approach to overcoming...
The cycle counting process is one of the most tedious warehouse tasks, but is an important process to control for the prevention of potential sale losses. These losses stem from out-of-stock...
